Gastonville, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,995

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

2.74%

22.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,487

12.7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$173,300

0.173% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,567

Population & Diversity

Gastonville, PA is home to a population of 3k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.668% of Gastonville, PA residents were born outside of the country (20 people).

In 2024, there were 95.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.96k people) in Gastonville, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 31 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Gastonville, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gastonville, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gastonville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gastonville, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.96k ± 311
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
31 ± 27
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 6

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gastonville, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

0.668%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

0.629%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

As of 2024, 0.668% of Gastonville, PA residents (20 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gastonville, PA was 0.629%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gastonville, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
122 ± 84
Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 23

Gastonville, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gastonville, PA.

Economy

The economy of Gastonville, PA employs 1.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gastonville, PA were Construction (334 people), Retail Trade (330 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (249 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($112,833), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($109,875).

Employment

Occupations

1.57k

2024 Value

± 392

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gastonville, PA declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 1.65k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gastonville, PA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (274 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (175 people), and Production Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gastonville, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.57k

2024 Value

± 392

−4.8%

1 Year decline

± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gastonville, PA declined at a rate of −4.8%, from 1.65k employees to 1.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gastonville, PA, are Construction (334 people), Retail Trade (330 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (249 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gastonville, PA, though some of these residents may live in Gastonville, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,921

Median earning men ± $33,984

$32,104

Median earning women ± $7,242

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,917), Construction ($113,167), and Public Administration ($98,523).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,750), Retail Trade ($37,969), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,917).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gastonville, PA was $173,300 in 2024, which is 0.521 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $173,000 to $173,300, a 0.173% increase. The homeownership rate in Gastonville, PA is 86.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gastonville, PA have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gastonville, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$173,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,481

$1,224

Median Property Taxes

±$247

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gastonville, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gastonville, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

86.4%

Homeownership

2024

54.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 86.4% of the housing units in Gastonville, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gastonville, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,487

Median Household Income

± $15,447

1.42k

Number of Households

± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.42k households in Gastonville, PA declined from $68,487 from the previous year's value of $78,438.

The following chart displays the households in Gastonville, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gastonville, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (91%)
Worked At Home (5.56%)
Public Transit (1.74%)

In 2024, 91% of workers in Gastonville, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.56%) and those who used public transit to get to work (1.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gastonville, PA have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.09% of the workforce in Gastonville, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gastonville, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gastonville, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gastonville, PA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gastonville, PA (82 out of 3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gastonville, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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