COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grover vs Gastonia
PLACE A
Grover, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gastonia, North Carolina
Grover is 100% smaller than Gastonia.
GROVERGASTONIADIFFERENCE
Total population34587,067−100% vs Gastonia
Population density1331,641−1,507
Population growth–12.1%–
Median age36.236.5−0.3
Male20.0%48.1%−28.1 pts
Female80.0%51.9%+28.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.3%51.0%+47.3 pts
Black1.7%29.0%−27.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%12.8%−12.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income–$64,059–
Per capita income$26,644$35,174−$8,530
Poverty rate51.2%16.3%+34.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.472Even
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%26.6%−26.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation41.2%65.7%−24.5 pts
Median home value$114,900$277,600−$162,700
Median gross rent–$1,204–
Owner-occupied93.9%54.2%+39.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.6%8.4%+25.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.4%−50.4 pts
Average commute27.726.8+0.9
Worked from home0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024