Gaston County data

Category Gaston Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 175,093 7 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 190,365 8 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 206,086 8 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 8.7% 81 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 8.3% 59 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 17.7% 71 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 6,315 14 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 9,520 16 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 4.7% 43 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 50.8% 52 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 27 35 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 40 20 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 12,201 16 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 5.9% 49 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 2,830 19 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 10.4% 59 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 858 18 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 1,586 17 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 443 10 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 24 25 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 6,363 15 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 66.8% 51 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 246 14 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 24,321 11 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 650 7 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 95,711 12 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 441 20 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 860 17 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 11,339 15 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 2,453 15 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 176,368 8 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 7.0% 44 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 10,073 14 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 2,037 12 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 791 24 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 423 16 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 32,672 9 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 13.8% 41 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 3,377 11 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 137 7 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 1,002 12 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 0 . 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 46 12 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 93 14 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 2 8 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $317,590,251 10 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 137 12 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $1,104,907,905 5 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 55 10 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 78 11 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 4,516 9 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 2 7 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 608,501 44 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 152,609 60 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 9,004,705 55 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 2 18 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 8 24 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 1 44 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 105 7 5,539