Gaston County is located in the state of North Carolina, with a total population of 224529. The land area spans approximately 921.40077 square miles, contributing to its total area of 941.961363 square miles.

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About Gaston County, North Carolina

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Gaston County, North Carolina Population Demographics

As of the last census, Gaston County has a total population of 224529, out of which 108372 are Male while 116157 are female.

You can check the total population for every year in the below table:

Year Population
2010 206114
2011 206886
2012 207903
2013 209212
2014 210545
2015 212919
2016 216622
2017 219656
2018 222630
2019 224529

Race Demographics

Category Percentage
non_hispanic_white_alone_male 34.5%
non_hispanic_white_alone_female 36.7%
black_alone_male 8.3%
black_alone_female 9.6%
asian_alone_male 0.7%
asian_alone_female 0.9%
hispanic_male 3.8%
hispanic_female 3.7%

Age Demographics

Category Percentage
0-4 5.9%
5-9 6.1%
10-14 6.4%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 5.7%
25-29 6.9%
30-34 6.6%
35-39 6.2%
40-44 6.1%
45-49 7.2%
50-54 7.0%
55-59 7.0%
60-64 6.3%
65-69 5.4%
70-74 4.4%
75-79 2.9%
80-84 1.9%
85+ 1.8%

Additional Information

  • Average Income: 41379
  • Number of Police officers: 170
  • Gaston County FIPS code: 37071

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Source: Census.gov, Wikipedia.org