Where has Gaston looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Gaston | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 234,881 | 208,783 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $67,532 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 13.5% | 14.0% | 45 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.5% | 27.5% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 13.7% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $266,000 | $249,350 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,153 | $1,177 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 8.0% | 10.6% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 12.4% | 9.0% | 82 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +2.7% |
| Housing units | — | — | +5.9% |
| Median household income | — | — | +32.1% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +38.4% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +33.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +11.6% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +135.5% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +0.5% |
| Restaurants & bars | 16.9 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.1 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 21.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, SC | 85 | 210,478 | — | $66,651 | 26.5% |
| Smith, TX | 81 | 241,740 | — | $74,192 | 28.6% |
| Kent, DE | 79 | 187,604 | — | $74,477 | 27.5% |
| Harrison, MS | 79 | 210,891 | — | $59,479 | 27.5% |
| Alamance, NC | 78 | 176,893 | — | $65,651 | 28.7% |
| Calcasieu, LA | 76 | 207,088 | +6.2% | $67,564 | 24.9% |
| Hall, GA | 74 | 212,705 | — | $80,901 | 27.3% |
| Bay, FL | 73 | 186,393 | — | $73,533 | 29.6% |
| Escambia, FL | 72 | 325,923 | — | $67,500 | 29.7% |
| Pueblo, CO | 70 | 169,356 | — | $64,010 | 25.6% |