COMPARING TWO PLACES
Light Oak vs Gastonia
PLACE A
Light Oak, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gastonia, North Carolina
Light Oak is 100% smaller than Gastonia. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gastonia has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 1%).
LIGHT OAKGASTONIADIFFERENCE
Total population27787,067−100% vs Gastonia
Population density1931,641−1,448
Population growth0.9%12.1%−11.2 pts
Median age57.836.5+21.3
Male27.1%48.1%−21.0 pts
Female72.9%51.9%+21.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.5%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%51.0%−51.0 pts
Black83.4%29.0%+54.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%12.8%+3.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Median household income$63,333$64,059−$726
Per capita income$24,023$35,174−$11,151
Poverty rate31.4%16.3%+15.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.472−0.1
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 participation18.8%65.7%−47.0 pts
Median home value$89,200$277,600−$188,400
Median gross rent$903$1,204−$301
Owner-occupied89.1%54.2%+34.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.7%8.4%+34.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.4%−50.4 pts
Average commute7.926.8−18.9
Worked from home0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured9.0%12.9%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024