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Mooresville, NC vs Gaston, NC

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- Gaston is 0% more densely populated than Mooresville.
- People are 33.8% less likely to be married in Gaston.
- The Median Age is 9.9 years older in Gaston.
 Mooresville, NCGaston, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock774329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.838.4
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 Population - 201034,447  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock973285,036,114
 Population - 19909,317  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now328.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock457.793.4
 Land Area24.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mooresville, NCGaston, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock0.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock5.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Mooresville, NCGaston, NCUnited States
 White74.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock49.9%12.2%
 Asian4.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mooresville, NCGaston, NCUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households18,744  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,796  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews
Ben · Mooresville, NC
Mooresville
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Bailey · Mooresville, NC
No affordable housing.
Over 6 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Melissa · Largo, FL
Moving up.
Over 9 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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Reviews for Gaston    2 Reviews
clyde  · Gastonia, NC
Cost of Living
Over 13 years ago

Moved here 3 years ago from Ohio to be near the grandkids. I have found out that taxes, gasoline, utilities, are much higher then Ohio. These items also continue to go  More

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jeff · Gastonia, NC
Is this the best place to live
Over 18 years ago

Based on what i know Gaston is the best place to  More

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