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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gaston is $25,699, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Gaston median household income is $52,917, which has grown by 45.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gaston residents spend 31.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #116

Gaston, OR	25,699 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	30,609 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	43,125 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	22,333 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #100

Gaston, OR	52,917 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	67,940 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Gaston, OR	45.15%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gaston, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.13%	$21,168, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	15.83%	$18,288, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.11%	$5,038, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.56%	$8,535, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	58,583 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gaston, OR	73,656 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$57,917, see rank	$51,397	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$67,656, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,688, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,068, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$42,404, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	577, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	285, 49.39%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	242, 84.91%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	242, 84.91%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	210, 86.78%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32, 13.22%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	43, 15.09%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	292, 50.61%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	197, 67.47%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	197, 67.47%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	179, 90.86%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 9.14%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	95, 32.53%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	374, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	314, 83.96%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22, 5.88%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	16, 4.28%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	22, 5.88%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gaston, OR	31.3 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	210, 53.98%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 17.14%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	45, 21.43%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 14.29%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 3.81%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 15.24%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38, 18.10%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	179, 46.02%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25, 13.97%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	40, 22.35%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109, 60.89%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 1.12%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gaston, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	29, 7.46%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	39, 10.03%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	48, 12.34%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 2.57%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	59, 15.17%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 7.46%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	4, 1.03%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 2.31%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	81, 20.82%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43, 11.05%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.03%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	27, 6.94%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7, 1.80%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gaston, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	62	8.82%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14	6.64%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.