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Median House Value:

Gaston, IN

Found within zip codes: 47342, 47304, 47396
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $123,671
  • medium cost relative to Indiana
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,360,000+  0%
$1,020,001-$1,360,000  1%
$680,001-$1,020,000  0%
$544,001-$680,000  1%
$408,001-$544,000  3%
$272,001-$408,000  4%
$136,001-$272,000  34%
$68,001-$136,000  41%
$0-$68,000  17%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE low cost relative to IN, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Rural (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Gaston Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

WES-DEL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS School District




880 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
4
Better than:
of IN school
districts
36.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
6
Better than:
of US school
districts
53.7%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 17

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

72%
72%
73%
70%
71%
73%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
WES-DEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
500 JACKSON ST, GASTON, IN 47342
(765) 358-3079
KG-05
WES-DEL MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCH
10000 N CR 600 W, GASTON, IN 47342
(765) 358-4091
06-12
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 99.3 80.3
BLACK (%) 0.0 12.4
HISPANIC (%) 0.3 5.7
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.2 1.2
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.2
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 30.0 36.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,320 $3,802,000 45.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $283 $249,000 3.0
STAFF $260 $229,000 2.7
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $301 $265,000 3.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $565 $497,000 5.9
OPERATION $797 $701,000 8.4
TRANSPORTATION $485 $427,000 5.1
OTHER $311 $274,000 3.3
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,002 $2,642,000 31.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,180 $1,918,000 22.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,502 $8,362,000 100.0
Gaston EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Gaston WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 17.0
CHILDREN IN Gaston LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 7.8

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Gaston Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO IN*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 118.40% 6.23% 4 5
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About Gaston

Gaston is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,002 people and just one neighborhood, Gaston is the 333rd largest community in Indiana.

When you are in Gaston, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.0% of Gaston's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Gaston is a town of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaston who work in food service (13.68%), office and administrative support jobs (9.26%), and sales jobs (7.44%).

Also of interest is that Gaston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Gaston is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Gaston Information and Demographics

In Gaston, just 10.89% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Gaston in 2000 was $15,357, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,428 for a family of four.

The people who call Gaston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gaston is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gaston include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Gaston is English.

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