Gaston County vs. Mecklenburg County

	Gaston County (NC)	Mecklenburg County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	222,846	1,093,901
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.1%	18.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	206,094	919,668
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	206,086	919,628
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.1%	11.2%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.9%
White alone, percent	78.0%	57.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	17.6%	32.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.3%	13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.8%	46.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,233	48,118
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	15.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	93,881	454,062
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.3%	56.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$136,500	$219,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,170	$1,462
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$379	$492
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$808	$1,099
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.0%	31.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,230	14,049
Households, 2014-2018	81,494	403,546
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	81.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.2%	19.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.7%	86.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.7%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	44.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.5%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.3%	71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.8%	65.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	297,365	2,845,124
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,177,432	8,163,870
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,021,369	11,150,033
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,037,658	21,895,908
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,329,466	14,756,869
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,197	$15,228
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.0	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,384	$64,312
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,069	$37,298
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,183	32,102
Total employment, 2017	64,158	623,205
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,439,857	38,422,403
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.7%	2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,872	99,156
All firms, 2012	15,375	101,799
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,619	52,010
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,202	39,281
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,336	36,742
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	12,514	60,404
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,644	9,615
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,963	86,440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.4%	30.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	578.8	1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	356.03	523.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gaston county (NC) and Mecklenburg county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.