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Population
87,067
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$277,600
Owner-occupied units
Gastonia, NC
North Carolina · 35.249° N, 81.185° W · 55 sq mi
Gastonia is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 87,067 and about 1,588 residents per square mile. The median household earns $64,059 a year, and the median home is worth $277,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
55 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,588
People per square mile
Rank by population
#436
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#211
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$64,059
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,204
Per month
Homeownership
54.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.8 min
One way
People
Median age
36.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8.5%
Households
32,378
2.51 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.9%
Manufacturing 12.8%
Professional & business services 11.2%
Retail trade 10.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Gastonia
- Charlotte, NC20 mi · 964,784
- Huntersville, NC21 mi · 68,535
- Rock Hill, SC23 mi · 75,911
- Mooresville, NC31 mi · 55,842
- Concord, NC33 mi · 114,598
- Kannapolis, NC34 mi · 61,708
- Greer, SC63 mi · 50,007
- Greenville, SC72 mi · 75,310
Cities about the same size
- Melbourne, FL87,097
- Rancho Cordova, CA87,554
- Baytown, TX86,561
- South Jordan, UT87,614
- Medford, OR86,494
- Santa Barbara, CA86,422
- Warner Robins, GA87,761
- Sioux City, IA86,356
More in North Carolina
- Raleigh506,306
- Greensboro308,667
- Durham305,561
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Fayetteville209,120
- Cary183,582
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.