Gaston is a tiny city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 676 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gaston is the 199th largest community in Oregon. Gaston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Gaston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gaston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaston is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaston who work in management occupations (29.52%), office and administrative support (11.11%), and business and financial occupations (8.25%). Also of interest is that Gaston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Gaston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gaston, the average commute to work is 32.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Gaston is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Gaston are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.13% of adults in Gaston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Gaston in 2022 was $53,534, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,136 for a family of four. Gaston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gaston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gaston include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Gaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
