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Gaston County Schools Overview

Belmont Abbey College located in Gaston County Schools area. A total of 83,735 households are located in Gaston County Schools area. Among them, 26,242 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 62,442 and 49,243 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.14% (6,787) of residents are non-citizens and 7.78% (16,819) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Gaston County Schools, North Carolina
Household	83,735
Population	216,289
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	26,242 (31.34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	62,442
Total Students	49,243
Pre-Kindergarten	2,461
Kindergarten	2,964
Grade 1-8	21,823
Grade 9-12	11,582
College/Graduate School	10,413
Veterans	169,262
Non-citizen	6,787
Non-English Home Language	16,819
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

175,531 residents are over the age of 16 and 108,991 people are in labor force. Among them, 108,790 people are in civilian labor force and 201 are in armed labor force. 102,010 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gaston County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	99,536	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	84,897	85.29%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,080	9.12%
Public transportation	432	0.43%
Walked	850	0.85%
Other method	1,064	1.07%
Worked from home	3,213	3.23%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	102,010	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	32,025	31.39%
Service	17,047	16.71%
Sales and office	22,437	21.99%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,648	10.44%
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,853	19.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	102,010	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	642	0.63%
Construction	6,697	6.57%
Manufacturing	17,948	17.59%
Wholesale trade	3,115	3.05%
Retail trade	12,481	12.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,366	7.22%
Information	1,645	1.61%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,035	5.92%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,221	9.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	19,566	19.18%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,142	7.98%
Other services, except public administration	5,833	5.72%
Public administration	3,319	3.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	102,010	-
Private wage and salary workers	86,764	85.05%
Government workers	10,361	10.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,696	4.60%
Unpaid family workers	189	0.19%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,460 for the 83,735 households in Gaston County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,804. 194,828 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.75%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	83,735	-
Less than $10,000	5,320	6.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,775	5.70%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,381	11.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,896	10.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	11,373	13.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	16,059	19.18%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,702	12.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,915	13.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,694	4.41%
More than $200,000	2,620	3.13%
Median Household Income	$52,835	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,460	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	56,401	-
Less than $10,000	2,526	4.48%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,556	2.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,209	7.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,250	9.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,520	13.33%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,472	20.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,613	15.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,697	17.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,170	5.62%
More than $200,000	2,388	4.23%

Median Family Income	$64,608	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,836	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,804	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,944	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,944	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	217,088	-
With health insurance coverage	194,828	89.75%
Public coverage	79,621	36.68%
Private health insurance	140,123	64.55%
Without health insurance coverage	22,260	10.25%

Housing

There are 92,873 housing units in Gaston County Schools area, North Carolina with 83,735 units (90.16%) occupied. 54,654 houses (65.27%) are occupied by owner and 29,081 houses (34.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $144,200 and the average rental cost is $832. 2,518 houses (2.71%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,012 houses (11.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,873	-
Occupied	83,735	90.16%
Owner Occupied	54,654	65.27%
Renter Occupied	29,081	34.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	66,729	71.85%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,983	2.14%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,086	15.17%
Mobile Homes	10,039	10.81%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	36	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,873	-
Built 2014 or later	2,518	2.71%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,458	2.65%
Built 2000 - 2009	14,164	15.25%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,419	14.45%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,770	13.75%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,303	15.40%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,644	13.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	9,585	10.32%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,012	11.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,873	-
1 room	1,775	1.91%
2 rooms	984	1.06%
3 rooms	5,358	5.77%
4 rooms	16,050	17.28%
5 rooms	25,300	27.24%
6 rooms	17,862	19.23%
7 rooms	10,719	11.54%
8 rooms	6,672	7.18%
9 rooms or more	8,153	8.78%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	92,873	-
no bedroom	1,803	1.94%
1 bedroom	5,274	5.68%
2 bedrooms	27,757	29.89%
3 bedrooms	44,254	47.65%
4 bedrooms	11,197	12.06%
5 bedrooms or more	2,588	2.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	54,654	-
Less than $50,000	4,281	7.83%
$50,000 - $99,999	11,406	20.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,077	23.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,920	19.98%
$200,000 - $299,999	8,715	15.95%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,616	8.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,404	2.57%
$1,000,000 or more	235	0.43%
Median House Value	$144,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	27,327	-
Less than $500	2,743	10.04%
$500 - $999	17,401	63.68%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,281	22.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	699	2.56%
$2,000 - $2,499	78	0.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	82	0.30%
$3,000 or more	43	0.16%
Median Rental Costs	$832	-

Demographic

A total of 219,271 people lives in Gaston County Schools area, North Carolina with 105,755 male and 113,516 female. The males to female ratio is 48.23 to 51.77. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	219,271	-
Male	105,755	48.23%
Female	113,516	51.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	219,271	-
Under 5 years	13,080	5.97%
5 - 9 years	13,799	6.29%
10 - 14 years	14,141	6.45%
15 - 19 years	13,793	6.29%
20 - 24 years	12,902	5.88%
25 - 34 years	28,416	12.96%
35 - 44 years	27,746	12.65%
45 - 54 years	31,851	14.53%
55 - 59 years	14,456	6.59%
60 - 64 years	14,370	6.55%
65 - 74 years	20,914	9.54%
75 - 84 years	9,919	4.52%
85 years and older	3,884	1.77%
Median Age	40.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	219,271	-
One Race	213,654	97.44%
White	168,959	77.05%
Black or African American	35,824	16.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native	706	0.32%
Asian	3,357	1.53%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	218	0.10%
Other	4,590	2.09%

Two or more races	5,617	2.56%
White and Black or African American	2,489	1.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,039	0.47%
White and Asian	572	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	410	0.19%