Gaston is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,632 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. 44.05% 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, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaston who work in management occupations (12.00%), sales jobs (9.79%), and office and administrative support (6.72%). A relatively large number of people in Gaston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% 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. As is often the case in a small town, Gaston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Gaston have a very low rate of college education: just 9.21% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Gaston in 2022 was $26,712, 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 $106,848 for a family of four. However, Gaston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gaston is an extremely 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 13.77% 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 Italian.
