ZIP 28052 · Gastonia
Who lives in ZIP code 28052 (Gastonia, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gastonia, NC · Gaston County
uszips 2026
People36,272
Median age34.7
Household income$49,643
Home value$189,859
Median rent$1,071/mo
Poverty23.6%
College degree+16.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 338 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,379
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.6% are 65 or older; 72.2% are adults.
Household income
19.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,707.
Education (adults 25+)
33.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.9%
- Never married
- 37.2%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.33
- Dual-income families
- 42.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.3%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 16.5%
- Limited English
- 5.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.