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Compare Wake Forest to Gastonia

This post compares Wake Forest, North Carolina to Gastonia, North Carolina across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Wake Forest (town) Gastonia (city)
Population 38,473 74,381
Income (median) $58,843 $37,377
Home Value (median) $278,600 $140,100
White 78% 62%
Black 14% 27%
Asian 1% 1%
With Kids 48% 32%
Age (median) 35 37
Rentals 29% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Wake Forest or Gastonia?
A: Wake Forest has a smaller population count than Gastonia: 38473 compared with 74381 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Wake Forest or in Gastonia?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Wake Forest.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Wake Forest or Gastonia?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Wake Forest.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Gastonia does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Wake Forest versus 45% for Gastonia.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Wake Forest may include: Fuquay-Varina, Huntersville, and Apex.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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