Gaston County vs. Lincoln County
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Gaston County (NC) Lincoln County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 222,846 83,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.1% 7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 206,094 77,985
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 206,086 78,265
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.5% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 17.7%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 50.3%
White alone, percent 78.0% 91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 17.6% 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.6% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.3% 7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.8% 85.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 13,233 5,476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 93,881 36,767
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.3% 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, 2009-2013 14.0% 7.7%
Building permits, 2018 1,230 792
Households, 2014-2018 81,494 32,022
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.62 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.4% 88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.2% 7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.3% 86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.7% 79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.7% 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.6% 21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.5% 11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.0% 12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.8% 55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 297,365 75,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,177,432 223,502
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,021,369 1,884,896
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,037,658 332,854
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,329,466 789,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,197 $9,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.0 29.7
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, percent 14.2% 10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,183 1,716
Total employment, 2017 64,158 19,275
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,439,857 723,945
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.7% 7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 13,872 6,103
All firms, 2012 15,375 5,274
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,619 2,876
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,202 1,742
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,336 558
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 12,514 4,578
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,644 455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,963 4,547
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.4% 23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 578.8 262.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 356.03 297.94
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.