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Language Spoken At Home in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 193,125 | 100% |
English only | 179,037 | 92.7% |
Language other than English | 14,088 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,357 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 10,511 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,296 | 2.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,883 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 298 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,368 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 755 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 326 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 8 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 206,291 | 100% |
American | 30,328 | 14.7% |
Arab | 346 | 0.2% |
Czech | 266 | 0.1% |
Danish | 76 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 3,862 | 1.9% |
English | 16,177 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 2,742 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 762 | 0.4% |
German | 25,290 | 12.3% |
Greek | 652 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 288 | 0.1% |
Irish | 19,739 | 9.6% |
Italian | 4,118 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 69 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 317 | 0.2% |
Polish | 1,851 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 300 | 0.1% |
Russian | 487 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,968 | 3.9% |
Scottish | 4,810 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 91 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 906 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 632 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 264 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 122 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 809 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 272 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 79,234 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 55,251 | 69.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,399 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 39,038 | 49.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,085 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,228 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,955 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,985 | 15.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,359 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 23,983 | 30.3% |
Householder living alone | 20,795 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 6,992 | 8.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,951 | 32.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,619 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 203,323 | 100% |
Householder | 79,234 | 39.0% |
Spouse | 39,035 | 19.2% |
Child | 59,657 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 17,004 | 8.4% |
Nonrelatives | 8,393 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 3,915 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 79,163 | 100% |
Never married | 23,360 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 42,372 | 53.5% |
Separated | 2,548 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 2,386 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 8,497 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 86,564 | 100% |
Never married | 21,202 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 41,897 | 48.4% |
Separated | 3,341 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 9,442 | 10.9% |
Divorced | 10,682 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,668 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,035 | 38.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 108 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,893 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,990 | 50.7% |
Less than 1 year | 333 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 686 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 751 | 12.7% |
5 or more years | 1,220 | 20.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,990 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,769 | 59.2% |
Who are married | 2,358 | 78.9% |
School Enrollment in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 50,937 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,339 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 2,506 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,650 | 42.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,590 | 22.8% |
College or graduate school | 11,852 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 139,331 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,415 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 16,539 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,888 | 30.1% |
Some college, no degree | 33,558 | 24.1% |
Associate's degree | 11,840 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 17,604 | 12.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,487 | 5.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.0% |
Veteran Status in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 156,983 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,538 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 204,124 | 100% |
With a disability | 31,394 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 49,208 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,897 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 128,555 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,655 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 26,361 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,842 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 203,985 | 100% |
Same house | 176,355 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 26,988 | 13.2% |
Same county | 18,802 | 9.2% |
Different county | 8,186 | 4.0% |
Same state | 5,077 | 2.5% |
Different state | 3,109 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 642 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 206,291 | 100% |
Native | 196,139 | 95.1% |
Born in United States | 194,887 | 94.5% |
State of residence | 142,782 | 69.2% |
Different state | 52,105 | 25.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,252 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 10,152 | 4.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,152 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,099 | 30.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,053 | 69.5% |
Year of Entry in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,404 | 100% |
Native | 1,252 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,241 | 99.1% |
Foreign born | 10,152 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 369 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,783 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gaston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,152 | 100% |
Europe | 939 | 9.2% |
Asia | 1,751 | 17.2% |
Africa | 401 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 67 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 6,749 | 66.5% |
Northern America | 245 | 2.4% |