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Language Spoken At Home in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 66,524 | 100% |
English only | 58,940 | 88.6% |
Language other than English | 7,584 | 11.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,774 | 5.7% |
Spanish | 5,932 | 8.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,256 | 4.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 916 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 181 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 521 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 337 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 215 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,865 | 100% |
American | 5,744 | 8.0% |
Arab | 142 | 0.2% |
Czech | 62 | 0.1% |
Danish | 30 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,166 | 1.6% |
English | 5,761 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 634 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 425 | 0.6% |
German | 6,376 | 8.9% |
Greek | 401 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 56 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,539 | 7.7% |
Italian | 1,464 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 56 | 0.1% |
Polish | 643 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 87 | 0.1% |
Russian | 190 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,732 | 3.8% |
Scottish | 1,730 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 47 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 667 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 211 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 69 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 346 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 106 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 26,828 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,687 | 69.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,319 | 31.0% |
Married-couple family | 11,981 | 44.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,609 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,298 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 584 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,408 | 20.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,126 | 11.7% |
Nonfamily households | 8,141 | 30.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,822 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 2,208 | 8.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,643 | 35.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,321 | 23.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 70,449 | 100% |
Householder | 26,828 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 11,778 | 16.7% |
Child | 22,117 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 6,399 | 9.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,327 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 1,632 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 26,385 | 100% |
Never married | 9,437 | 35.8% |
Now married, except separated | 12,875 | 48.8% |
Separated | 661 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 703 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,709 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,085 | 100% |
Never married | 9,046 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 12,737 | 42.3% |
Separated | 1,118 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 3,483 | 11.6% |
Divorced | 3,701 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,048 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 499 | 47.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,108 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,046 | 49.6% |
Less than 1 year | 68 | 3.2% |
1 or 2 years | 180 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 326 | 15.5% |
5 or more years | 472 | 22.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,046 | 100% |
Who are female | 661 | 63.2% |
Who are married | 830 | 79.3% |
School Enrollment in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 18,934 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,200 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 911 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,866 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,848 | 25.6% |
College or graduate school | 4,109 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 46,011 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,880 | 8.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,139 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,417 | 27.0% |
Some college, no degree | 10,744 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,775 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,869 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,187 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.9% |
Veteran Status in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 53,002 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,990 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 70,643 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,727 | 15.2% |
Under 18 years | 18,822 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,042 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 43,384 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,047 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 8,437 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,638 | 43.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 70,851 | 100% |
Same house | 58,996 | 83.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,484 | 16.2% |
Same county | 8,124 | 11.5% |
Different county | 3,360 | 4.7% |
Same state | 1,796 | 2.5% |
Different state | 1,564 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 371 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 71,865 | 100% |
Native | 66,202 | 92.1% |
Born in United States | 65,660 | 91.4% |
State of residence | 47,003 | 65.4% |
Different state | 18,657 | 26.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 542 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 5,663 | 7.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,663 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,644 | 29.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,019 | 71.0% |
Year of Entry in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,205 | 100% |
Native | 542 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 11 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 531 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 5,663 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 273 | 4.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,390 | 95.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gastonia City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,663 | 100% |
Europe | 470 | 8.3% |
Asia | 762 | 13.5% |
Africa | 358 | 6.3% |
Oceania | 12 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 4,013 | 70.9% |
Northern America | 48 | 0.8% |