Gastonia, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gastonia, NC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 102,620. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet GASTONIA-NC · Gastonia, NC 3 ZIPs · 102,620 pop · #14465/25278 · Gaston County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $67,035
- RANK-MID #14465/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Cherryville
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 60% owners
- POP-MID 102,620
- SPREAD-WIDE 28052→28056
- HOME-MID $249,200
Nearest income peer: Cherryville, NC ( $3,606 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Gastonia
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gastonia on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- High Shoals · lowest $31,366
High Shoals · lowest
$31,366 median HH income
- Bessemer City · near
Bessemer City · near
$57,147 median HH income
- Cramerton · near
Cramerton · near
$60,924 median HH income
- Dallas · near
Dallas · near
$62,083 median HH income
- Cherryville · near
Cherryville · near
$63,429 median HH income
- Gastonia · this city
Gastonia · this city
$67,035 median HH income
- Mc Adenville · highest
Mc Adenville · highest
$111,042 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gastonia, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 43rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 102,620
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,035
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,035 and poverty 16.0% concentrate in 28054.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,167 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within North Carolina, Valdese is the closest lower-income city and Hudson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gastonia.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Gastonia differ
Gastonia's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $49,643 in ZIP 28052 to $90,427 in ZIP 28056, while home values span $187,500 in 28052 to $315,000 in 28056. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 14.5 points
28052 to 28056
28052 to 28056
28056 to 28052
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Gastonia residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Gastonia: the largest, 28054, is only about 35% of 102,620 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Gastonia
Citywide ZBP: 2,464 establishments, 42,493 employees , annual payroll $2,093,597k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28054 (1,113 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (384) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Gastonia, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Gaston County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Gastonia. See the Gaston County roll-up →
Gastonia lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Gaston County: Belmont, Mount Holly and Stanley earn more and Dallas, Cherryville and Bessemer City earn less. Mc Adenville marks the far end of that range at $111,042, 66% above Gastonia.
Side-by-side: Compare 28054 vs 28052 →
Gastonia roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gastonia, .