ZIP Code 28021

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gaston County, North Carolina.

Population: 13,668
Median household income: $57,652
Median home value: $196,300

ZIP Code 28021 (Gaston County, North Carolina) is home to about 13,668 residents. Its median household income of $57,652 runs below the Gaston County figure of $65,472.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28021's population declined 5.1% from 14,408 to 13,668, while its median gross rent rose 18.4% from $738 to $874.

The typical home was built around 1981. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,668
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,652
Median home value: $196,300
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 6,306
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,40813,668

Median household income

$46,036$57,652

Median home value

$134,000$196,300

Median gross rent

$738$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,408	$46,036	$134,000	$738
2020	14,817	$46,864	$146,600	$730
2021	14,267	$49,660	$150,900	$748
2022	13,702	$53,377	$178,800	$838
2023	13,668	$57,652	$196,300	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	679	5.0%
5 to 17	2,238	16.4%
18 to 24	1,061	7.8%
25 to 34	1,791	13.1%
35 to 44	1,927	14.1%
45 to 54	1,565	11.5%
55 to 64	1,658	12.1%
65 to 74	1,620	11.9%
75 and over	1,129	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,240	89.6%
Black or African American	454	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	342	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	605	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,040	10.7%
High school graduate	3,437	35.5%
Some college or associate's	3,082	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,567	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	564	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,866	83.3%
Carpooled	554	9.5%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	22	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	338	5.8%
Other means	62	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,010	18.3%
15 to 29 min	2,115	38.4%
30 to 44 min	1,171	21.3%
45 to 59 min	526	9.6%
60+ min	684	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 14.0% (1,889 of 13,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,626	65.2%
Nonfamily households	1,932	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,558	88.1%
Vacant	748	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,126	74.2%
Renter-occupied	1,432	25.8%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other18.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,628	73.4%
1-unit, attached	31	0.5%
2 to 4 units	417	6.6%
5 to 19 units	53	0.8%
20 or more units	6	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,171	18.6%

ZIP Code 28021

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