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28056 zip code Gastonia
Zip Code: 28056
State: North Carolina
Population: 27584
Housing Units: 10752
Land Area: 44.6 square miles
115.6 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
.1 square kilometers
City Name: Gastonia
Post Office Name: Gastonia
County: Gaston
Area Code: 704
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +35.242038
Longitude: -081.169072
State Zip Codes: North Carolina Zip Codes
State Geography: North Carolina Geography


28056 Overview 28056 Demographic 28056 Economic 28056 Housing 28056 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 27,584 100.0 100%
  Male 13,562 49.2 49.1%
  Female 14,022 50.8 50.9%
Median Age 36.4 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,803 6.5 6.8%
18 years and over 20,330 73.7 74.3%
65 years and over 2,406 8.7 12.4%
One race 27,351 99.2 97.6%
  White 24,684 89.5 75.1%
  Black or African American 1,997 7.2 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 73 0.3 0.9%
  Asian 290 1.1 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 299 1.1 5.5%
  Two or more races 233 0.8 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 581 2.1 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.70 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.04 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 10,752 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 10,190 94.8 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 8,166 80.1 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 2,024 19.9 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 562 5.2 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 18,499 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 14,280 77.2 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 4,003 21.6 24.4%
Civilian veterans 3,056 14.9 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 3,194 18.5 19.2%
Foreign born 827 3.0 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 14,518 66.5 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 1,434 5.5 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 15,414 72.2 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 24.2 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 51,348 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 57,099 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 22,837 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 325 4.0 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 1,595 5.8 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 6,801 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 111,600 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 1,059 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 272 (X) 295


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