ZIP 28056 · Gastonia
Who lives in ZIP code 28056 (Gastonia, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gastonia, NC · Gaston County
uszips 2026
People36,200
Median age41.4
Household income$90,427
Home value$314,940
Median rent$1,214/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+33.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 290 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,033
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 77.4% are adults.
Household income
44.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,665.
Education (adults 25+)
45.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.5%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 59.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.6%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.2%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 11.2%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 3.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.