Demographic Projections Show County Population Over 200,000

Projected population 2013:

203,546 - the second-largest county in the MSA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord MSA Projected

population 2013:

2,490,721

Estimated

per capita income 2013:

Gaston $27,455

Gaston County Key Economic Indicators

  As of December, 2009

Labor Force
99,340
Employed
85,484
Unemployed
13,856
Unemployment Rate
13.9%

  2008

2008 Average Employment
92.303
2008 Average Unemployment
7.8%
2008 Total Building Permit Value
$330 million

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Overview of Gaston County
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