Gaston County
Gaston county is located in west North Carolina. Gaston county has 356.03 square miles of land area and 8.07 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gaston county population is 208,379, which has grown 9.46% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.13% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Gaston county median household income is $42,158 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 6.78% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Gaston county median house value is $124,000 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 37.32% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 41.83% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Gaston county is worse than the state average in quality. The Gaston county area codes are 704, 980.
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