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Per capita personal income in Gaston County

Per capita personal income in Gaston County was $55,398 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.9% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

2024, USD55,398
Change on 2023+4.9%
Rank44th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high55,3982024
Series low3,1791969

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Per capita personal income in Gaston County, 1969 to 2024

020K40K60K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 3,179 USD1970: 3,276 USD1971: 3,509 USD1972: 3,886 USD1973: 4,200 USD1974: 4,441 USD1975: 4,563 USD1976: 5,314 USD1977: 5,932 USD1978: 6,649 USD1979: 7,397 USD1980: 8,217 USD1981: 9,051 USD1982: 9,395 USD1983: 10,251 USD1984: 11,243 USD1985: 11,621 USD1986: 12,609 USD1987: 13,666 USD1988: 14,682 USD1989: 15,892 USD1990: 16,746 USD1991: 17,061 USD1992: 18,058 USD1993: 18,978 USD1994: 20,269 USD1995: 21,166 USD1996: 21,976 USD1997: 23,156 USD1998: 24,689 USD1999: 25,563 USD2000: 26,489 USD2001: 26,603 USD2002: 27,034 USD2003: 27,719 USD2004: 28,818 USD2005: 29,861 USD2006: 30,934 USD2007: 31,948 USD2008: 32,568 USD2009: 31,595 USD2010: 31,960 USD2011: 33,558 USD2012: 34,271 USD2013: 34,663 USD2014: 35,773 USD2015: 36,940 USD2016: 37,414 USD2017: 38,931 USD2018: 39,338 USD2019: 41,301 USD2020: 45,120 USD2021: 49,089 USD2022: 50,203 USD2023: 52,790 USD2024: 55,398 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 3,179 USD1970: 3,276 USD1971: 3,509 USD1972: 3,886 USD1973: 4,200 USD1974: 4,441 USD1975: 4,563 USD1976: 5,314 USD1977: 5,932 USD1978: 6,649 USD1979: 7,397 USD1980: 8,217 USD1981: 9,051 USD1982: 9,395 USD1983: 10,251 USD1984: 11,243 USD1985: 11,621 USD1986: 12,609 USD1987: 13,666 USD1988: 14,682 USD1989: 15,892 USD1990: 16,746 USD1991: 17,061 USD1992: 18,058 USD1993: 18,978 USD1994: 20,269 USD1995: 21,166 USD1996: 21,976 USD1997: 23,156 USD1998: 24,689 USD1999: 25,563 USD2000: 26,489 USD2001: 26,603 USD2002: 27,034 USD2003: 27,719 USD2004: 28,818 USD2005: 29,861 USD2006: 30,934 USD2007: 31,948 USD2008: 32,568 USD2009: 31,595 USD2010: 31,960 USD2011: 33,558 USD2012: 34,271 USD2013: 34,663 USD2014: 35,773 USD2015: 36,940 USD2016: 37,414 USD2017: 38,931 USD2018: 39,338 USD2019: 41,301 USD2020: 45,120 USD2021: 49,089 USD2022: 50,203 USD2023: 52,790 USD2024: 55,398 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202455,398
202352,790
202250,203
202149,089
202045,120
201941,301
201839,338
201738,931
201637,414
201536,940
201435,773
201334,663
201234,271
201133,558
201031,960
200931,595
200832,568
200731,948
200630,934
200529,861
200428,818
200327,719
200227,034
200126,603
200026,489
199925,563
199824,689
199723,156
199621,976
199521,166
199420,269
199318,978
199218,058
199117,061
199016,746
198915,892
198814,682
198713,666
198612,609
198511,621
198411,243
198310,251
19829,395
19819,051
19808,217
19797,397
19786,649
19775,932
19765,314
19754,563
19744,441
19734,200
19723,886
19713,509
19703,276
19693,179

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2024
Gaston County55,398
North Carolina65,247
United States73,634

Gaston County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 54,218 USDAlexander County: 53,459 USDAlleghany County: 51,809 USDAnson County: 55,451 USDAshe County: 51,489 USDAvery County: 53,895 USDBeaufort County: 62,010 USDBertie County: 53,853 USDBladen County: 54,352 USDBrunswick County: 64,262 USDBuncombe County: 70,623 USDBurke County: 51,046 USDCabarrus County: 61,113 USDCaldwell County: 50,611 USDCamden County: 62,549 USDCarteret County: 74,177 USDCaswell County: 48,203 USDCatawba County: 60,366 USDChatham County: 91,638 USDCherokee County: 45,135 USDChowan County: 57,700 USDClay County: 50,528 USDCleveland County: 51,181 USDColumbus County: 48,989 USDCraven County: 61,929 USDCumberland County: 52,382 USDCurrituck County: 65,005 USDDare County: 83,613 USDDavidson County: 53,998 USDDavie County: 67,760 USDDuplin County: 58,319 USDDurham County: 69,077 USDEdgecombe County: 50,111 USDForsyth County: 63,989 USDFranklin County: 52,112 USDGaston County: 55,398 USDGates County: 55,934 USDGraham County: 47,641 USDGranville County: 54,829 USDGreene County: 42,879 USDGuilford County: 63,665 USDHalifax County: 50,594 USDHarnett County: 50,128 USDHaywood County: 58,464 USDHenderson County: 63,668 USDHertford County: 49,820 USDHoke County: 46,122 USDHyde County: 56,767 USDIredell County: 70,112 USDJackson County: 49,869 USDJohnston County: 55,335 USDJones County: 53,974 USDLee County: 57,393 USDLenoir County: 56,998 USDLincoln County: 64,836 USDMcDowell County: 50,502 USDMacon County: 55,969 USDMadison County: 50,927 USDMartin County: 46,890 USDMecklenburg County: 86,098 USDMitchell County: 50,776 USDMontgomery County: 50,197 USDMoore County: 72,920 USDNash County: 56,141 USDNew Hanover County: 69,666 USDNorthampton County: 52,819 USDOnslow County: 57,450 USDOrange County: 87,778 USDPamlico County: 59,634 USDPasquotank County: 53,928 USDPender County: 56,586 USDPerquimans County: 58,932 USDPerson County: 52,765 USDPitt County: 58,766 USDPolk County: 72,236 USDRandolph County: 51,934 USDRichmond County: 51,502 USDRobeson County: 46,550 USDRockingham County: 50,840 USDRowan County: 51,712 USDRutherford County: 47,500 USDSampson County: 50,934 USDScotland County: 47,747 USDStanly County: 54,224 USDStokes County: 52,304 USDSurry County: 54,267 USDSwain County: 59,665 USDTransylvania County: 64,641 USDTyrrell County: 46,999 USDUnion County: 76,528 USDVance County: 49,403 USDWake County: 85,573 USDWarren County: 40,932 USDWashington County: 50,780 USDWatauga County: 56,442 USDWayne County: 53,955 USDWilkes County: 52,892 USDWilson County: 54,929 USDYadkin County: 53,881 USDYancey County: 48,908 USD
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Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Gaston County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

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  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Gaston County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Gaston County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/gaston-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Gaston County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/gaston-county-north-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Gaston County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/gaston-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Gaston County?

Per capita personal income in Gaston County was $55,398 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.9% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 100 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Gaston County?

$55,398 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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