Cowan vs Gaston

A side-by-side comparison of Cowan and Gaston: population, income, housing, and more.

Cowan and Gaston are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gaston has the higher population (709 vs 110 in Cowan). Cowan has the higher median household income ($86,786 vs $49,417 in Gaston). Cowan has the higher median home value ($182,100 vs $87,300 in Gaston).

Population, income & housing

	Cowan	Gaston
Population	110	709
Median age	59.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,786	$49,417
Median home value	$182,100	$87,300
Median gross rent	—	$819
Housing units	56	305
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowan	Gaston
Population	84 → 110 (+31.0%)	875 → 709 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$84,063 → $86,786 (+3.2%)	$45,357 → $49,417 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $182,100 (+14.2%)	$58,600 → $87,300 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$750 → $819 (+9.2%)

Cowan

Population

84110

Median household income

$84,063$86,786

Median home value

$159,400$182,100

Gaston

Population

875709

Median household income

$45,357$49,417

Median home value

$58,600$87,300

Median gross rent

$750$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowan	Gaston
Under 5	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.9%	17.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	20.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.6%
75 and over	42.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowan	Gaston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowan	Gaston
No high school diploma	19.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	11.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowan	Gaston
Drove alone	76.1%	70.4%
Carpooled	23.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowan	Gaston
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Cowan	Gaston
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.0%
Average household size	1.96	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	51	25
Median year structure built	1955	1964