Gaston County vs. Lincoln County

Gaston County (NC)Lincoln County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)222,84683,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.1%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)206,09477,985
Population, Census, April 1, 2010206,08678,265
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%17.7%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.3%
White alone, percent78.0%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent17.6%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.3%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%85.0%
Veterans, 2014-201813,2335,476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)93,88136,767
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.3%76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,500$160,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,170$1,198
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$379$356
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$726
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%7.7%
Building permits, 20181,230792
Households, 2014-201881,49432,022
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.6%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.0%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.8%55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)297,36575,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,177,432223,502
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,021,3691,884,896
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,037,658332,854
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,329,466789,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,197$9,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.029.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,384$53,318
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,069$29,089
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,1831,716
Total employment, 201764,15819,275
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,439,857723,945
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.7%7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,8726,103
All firms, 201215,3755,274
Men-owned firms, 20128,6192,876
Women-owned firms, 20125,2021,742
Minority-owned firms, 20122,336558
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,5144,578
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,644455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,9634,547
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010578.8262.7
Land area in square miles, 2010356.03297.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gaston county (NC) and Lincoln county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.