High Shoals

Population: 565
Median household income: $50,893
Median home value: $145,700

High Shoals, a community in Gaston County, North Carolina, has 565 residents. Its median household income of $50,893 runs below the Gaston County figure of $65,472.

Between 2019 and 2023, High Shoals's population declined 15.8% from 671 to 565, while its median home value rose 46.4% from $99,500 to $145,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 565
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,893
Median home value: $145,700
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

671565

Median household income

$25,882$50,893

Median home value

$99,500$145,700

Median gross rent

$622$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	671	$25,882	$99,500	$622
2020	841	$26,557	$108,200	$590
2021	659	$26,458	$108,600	$631
2022	675	$47,857	$124,600	$696
2023	565	$50,893	$145,700	$937

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.9%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	12.9%
5 to 17	127	22.5%
18 to 24	42	7.4%
25 to 34	109	19.3%
35 to 44	75	13.3%
45 to 54	33	5.8%
55 to 64	52	9.2%
65 to 74	25	4.4%
75 and over	29	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	443	78.4%
Black or African American	50	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	8.0%
High school graduate	133	41.2%
Some college or associate's	117	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	36	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	160	78.8%
Carpooled	29	14.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	22.0%
15 to 29 min	79	41.4%
30 to 44 min	43	22.5%
45 to 59 min	21	11.0%
60+ min	6	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 22.5% (127 of 565)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	82.5%
Nonfamily households	37	17.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	84.7%
Vacant	38	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	109	51.7%
Renter-occupied	102	48.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units17.7%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	2.8%
5 to 19 units	44	17.7%
20 or more units	9	3.6%
Mobile home & other	9	3.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3731440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 35.3900, -81.2021