Gastonia, NC, Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	27,848	100.0
1-unit, detached	19,545	70.2
1-unit, attached	629	2.3
2 units	496	1.8
3 or 4 units	1,255	4.5
5 to 9 units	2,401	8.6
10 to 19 units	1,654	5.9
20 or more units	1,197	4.3
Mobile home	663	2.4
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	761	2.7
1995 to 1998	1,668	6.0
1990 to 1994	2,243	8.1
1980 to 1989	4,102	14.7
1970 to 1979	4,945	17.8
1960 to 1969	4,607	16.5
1940 to 1959	6,526	23.4
1939 or earlier	2,996	10.8

ROOMS
1 room	170	0.6
2 rooms	1,026	3.7
3 rooms	2,133	7.7
4 rooms	6,648	23.9
5 rooms	7,416	26.6
6 rooms	4,689	16.8
7 rooms	2,516	9.0
8 rooms	1,708	6.1
9 or more rooms	1,542	5.5
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	25,958	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,129	23.6
1995 to 1998	6,593	25.4
1990 to 1994	3,775	14.5
1980 to 1989	3,762	14.5
1970 to 1979	2,473	9.5
1969 or earlier	3,226	12.4

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,551	9.8
1	9,564	36.8
2	9,818	37.8
3 or more	4,025	15.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	17,843	68.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	525	2.0
Electricity	6,422	24.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,007	3.9
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	102	0.4
Solar energy	0	0.0
Other fuel	42	0.2
No fuel used	17	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	189	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	115	0.4
No telephone service	760	2.9

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	25,958	100.0
1.00 or less	24,877	95.8
1.01 to 1.50	798	3.1
1.51 or more	283	1.1

Specified owner-occupied units	13,855	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,144	15.5
$50,000 to $99,999	5,689	41.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,391	24.5
$150,000 to $199,999	1,320	9.5
$200,000 to $299,999	1,011	7.3
$300,000 to $499,999	216	1.6
$500,000 to $999,999	84	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	93,000	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	9,267	66.9
Less than $300	44	0.3
$300 to $499	572	4.1
$500 to $699	1,541	11.1
$700 to $999	2,626	19.0
$1,000 to $1,499	3,035	21.9
$1,500 to $1,999	934	6.7
$2,000 or more	515	3.7
Median (dollars)	982	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,588	33.1
Median (dollars)	296	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	5,009	36.2
15 to 19 percent	2,567	18.5
20 to 24 percent	1,920	13.9
25 to 29 percent	1,244	9.0
30 to 34 percent	841	6.1
35 percent or more	2,124	15.3
Not computed	150	1.1

Specified renter-occupied units	11,109	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	683	6.1
$200 to $299	517	4.7
$300 to $499	2,797	25.2
$500 to $749	4,971	44.7
$750 to $999	1,211	10.9
$1,000 to $1,499	175	1.6
$1,500 or more	234	2.1
No cash rent	521	4.7
Median (dollars)	559	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,193	19.7
15 to 19 percent	1,513	13.6
20 to 24 percent	1,418	12.8
25 to 29 percent	1,063	9.6
30 to 34 percent	914	8.2
35 percent or more	3,256	29.3
Not computed	752	6.8

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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