Gaston County Key Economic Indicators

• 2006 Average Employment, 96,261
  
• 2006 Average Unemployment, 5.4%
  
• 2006 total building permit value was over $518 million
  
• CY 2006 retail sales were $1.39 billion
  
• 2006 housing starts were 1,484

Key Demographics

• 2005 population estimate: 193,162, the second-largest county in the MSA
  
• Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord MSA 2005 population: 1,491,330
  
• Estimated per capita income 2004: Gaston $28,961; NC $29,332; US $33,050
  

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