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Gaston County, NC

People
Population	234,881	B01003
Population, 2020 census	227,943	P1
Median age	39.1	B01002
Under 18	22.4%	B01001
65 and over	16.5%	B01001
Households	93,576	B11001
Foreign born	6.4%	B05002

Money
Median household income	$67,478	B19013
Median family income	$83,240	B19113
Per capita income	$37,058	B19301
Poverty rate	13.5%	B17001
Unemployment rate	4.8%	B23025
Civilian labor force	117,686	B23025
Mean commute (minutes)	27.0	B08013

Education
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	B15003

Housing
Housing units	101,671	B25001
Owner-occupied	66.8%	B25003
Renters	33.2%	B25003
Median home value	$266,000	B25077
Median gross rent	$1,153	B25064

Race and ethnicity
White, not Hispanic	66.4%	B03002
Black	17.1%	B03002
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	B03002
Asian	1.6%	B03002
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.1%	B03002

Figures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates (table codes link to the same table for this area at data.census.gov) and the 2020 census (P1), via IPUMS NHGIS. Estimates for small areas carry wide margins of error; a tract's figures describe its residents, not any one organization.

Against the state: median household income here is 93% of North Carolina's ($72,388); poverty 13.5% against 13.0%; 2.2% of the state's people live here.

Census tracts

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Places in the county

Gastonia 82,884 · median household income $64,059
Mount Holly 18,208 · median household income $79,385
Belmont 15,546 · median household income $94,883
Cherryville 6,226 · median household income $70,625
Dallas 6,104 · median household income $58,403
Bessemer City 5,580 · median household income $60,300
Cramerton 5,450 · median household income $82,160
Ranlo 4,617 · median household income $78,033
Stanley 4,069 · median household income $75,461
Lowell 3,768 · median household income $52,500
Springdale 1,075 · median household income $55,096
McAdenville 1,010 · median household income $112,083
Alexis 635 · median household income $-666,666,666
High Shoals 534 · median household income $53,333
Dellview 26 · median household income $-666,666,666
Spencer Mountain 0 · median household income $-666,666,666

FURP records in Gaston County, NC

Records	How many	Total	Biggest
Nonprofits	1,704	$1,695,172,284 revenue (latest return)	GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC ($790,891,234)
Nonprofit contractors	84	$138,260,143 paid by nonprofits	GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES ($18,072,737)
Colleges and schools	2	7,521 enrollment	Gaston College (5,871)
Form D issuers	26	$1,743,242,245 amount sold	Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR ($1,464,371,859)
Political committees	25		PAUL BONHAM
Form 5500 plan sponsors	706	856 plans	GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D.B.A. KINTEGRA HEALTH (9)
Open Payments recipients	977	$10,018,646 industry payments	CLINICAL RESEARCH OF GASTONIA ($3,154,832)
Food recall firms	2	26 recalls	Robeson Enterprises (14)
Patent and trademark owners	454	1,319 patents and marks	American & Efird Enterprises, Inc. (61)
IPO registrants	1	8 filings	CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORP (8)
Federal award recipients	7,971	$2,586,649,120 federal awards	PARKDALE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. ($617,329,523)
State business registrations	920		THE DACEY GROUP INC.

Cross-reference: 1,704 nonprofits for 234,881 residents is 72.5 per 10,000 people; their latest-year revenue of $1,695,172,284 is $7,217 per resident, 26.8% of all household income here (households at the median income).

Highest-paid people on nonprofit returns here

#	Name	Title	Organization	Pay	Year	Times the median household income
1	Mr K Christopher Peek	CEO	HOSPICE OF GASTON COUNTY INC	$2,770,587	2024	41.1x
2	Mr David O'Connor	EVP/CFO/Asst. Treasurer	CAROMONT HEALTH INC	$1,479,727	2024	21.9x
3	Dr Inderjeet Singh	Physcian	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,366,814	2023	20.3x
4	Dr James Greelish	Physcian	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,264,123	2023	18.7x
5	Dr Todd Davis	EVP Chief Physician Executive	GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC	$1,245,257	2023	18.5x
6	Dr Oh Chang	Physcian	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,176,771	2023	17.4x
7	Dr Paul Kochupura	Physcian	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,143,704	2023	16.9x
8	DR OMER SHEDD	PHYSICIAN	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,100,522	2022	16.3x
9	Dr Dustin Letts	Physcian	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1,094,409	2023	16.2x
10	DR GREGORY WOO	PHYSICIAN	CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC	$995,615	2022	14.8x

Each person's latest year on a 990 at a nonprofit placed here (reported pay including related organizations and other compensation); people paid under $50,000 are left out. The median household income here is $67,478.

Nonprofits: biggest by revenue (latest return)

GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC Gastonia, NC · $790,891,234
CAROMONT MEDICAL GROUP INC Gastonia, NC · $165,685,869
GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES INC Gastonia, NC · $162,367,718
CAROMONT HEALTH INC Gastonia, NC · $90,245,762
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE Belmont, NC · $63,695,801
SENIOR TOTAL LIFE CARE Gastonia, NC · $45,612,330
CAROMONT HEALTH SERVICES INC Gastonia, NC · $21,809,834
MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER SCHOOL INC Mount Holly, NC · $21,059,249
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL Gastonia, NC · $19,797,470
STANLEY TOTAL LIVING CENTER INC Stanley, NC · $18,617,470

Nonprofit contractors: biggest by paid by nonprofits

GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES Gastonia, NC · $18,072,737
BLAKE CONTRACTING LLC Gastonia, NC · $13,475,517
HOLY ANGELS INC Belmont, NC · $8,747,743
KEVIN RICHARDSON GRADING Mount Holly, NC · $8,542,909
GASTON ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES Gastonia, NC · $8,295,728
KINTEGRA HEALTH Gastonia, NC · $6,061,667
SPECTRUM CONSULTANTS INC Gastonia, NC · $5,541,335
BRIGHTSTAR CARE Gastonia, NC · $4,999,149
SPECTRUM MARKETING INC Gastonia, NC · $4,957,088
Beam Construction Company Inc Cherryville, NC · $4,520,665

Colleges and schools: biggest by enrollment

Gaston College Dallas, NC · 5,871
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC · 1,650

Form D issuers: biggest by amount sold

Asterion Industrial Infra Fund I, FCR Madrid, U3 · $1,464,371,859
Asterion Industrial Infra Fund II, FCR Madrid, U3 · $121,163,188
Clarity AI, Inc. Madrid, U3 · $104,523,311
Gaston Capital Healthcare Fund, LLC Belmont, NC · $22,338,159
8710 Flats Holdings, LLC Cramerton, NC · $4,900,000
Kare Partners LLC Gastonia, NC · $4,000,000
AB&T Financial CORP Gastonia, NC · $3,673,100
SHIPYARD WILMINGTON INVESTORS LLC Gastonia, SC · $3,500,000
Summerfield APT Holdings LLC Charlotte, NC · $3,500,000
3129 Spring Valley LLC Gastonia, NC · $3,277,778

Political committees

AMERICAN YARN SPINNERS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE Gastonia, NC
COMMITTEE TO ELECT BRYAN DENTON Belmont, NC
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAVID WILSON BROWN Mcadenville, NC
COMMITTEE TO ELECT LLOYD KELSO PRESIDENT Gastonia, NC
COMMITTEE TO ELECT W ANN WORTHY Gastonia, NC
COMMITTEE TO ELECT WILL BLAKLEY Gastonia, NC
DAVID HENDRIX FOR PRESIDENT 2016 Gastonia, NC
DOLLEY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE Gastonia, NC
FOR THE PEOPLE USA Mount Holly, NC
GASTON COUNTY FOR CHANGE Gastonia, NC

Form 5500 plan sponsors: biggest by plans

GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D.B.A. KINTEGRA HEALTH Gastonia, NC · 9
CAROMONT HEALTH, INC. Gastonia, NC · 8
INDUSTRIAL FABRICATORS, INC. Gastonia, NC · 6
BURLAN CORPORATION Gastonia, NC · 5
BURLAN MANUFACTURING, LLC Gastonia, NC · 5
SOUTHWOOD REALTY COMPANY Gastonia, NC · 5
GIRL SCOUTS CAROLINAS PEAKS TO PIEDMONT, INC. Gastonia, NC · 4
GREENLEAVES CAPITAL, LLC Mcadenville, NC · 4
MGM TRANSPORT CORPORATION Gastonia, NC · 4
PARKDALE MILLS, INC. Gastonia, NC · 4

Open Payments recipients: biggest by industry payments

CLINICAL RESEARCH OF GASTONIA Gastonia, NC · $3,154,832
WILLIAM HUNTER Gastonia, NC · $1,329,729
STEVE E VACALIS Gastonia, NC · $692,582
ROBERT OLSON Gastonia, NC · $473,177
CLINICAL RESEARCH OF GASTONIA INC Gastonia, NC · $442,798
STEPHEN BURGESS Gastonia, NC · $239,805
RACHAEL A. WRUBLE Gastonia, NC · $228,050
RAED SULEIMAN Gastonia, NC · $194,778
SRAVAN PANUGANTI Gastonia, NC · $177,353
CLINICAL RESEARCH OF GASTONIA, INC Gastonia, NC · $117,074

Food recall firms: biggest by recalls

Robeson Enterprises Mount Holly, NC · 14
3fish Inc. Gastonia, NC · 12

Patent and trademark owners: biggest by patents and marks

American & Efird Enterprises, Inc. Mount Holly, NC · 61
Wix Filtration Corp LLC Gastonia, NC · 50
MANN+HUMMEL FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY US LLC Gastonia, NC · 49
American & Efird, Inc. Mt. Holly, NC · 36
DEB LIMITED Stanley, NC · 31
Parkdale, Incorporated Gastonia, NC · 31
VALLEN DISTRIBUTION, INC. Belmont, NC · 30
Pharr Yarns, LLC Mcadenville, NC · 22
Little Engine, LLC Belmont, NC · 21
U.S. Cotton, LLC Gastonia, NC · 18

IPO registrants: biggest by filings

CITIZENS SOUTH BANKING CORP Gastonia, NC · 8

Federal award recipients: biggest by federal awards

PARKDALE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. Gastonia, NC · $617,329,523
NAVANTIA, S.A., S.M.E. Madrid · $495,622,396
GASTON COLLEGE Dallas, NC · $221,039,904
GASTON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. Gastonia, NC · $154,831,167
GASTONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY Gastonia, NC · $116,372,847
PREMIX INC Belmont, NC · $79,931,969
GASTONIA HOUSING AUTHORITY Gastonia, NC · $71,031,930
PARKDALE AMERICA, LLC Gastonia, NC · $65,881,588
BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE, INCORPORATED Belmont, NC · $61,695,310
GASTON COUNTY Gastonia, NC · $52,673,105

All 85 tracts

Every tract with its figures is in the CSV and GeoJSON downloads.

Tract	Population	Median household income	Poverty rate	Median age
Census Tract 309.02	4,787	$55,114	5.4%	36.2
Census Tract 313.01	4,759	$73,778	5.2%	33.8
Census Tract 325.06	4,304	$55,673	19.8%	31.7
Census Tract 325.05	4,233	$66,210	19.6%	30.7
Census Tract 304.01	4,174	$72,934	3.7%	42.6
Census Tract 317.04	4,102	$74,894	21.9%	37.7
Census Tract 328.02	4,088	$41,058	21.1%	39.6
Census Tract 325.07	4,076	$122,422	1.0%	45.3
Census Tract 326	4,050	$89,545	7.8%	37.0
Census Tract 316	4,036	$48,000	23.9%	36.5
Census Tract 308.02	4,011	$48,203	16.3%	36.1
Census Tract 333.12	4,004	$117,250	2.6%	41.5
Census Tract 327.04	3,772	$59,870	17.4%	44.2
Census Tract 302.05	3,709	$65,263	7.1%	36.3
Census Tract 323.01	3,667	$74,653	6.5%	36.0
Census Tract 318	3,650	$38,393	21.0%	32.1
Census Tract 329	3,644	$69,420	21.7%	36.0
Census Tract 324.04	3,542	$158,850	4.6%	38.3
Census Tract 333.03	3,527	$116,324	2.3%	44.8
Census Tract 331	3,502	$60,679	13.2%	30.1
Census Tract 334	3,451	$40,181	23.6%	36.4
Census Tract 317.03	3,437	$61,250	13.8%	36.9
Census Tract 315	3,436	$27,825	50.3%	33.7
Census Tract 310.04	3,375	$47,688	17.0%	38.0
Census Tract 324.05	3,314	$135,489	1.4%	43.5
Census Tract 313.04	3,301	$50,635	18.0%	38.5
Census Tract 307	3,249	$88,419	10.7%	39.7
Census Tract 320	3,201	$50,255	19.5%	34.9
Census Tract 301.05	3,189	$80,708	6.9%	38.0
Census Tract 311.01	3,180	$86,833	20.3%	40.6
Census Tract 323.02	3,092	$53,723	27.8%	53.3
Census Tract 314.01	3,052	$58,327	19.1%	35.0
Census Tract 324.03	2,966	$88,175	14.1%	45.2
Census Tract 325.10	2,935	$132,083	3.0%	40.8
Census Tract 325.08	2,912	$85,904	10.1%	45.1
Census Tract 325.09	2,909	$156,250	3.8%	40.9
Census Tract 335.01	2,907	$55,846	6.0%	42.6
Census Tract 309.01	2,879	$59,700	18.1%	44.1
Census Tract 332.04	2,851	$44,643	29.1%	40.4
Census Tract 310.01	2,826	$44,704	11.5%	41.1
Census Tract 310.05	2,809	$80,740	13.1%	43.3
Census Tract 321	2,742	$34,952	24.6%	35.5
Census Tract 332.03	2,735	$63,381	23.7%	33.9
Census Tract 306.02	2,731	$33,750	28.1%	38.3
Census Tract 328.01	2,672	$39,362	16.5%	43.4
Census Tract 306.01	2,664	$62,063	5.0%	39.1
Census Tract 301.04	2,661	$118,333	4.8%	45.4
Census Tract 335.02	2,647	$105,744	19.9%	45.7
Census Tract 305.01	2,642	$70,239	11.9%	32.2
Census Tract 324.06	2,610	$118,773	1.7%	39.0
Census Tract 304.03	2,609	$87,153	2.8%	48.9
Census Tract 303.01	2,592	$62,457	13.2%	44.2
Census Tract 304.04	2,586	$67,313	11.2%	42.0
Census Tract 302.06	2,506	$82,614	10.1%	38.7
Census Tract 327.03	2,497	$51,569	23.5%	30.9
Census Tract 322.01	2,432	$54,674	12.8%	47.8
Census Tract 333.10	2,429	$85,515	15.9%	36.4
Census Tract 319.02	2,394	$39,920	40.4%	34.2
Census Tract 327.02	2,379	$65,568	14.3%	47.2
Census Tract 305.03	2,278	$42,083	24.1%	49.4
Census Tract 314.02	2,236	$68,250	14.4%	43.9
Census Tract 312.02	2,213	$46,680	13.4%	29.3
Census Tract 317.05	2,194	$64,107	8.2%	36.9
Census Tract 332.02	2,157	$88,819	6.3%	39.0
Census Tract 311.02	2,116	$51,364	10.1%	35.4
Census Tract 303.02	2,092	$49,657	15.0%	50.8
Census Tract 333.13	1,990	$128,446	1.3%	46.7
Census Tract 302.09	1,886	$78,438	3.6%	47.1
Census Tract 333.09	1,829	$86,983	6.9%	43.3
Census Tract 312.03	1,828	$86,576	2.4%	38.4
Census Tract 313.03	1,756	$52,844	21.9%	29.4
Census Tract 310.06	1,734	$87,500	4.0%	48.4
Census Tract 322.02	1,665	$58,780	9.6%	34.3
Census Tract 308.01	1,618	$77,143	7.1%	52.3
Census Tract 302.07	1,552	$-666,666,666	13.1%	53.0
Census Tract 312.04	1,532	$87,344	10.0%	36.9
Census Tract 333.06	1,499	$106,650	5.2%	47.9
Census Tract 301.03	1,419	$49,444	18.0%	45.5
Census Tract 317.06	1,384	$47,067	23.3%	34.6
Census Tract 333.08	1,340	$72,770	7.4%	45.7
Census Tract 333.11	1,329	$94,529	8.3%	41.1
Census Tract 305.04	1,291	$59,063	4.2%	53.3
Census Tract 301.06	1,274	$85,000	2.2%	41.4
Census Tract 302.08	637	$129,737	0.0%	55.9
Census Tract 319.01	596	$40,298	23.3%	31.6

Census figures are from IPUMS NHGIS: the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates (ACS table codes shown with each figure) and the 2020 decennial census (Demographic and Housing Characteristics), by state, county, place and census tract. FURP records are placed by ZIP code (the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county and ZCTA-to-tract relationship files: the county or tract holding most of the ZIP's land) and by city name (Census place names, normalized), so a record's tract is its ZIP's main tract, not its street's. Cite: Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Steven Manson, Grace Cooper, Zachary Krause, Tracy Kugler, Tsu Zhu, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 21.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2026. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V21.0