Pay and cost of living in Gaston County, NC
Across the 48 occupations we cover in Gaston County, NC, the middle median salary is $50,270 a year. Pay runs from $27,690 for Cooks, Fast Food up to $176,840 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $149,150. Wages come from the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Gaston County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,640 a month and a two-bedroom $1,785. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,726 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,757 a year, and 44 of the 48 occupations listed here (92%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Gaston County, NC
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Gaston County, NC, set beside the North Carolina and national medians.
Median household income in Gaston County, NC is $67,478, 7% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,680) equals 29.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $50,270, is 26% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Gaston County, NC pay a median of $1,982 a year in real estate taxes, 5% above the North Carolina median of $1,896. With a median home value of $266,000, 8% below the North Carolina median of $288,900, the ratio of the two medians is 0.75% a year.
Renters in Gaston County, NC pay a median gross rent of $1,153 a month in the Census survey, 6% below the North Carolina median of $1,228. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,640; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Gaston County, NC who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.0 minutes each way, 8% above the North Carolina average of 25.1. 12.4% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.