27832 Zip Code (Gaston, NC) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,559
Zip code population in 2010: 2,847
Zip code population in 2000: 3,144

Houses and condos: 1,218
Renter-occupied apartments: 310
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 27832: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 30.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 85 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,500 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,012 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 27832:

• High school or higher: 79.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
• Unemployed: 7.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 27832:

• Never married: 35.1%
• Now married: 44.9%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 8.8%

• 
• • 1,45256.8%Black
  • 82432.2%White
  • 26210.2%Two or more races
  • 180.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20.08%Asian

Urban population: 799
Rural population: 1,759

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 27832, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $37,436 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,436
State:	$70,020

Salary/wage: $33,836 (reported on 88.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,836
State:	$58,387

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1279.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4077.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6444.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10645.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17400.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $757 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$757
North Carolina:	$1,479

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 17.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 210.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,033 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,033
State:	$7,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 377.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,367 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,367
State:	+$23,652

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 672.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,867 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

27832:	$7,867
North Carolina:	$20,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $25k, 221.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,083 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,083
State:	$34,549

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 277.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 736.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $6,080 (reported on 4.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,080
State:	$13,360

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $5,133 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

27832:	$5,133
State:	$7,586

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 179.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,485 (reported on 32.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,485
State:	$2,337

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.5% for AGIs below $25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.2%

Here:	91%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 92.6% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 27832, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $31,306 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,306
State:	$54,937

Salary/wage: $28,405 (reported on 86.2% of returns)

Here:	$28,405
State:	$46,336

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $744 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$744
North Carolina:	$1,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,283 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,283
State:	$6,213

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$783 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$783
State:	+$12,740

Profit/loss from business: +$5,392 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,392
State:	+$10,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,700 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

27832:	$7,700
North Carolina:	$15,575

Total itemized deductions: $17,675 (30% of AGI, reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,675
State:	$23,438

Here:	30.2% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 12.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,115 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,115
State:	$4,687

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,008 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

27832:	$5,008
State:	$8,823

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,533 (reported on 39.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,533
State:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.9%

Here:	57%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 55.4% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 27832, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,510 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,510
State:	$45,376

Salary/wage: $25,755 (reported on 89.6% of returns)

Here:	$25,755
State:	$39,442

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $801 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$801
North Carolina:	$1,515

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $825 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$825
State:	$4,016

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$742 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$742
State:	+$11,152

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,427 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,427
State:	+$9,490

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,438 (reported on 1.2% of returns)

27832:	$2,438
North Carolina:	$2,967

Total itemized deductions: $15,498 (29% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,498
State:	$19,464

Here:	29.4% of AGI
State:	22.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,030 (6% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,030
State:	$4,035

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	4.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,137 (reported on 57.6% of returns)

27832:	$3,137
State:	$7,257

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,993 (reported on 40.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,993
State:	$1,851

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.3%

Here:	66%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 64.5% for AGIs below $10k, 67.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 23887, 27870, 27842, 23879, 23857, 27831.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 293
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 823

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (4 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 348 (81 now married, 265 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 27832 with a mortgage: 343 (11 second mortgage, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,300
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 27832 household income distribution in 2022

• 67Less than $10,000
• 106$10,000 to $14,999
• 66$15,000 to $19,999
• 88$20,000 to $24,999
• 27$25,000 to $29,999
• 71$30,000 to $34,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 63$45,000 to $49,999
• 75$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $74,999
• 132$75,000 to $99,999
• 64$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 108$150,000 to $199,999
• 50$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 27832

• 27Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 67$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 42$40,000 to $49,999
• 42$50,000 to $59,999
• 42$60,000 to $69,999
• 32$70,000 to $79,999
• 71$80,000 to $89,999
• 18$90,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 52$150,000 to $174,999
• 20$175,000 to $199,999
• 77$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 102$400,000 to $499,999
• 19$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 27832

• 10Less than $100
• 11$100 to $149
• 1$150 to $199
• 33$200 to $249
• 37$300 to $349
• 33$350 to $399
• 24$400 to $449
• 11$450 to $499
• 3$500 to $549
• 8$550 to $599
• 19$600 to $649
• 7$700 to $749
• 25$750 to $799
• 17$800 to $899
• 47No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $851.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $123,116
• Black or African American householders: $121,657
• Some other race householders: $54,745
• Two or more races householders: $109,491
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $24,328

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,598 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,879 - $238,412

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $198,254

Here:	$198,254
State:	$375,326

Mobile homes: $67,957

Here:	$67,957
State:	$124,933

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 807
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 54
• 3 or 4: 11
• Mobile homes: 315

Unemployment: 7.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 27832

• 66.4%665Drove a car alone
• 15.9%159Carpooled
• 1.3%13Motorcycle
• 2.7%27Walked
• 2.2%22Other means
• 10.1%101Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 27832

• 20Less than 5 minutes
• 525 to 9 minutes
• 15610 to 14 minutes
• 7215 to 19 minutes
• 11420 to 24 minutes
• 14725 to 29 minutes
• 15230 to 34 minutes
• 4835 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 7845 to 59 minutes
• 2160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 25.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,559

• Male householders: 415 (173 living alone), Female householders: 691 (159 living alone)

• 442 spouses (442 opposite-sex spouses), 22 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 609 children (540 natural, 26 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 167 grandchildren, 31 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 0 foster children, 63 other relatives, 21 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 30 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 331 1-person, 20 2-persons

30 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (1 men, 166 women).

99.3% of residents of 27832 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% very well, 18% well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CLARY LUMBER COMPANY (204 MITCHELL STREET in GASTON, NC)

  STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00PX3W64FBEN03SES8, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

• BODY WORLD (213 PLEASANT HILL RD in GASTON, NC)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ROBERT POYTHRESS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.3%

Population in 1990: 2,560. Population change in the 1990s: +584 (+22.8%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,752
• Northeast: 298
• South: 382
• West: 57

71% of the 27832 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.

95% of the 27832 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (20-49: 1)
• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 26. The highest number of fire incidents - 42 took place in 2007, and the least - 9 in 2018. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (39.2%), and Structure Fires (31.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 27832
• 16339.2%Outside Fires
• 13031.2%Structure Fires
• 10926.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 143.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 27832, North Carolina

Most common first names in zip code 27832 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	25	74.8 years
James	24	70.1 years
William	24	69.4 years
Mary	22	75.2 years
Robert	17	68.8 years
Willie	14	76.1 years
Joseph	13	66.7 years
Lillie	11	82.4 years
Charlie	10	71.4 years
George	10	68.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 27832 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Moody	28	73.6 years
Ingram	24	75.1 years
Squire	22	70.4 years
Rook	19	71.8 years
Powell	19	69.3 years
High	16	72.0 years
Moore	15	66.7 years
Smith	15	73.5 years
Lee	14	72.3 years
Garner	14	79.4 years

Businesses in zip code 27832

• Hardee's: 1
• U-Haul: 1