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29053 zip code Gaston
Zip Code: 29053
State: South Carolina
Population: 16241
Housing Units: 6533
Land Area: 87.5 square miles
226.6 square kilometers
Water Area: .9 square miles
2.4 square kilometers
City Name: Gaston
Post Office Name: Gaston
County: Lexington
Area Code: 803
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +33.815305
Longitude: -081.104235
State Zip Codes: South Carolina Zip Codes
State Geography: South Carolina Geography


29053 Overview 29053 Demographic 29053 Economic 29053 Housing 29053 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 16,241 100.0 100%
  Male 8,039 49.5 49.1%
  Female 8,202 50.5 50.9%
Median Age 31.1 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 1,325 8.2 6.8%
18 years and over 11,267 69.4 74.3%
65 years and over 932 5.7 12.4%
One race 15,989 98.4 97.6%
  White 13,377 82.4 75.1%
  Black or African American 2,368 14.6 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 91 0.6 0.9%
  Asian 39 0.2 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 108 0.7 5.5%
  Two or more races 252 1.6 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 260 1.6 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.78 (X) 2.59
Average family size 3.15 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 6,533 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 5,818 89.1 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 4,761 81.8 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 1,057 18.2 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 715 10.9 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 9,595 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 6,846 71.3 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 583 6.1 24.4%
Civilian veterans 1,544 13.9 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 2,389 25.0 19.2%
Foreign born 190 1.2 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 6,570 54.9 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 585 4.0 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 8,236 71.0 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 32.2 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 33,410 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 36,318 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 14,168 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 515 11.8 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 2,269 14.3 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 1,468 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 76,500 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 729 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 224 (X) 295


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