COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gaston vs Rocky Mount
PLACE A
Gaston, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Gaston is 86% smaller than Rocky Mount. Gaston earns more, with a median household income $62,345 higher.
GASTONROCKY MOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population6724,973−86% vs Rocky Mount
Population density1,971728+1,242
Population growth6.1%2.2%+4.0 pts
Median age40.245.6−5.4
Male55.7%43.0%+12.7 pts
Female44.3%57.0%−12.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.9%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%59.6%+24.7 pts
Black0.0%27.1%−27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%6.2%+2.9 pts
Asian0.7%1.0%−0.3 pts
Other6.0%6.2%−0.2 pts
Median household income$125,625$63,280+$62,345
Per capita income$53,534$30,512+$23,022
Poverty rate6.3%18.6%−12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3220.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%21.7%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree10.7%9.3%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%2.8%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation63.3%55.9%+7.5 pts
Median home value$466,400$207,000+$259,400
Median gross rent$1,563$890+$673
Owner-occupied81.5%56.4%+25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%7.5%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.6%43.5%−0.9 pts
Average commute31.926.0+5.9
Worked from home5.9%9.8%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.9%9.2%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025