Cities / North Carolina / Gastonia

Gastonia, NC

82,884 people

Right Now

Weather

82.4°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 87°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Lincoln County)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 15.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CLT

14 mi — Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Population & People

Population

82,884

Median age

36.5

Median household income

$64,059

Poverty rate

16.3%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

26.6%

Avg. commute

24 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$277,600

Median gross rent

$1,204/mo

Homeownership rate

54.22%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,686

HUD Fair Market Rent (Gaston County, 2 mi from Gastonia), 2026. Efficiency $1469, 1BR $1538, 2BR $1686, 3BR $2076, 4BR $2637. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

North Carolina commercial electricity

10.25¢/kWh

North Carolina industrial electricity

7.8¢/kWh

North Carolina residential electricity

14.02¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

893762.5

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

682393.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for North Carolina

702.88

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, North Carolina-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

14 mi away

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

91 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

141 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (North Carolina energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (North Carolina economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).