ZIP 27832 · Gaston
Who lives in ZIP code 27832 (Gaston, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gaston, NC · Northampton County
uszips 2026
People2,783
Median age49.6
Household income$52,194
Home value$116,435
Median rent$821/mo
Poverty26.0%
College degree+11.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 32 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,226
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.3% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
28.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,460.
Education (adults 25+)
51.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.0%
- Never married
- 32.3%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 35.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.9%
- Rent burden
- 42.0%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 6.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.1%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 27.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.