Gaston County

Gaston County has 234,881 residents across 14 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $67,478, 7% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $266,000, and 27% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

234,881residentsACS 2020–2024

$67,478median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$266,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Gaston County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Gaston County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Gaston County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 14 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28006	1,518	$52K	$235K	92%	19%	80%	25 min
28012	26,556	$83K	$374K	70%	46%	93%	29 min
28016	13,109	$57K	$223K	75%	15%	83%	31 min
28021	13,865	$63K	$217K	74%	22%	84%	33 min
28032	2,869	$61K	$277K	74%	46%	85%	29 min
28034	18,979	$62K	$257K	75%	18%	90%	29 min
28052	36,272	$50K	$188K	55%	17%	85%	29 min
28054	41,707	$61K	$245K	47%	22%	89%	28 min
28056	36,200	$90K	$315K	79%	33%	91%	31 min
28077	258	$31K	$313K	18%	9%	86%	17 min
28098	3,851	$53K	$202K	76%	23%	94%	24 min
28101	898	$111K	$365K	96%	56%	80%	29 min
28120	25,805	$78K	$322K	75%	34%	93%	29 min
28164	16,874	$80K	$310K	84%	25%	92%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

234,881 residents in 93,576 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

22%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

101,671 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,000 (±$5,555).

67%

of households own their home

73%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,153

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201911%

2000–200915%

1990–199912%

1980–198912%

1970–197913%

1960–196912%

1950–195910%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,710.

$67,478

median household income

13.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

27%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates