Editing Gastonia, North Carolina (section)

===Population===
====2020 census====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Gastonia, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Gastonia city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0680238&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gastonia city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0680238&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gastonia city, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0680238&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|44,615
|42,614
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,855
|67.32%
|59.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.81%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|16,520
|19,661
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,334
|24.93%
|27.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.26%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|118
|201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |216
|0.18%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|765
|956
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,389
|1.15%
|1.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.73%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|13
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|67
|145
|style='background: #ffffe6; |329
|0.10%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|566
|1,256
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,100
|0.85%
|1.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.86%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,613
|6,901
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,171
|5.45%
|9.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.65%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''66,277'''
|'''74,741'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''80,411'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 80,411 people, 27,796 households, and 18,361 families residing in the city.

====2010 census====
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |title=Community Facts |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 71,741 people, 27,770 households, and 18,599 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,420.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 31,238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|618.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial composition of the city was 62.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.5% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 2.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 5.2% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 3.0% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. 9.7% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino American]] of any race.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3725580| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212054926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3725580| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Gastonia city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=American FactFinder| access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref>

As of the 2010 census, there were 27,770 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52, and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

In 2011 the estimated median income for a household in the city was $36,881, and the median income for a family was $44,576. Male full-time workers had a median income of $38,151 versus $29,590 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,277. 20.9% of the population and 18.3% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 32.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_1YR/DP03/1600000US3725580| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212084832/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/11_1YR/DP03/1600000US3725580| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (DP03): Gastonia city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=American FactFinder| access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref>