Language Spoken At Home in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 758 | 100% |
English only | 752 | 99.2% |
Language other than English | 6 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 6 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 793 | 100% |
American | 38 | 4.8% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 22 | 2.8% |
English | 71 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 3 | 0.4% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 249 | 31.4% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 141 | 17.8% |
Italian | 8 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 0 | 0.0% |
Polish | 0 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 9 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 67 | 8.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 4 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 292 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 200 | 68.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 106 | 36.3% |
Married-couple family | 144 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 66 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6 | 2.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3 | 1.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 50 | 17.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 37 | 12.7% |
Nonfamily households | 92 | 31.5% |
Householder living alone | 88 | 30.1% |
65 years and over | 20 | 6.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 114 | 39.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 63 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 743 | 100% |
Householder | 292 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 139 | 18.7% |
Child | 254 | 34.2% |
Other relatives | 17 | 2.3% |
Nonrelatives | 41 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 4 | 0.5% |
Marital Status in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 325 | 100% |
Never married | 133 | 40.9% |
Now married, except separated | 151 | 46.5% |
Separated | 7 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 4 | 1.2% |
Divorced | 30 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 305 | 100% |
Never married | 64 | 21.0% |
Now married, except separated | 145 | 47.5% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 36 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 60 | 19.7% |
Fertility in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 0 | 0% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 15 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5 | 33.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 5 | 33.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5 | 100% |
Who are female | 2 | 40.0% |
Who are married | 5 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 257 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 20 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten | 14 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 86 | 33.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 86 | 33.5% |
College or graduate school | 51 | 19.8% |
Educational Attainment in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 494 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 21 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 50 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 241 | 48.8% |
Some college, no degree | 134 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 13 | 2.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 28 | 5.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7 | 1.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 7.1% |
Veteran Status in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 572 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 81 | 14.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 743 | 100% |
With a disability | 108 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 221 | 100% |
With a disability | 11 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 435 | 100% |
With a disability | 66 | 15.2% |
65 years and over | 87 | 100% |
With a disability | 31 | 35.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 793 | 100% |
Same house | 645 | 81.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 148 | 18.7% |
Same county | 126 | 15.9% |
Different county | 22 | 2.8% |
Same state | 11 | 1.4% |
Different state | 11 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 793 | 100% |
Native | 791 | 99.7% |
Born in United States | 785 | 99.0% |
State of residence | 667 | 84.1% |
Different state | 118 | 14.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2 | 0.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 0 | 0.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2 | 100.0% |
Year of Entry in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8 | 100% |
Native | 6 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 6 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 2 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gaston Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2 | 100.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |