Eaton vs Gaston

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

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

Eaton has the higher population (1,656 vs 709 in Gaston). Gaston has the higher median household income ($49,417 vs $49,076 in Eaton). Gaston has the higher median home value ($87,300 vs $85,600 in Eaton).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton	Gaston
Population	1,656	709
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,076	$49,417
Median home value	$85,600	$87,300
Median gross rent	$688	$819
Housing units	828	305
Homeownership rate	72.3%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton	Gaston
Population	1,870 → 1,656 (-11.4%)	875 → 709 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$42,014 → $49,076 (+16.8%)	$45,357 → $49,417 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$65,600 → $85,600 (+30.5%)	$58,600 → $87,300 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $688 (-9.4%)	$750 → $819 (+9.2%)

Eaton

Population

1,8701,656

Median household income

$42,014$49,076

Median home value

$65,600$85,600

Median gross rent

$759$688

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)

	Eaton	Gaston
Under 5	6.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	12.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.6%
75 and over	5.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton	Gaston
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	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	4.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton	Gaston
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.5%
High school graduate	43.5%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton	Gaston
Drove alone	86.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.9%
Worked from home	3.5%	1.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton	Gaston
1-unit, detached	74.2%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	14.4%

Poverty & households

	Eaton	Gaston
Poverty rate	11.5%	15.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1958	1964