Mecklenburg County vs. Gaston County

	Mecklenburg County (NC)	Gaston County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,093,901	222,846
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.9%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	919,668	206,094
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	919,628	206,086
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.2%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.8%
White alone, percent	57.5%	78.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.9%	17.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	6.4%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.6%	7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.4%	71.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	48,118	13,233
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	454,062	93,881
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.5%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$219,800	$136,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,462	$1,170
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$492	$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,099	$808
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.2%	14.0%
Building permits, 2018	14,049	1,230
Households, 2014-2018	403,546	81,494
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	8.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.4%	85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.8%	20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,845,124	297,365
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,163,870	1,177,432
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,150,033	5,021,369
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,895,908	2,037,658
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,756,869	2,329,466
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,228	$11,197
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.2	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,312	$49,384
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,298	$26,069
Persons in poverty, percent	11.7%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	32,102	4,183
Total employment, 2017	623,205	64,158
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	38,422,403	2,439,857
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	-3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	99,156	13,872
All firms, 2012	101,799	15,375
Men-owned firms, 2012	52,010	8,619
Women-owned firms, 2012	39,281	5,202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	36,742	2,336
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	60,404	12,514
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,615	1,644
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	86,440	12,963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.6%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.8%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,755.5	578.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	523.84	356.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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