Gaston, NC Population

Overview

774

Total Population

45.8

Median age

55.43%

Female population %

80.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gaston's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gaston is 45.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gaston's population under 18 was 16.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gaston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gaston, 15.25% were under the age of 15, 21.45% aged 15 to 29, 38.37% aged 30 to 64, 23.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Gaston:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.43% females and 44.57% males in Gaston, NC.
The Gaston, NC gender ratio is 80.4:100 i.e. 80.4 men to 100 women (0.804).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 41.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 63.

Gaston's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gaston population: 49.87% are White, 49.87% are Black or African American and 0.26% are Asian.
Gaston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 769 (99.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gaston is White with a population of 386 (49.87% of the total population).

Gaston's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,148 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gaston's population increased by 177 (18.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gaston's population decreased by 135 (11.76%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gaston's population was lowest in year 2009 at 867.