One downside of living in Gaston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Gaston, the average commute to work is 31.37 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Gaston have a very low rate of college education: just 7.16% 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 2018 was $37,913, which is wealthy relative to Oregon, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,652 for a family of four. However, Gaston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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. Important ancestries of people in Gaston include German, Irish, European, English, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Gaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
