People QuickFacts	Gastonia	North Carolina
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	72,068	9,656,401
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	71,741	9,535,475
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.5%	1.3%
 	Population, 2010    	71,741	9,535,483
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.0%	6.6%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	24.7%	23.9%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	13.6%	12.9%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	52.7%	51.3% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	63.0%	68.5%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	27.8%	21.5%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	1.3%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.3%	2.2%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.2%	2.2%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	9.6%	8.4%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	59.4%	65.3% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	80.8%	83.4%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	8.2%	7.4%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	11.6%	10.4%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	78.8%	83.6%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	22.7%	26.1%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	23.4	23.4 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	59.8%	68.1%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	22.3%	16.9%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$130,700	$149,100
 	Households, 2006-2010    	27,149	3,626,179
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.57	2.49
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$22,205	$24,745
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$40,745	$45,570
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	20.9%	15.5%

   	Business QuickFacts	Gastonia	North Carolina
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	5,930	798,791
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	10.0%	10.5%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	1.0%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	2.8%	2.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.3%	2.7%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	22.4%	28.2% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	1,805,365	205,867,299
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	559,513	88,795,885
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,391,480	114,578,173
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$19,695	$12,641
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	182,155	16,126,939

   	Geography QuickFacts	Gastonia	North Carolina
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	50.50	48,617.91
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,420.5	196.1
 	FIPS Code    	25580	37
 	Counties    	Gaston County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts