Gaston is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,641 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gaston is the 156th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Gaston, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.96% of Gaston’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Gaston is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaston who work in management occupations (11.84%), office and administrative support (8.29%), and healthcare (6.67%). A relatively large number of people in Gaston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gaston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gaston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Gaston, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.35 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Gaston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Gaston, just 11.30% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Gaston in 2022 was $29,722, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,888 for a family of four. However, Gaston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gaston is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American. Gaston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gaston include English, German, Irish, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Gaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
