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Gaston

United States · GDP 2024
#402 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.3B
GDP growth
+6.8%
Jobs tracked
72,268
Employers
4,594
Avg. wage
$51.8k
Population
246,558
Labor & formation
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$67.5k±$1.7k
Business applications
3,606 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1VirExit Technologies, Inc.Utilities———

HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).

Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care24%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Construction8%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
246,558
residents · 2025 · +7.8% since 2020
Income per capita $55.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+14,262
International migration+4,003
Natural change−474

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$8.0B
2019
$8.0B
2020
$8.7B
2021
$9.7B
2022
$10.6B
2023
$11.3B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$266.0k±$5.6k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±0.7%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
2,343 (9.5/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
84.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 98Strong wind 95Tornado 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
418
2016
449
2017
490
2018
529
2019
561
2020
650
2021
797
2022
857
2023
906
2024
924
2025
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR
8-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.05-15
8-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.07-26
8-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.10-29
10-QVirExit Technologies, Inc.07-19
8-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.07-16
10-QVirExit Technologies, Inc.04-15
8-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.01-15
10-QVirExit Technologies, Inc.01-14
10-KVirExit Technologies, Inc.12-14
10-QVirExit Technologies, Inc.07-16
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$51.8k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Centre$11.2BDoña Ana$11.3BEddy$11.3BYuma$11.4BAllen$11.2BIndian River$11.2B
The read

Gaston's economy produced $11.3B in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.
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