Gaston County vs. York County

Gaston County (NC)York County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)222,846274,118
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.1%21.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)206,094226,046
Population, Census, April 1, 2010206,086226,073
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%14.3%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.8%
White alone, percent78.0%75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent17.6%19.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.6%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.3%5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%70.2%
Veterans, 2014-201813,23317,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)93,881110,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.3%71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,500$186,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,170$1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$379$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$808$938
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%16.5%
Building permits, 20181,2302,692
Households, 2014-201881,49498,155
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.7%84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.7%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.6%32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.0%11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.8%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)297,365336,900
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,177,432896,951
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,021,3693,111,140
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,037,6583,236,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,329,4662,845,178
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,197$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.027.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,384$62,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,069$32,227
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%9.8%
Total employer establishments, 20174,1835,114
Total employment, 201764,15885,386
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,439,8573,749,941
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.7%10.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,87218,340
All firms, 201215,37516,984
Men-owned firms, 20128,6198,860
Women-owned firms, 20125,2026,059
Minority-owned firms, 20122,3363,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,51413,317
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6442,063
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,96313,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010578.8332.2
Land area in square miles, 2010356.03680.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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