Gaston vs Jackson

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

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

Gaston has the higher population (864 vs 688 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median household income ($48,292 vs $41,250 in Gaston). Gaston has the higher median home value ($76,300 vs $55,200 in Jackson).

Population, income & housing

	Gaston	Jackson
Population	864	688
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$48,292
Median home value	$76,300	$55,200
Median gross rent	$688	$833
Housing units	507	294
Homeownership rate	41.8%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	14.4%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaston	Jackson
Population	1,358 → 864 (-36.4%)	510 → 688 (+34.9%)
Median household income	$32,098 → $41,250 (+28.5%)	$37,125 → $48,292 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$62,000 → $76,300 (+23.1%)	$81,200 → $55,200 (-32.0%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $688 (-19.3%)	$632 → $833 (+31.8%)

Gaston

Population

1,358864

Median household income

$32,098$41,250

Median home value

$62,000$76,300

Median gross rent

$853$688

Jackson

Population

510688

Median household income

$37,125$48,292

Median home value

$81,200$55,200

Median gross rent

$632$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gaston	Jackson
Under 5	4.9%	0.7%
5 to 17	11.2%	18.3%
18 to 24	24.1%	2.2%
25 to 34	6.9%	29.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	3.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	7.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	7.6%
75 and over	6.7%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaston	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	46.1%
Black or African American	60.5%	51.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaston	Jackson
No high school diploma	19.3%	17.5%
High school graduate	42.4%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaston	Jackson
Drove alone	75.6%	86.9%
Carpooled	17.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	5.2%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaston	Jackson
1-unit, detached	50.7%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.7%	29.9%

Poverty & households

	Gaston	Jackson
Poverty rate	22.6%	21.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1975	1974