Demographic Projections Show County Population Over 200,000

Projected population 2015:

224,723 - the second-largest county in the MSA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord MSA Projected

population 2013:

2,490,721

Estimated

per capita income 2015:

Gaston $25,755

Gaston County Key Economic Indicators

  As of October, 2011

Labor Force
95,892
Employed
85,571
Unemployed
10,321
Unemployment Rate
10.8 %

  2010

2010 Average Employment
85,843
2010 Average Unemployment
10.7%
2010 Total Building Permit Value
$250 million

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