Gaston city, OR

Washington County, OR
Yamhill County, OR

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 617 ( 20 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population density: 903.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	556	90.11%	1.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.65%	0.0%
2+ races:	32	5.19%	433.3%
Hispanic:	25	4.05%	64.3%

Total non-White:	61	9.89%	32.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	9	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-29	-5.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
637
547	85.87%
2	0.31%
8	1.26%
4	0.63%
6	0.94%
70	10.99%
90	14.13%

2000
563
458	81.35%
0	0.00%
2	0.36%
0	0.00%
8	1.42%
95	16.87%
105	18.65%

1990
606
551	90.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.33%
n/a
53	8.75%
55	9.08%

1980
487
404	82.96%
0	0.00%
2	0.41%
7	1.44%
n/a
74	15.20%
83	17.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

89	15.8
-15	-2.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-93	-15.3
50	8.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

147	30.2
-28	-5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Gaston city, OR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
-6482941.1
122	19.8%
495	80.2%
66	10.7%

260
2.37

166	63.8%
123	74.1%
14	8.4%
94	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.2
170	26.7%
467	73.3%
38	6.0%

241
2.64

160	66.4%
120	75.0%
18	11.2%
81	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
28.7
192	34.1%
371	65.9%
26	4.6%

196
2.87

133	67.9%
93	69.9%
20	15.0%
63	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
26.3
229	37.8%
377	62.2%
15	2.5%

178
3.40

137	77.0%
114	83.2%
8	5.8%
41	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.5
151	31.0%
336	69.0%
45	9.2%

175
2.78

117	66.9%
95	81.2%
11	9.4%
58	33.1%

2022 Housing Data for Gaston city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	20	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	38	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	37	14.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	27.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	0.4%
$200,000 or more	20	7.9%

Median Household Income	100,000
Per Capita Income	45,510

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	8.1%
Public Assistance	9	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	267	63.3%
Unemployed	3	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	270	64.0%
Not in Labor Force	152	36.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	159	48	76.8%
Non-Profit	17	3	85.0%
Self-Employed	9	13	40.9%

Local Government	6	33	15.4%
State Government	5	0	100.0%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	168	61	73.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31	36	46.3%
Total	199	97	67.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	113	38.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	57	19.3%
Professional, Technical	42	14.2%
Service Occupations	24	8.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.4%
All others	60	20.3%

White Collar		71.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	94	31.8%
Retail trade	38	12.8%
Construction	25	8.4%
Public administration	23	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	6.8%
Other services	17	5.7%
Health care and social assistance	16	5.4%
Educational services	15	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	9	3.0%
Finance and insurance	6	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3	1.0%
Utilities	2	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	4.05%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4	0.65%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	553	97.7%
Spanish	9	1.6%
Tagalog	4	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	94	15.2%
Irish	55	8.9%
European	52	8.4%
American	47	7.6%
Norwegian	36	5.8%
English	34	5.5%
French	17	2.8%
Swiss	17	2.8%
Swedish	14	2.3%
Welsh	14	2.3%
African	10	1.6%
Scottish	9	1.5%
Italian	8	1.3%
Dutch	6	1.0%
Finnish	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	617	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	599	97.1%
Foreign-born	18	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.1%	33	7.0%	205	43.2%	180	38.0%	24	5.1%	27	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.1%
9-12 Years	33	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	205	43.2%
Some College	180	38.0%
Bach. Degree	24	5.1%
Grad Degree	27	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	R +2	D + 6.6%
D +45
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	199	57.2%	Joe Biden (D)	134	38.5%	15	4.3%	348	17	10	0.01%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	152	54.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	89	31.7%	40	14.2%	281	15	8	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Gaston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

134

38.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

199

57.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

348

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Gaston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

31.7%

Donald Trump (R)

152

54.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.4%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

281

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gaston city, OR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	70%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	192	57.0%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	122	36.2%	23 [+]	6.8%	337	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 13 (3.9%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 9 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2018	G	51%	Knute Buehler (R)	137	55.9%	Kate Brown* (D)	88	35.9%	20 [+]	8.2%	245	12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 10 (4.1%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 7 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.2%);
2016	S3	58%	Ron Wyden* (D)	125	45.6%	Mark Callahan (R)	115	42.0%	34 [+]	12.4%	274	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 15 (5.5%); Steven Reynolds (I) 12 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 7 (2.6%);
2016	G	57%	Kate Brown* (D)	125	46.0%	Bud Pierce (R)	115	42.3%	32 [+]	11.8%	272	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: James Foster (Libertarian) 13 (4.8%); Cliff Thomason (I) 12 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 7 (2.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	288
Median Value	n/a

Occupied	260	90.3%
Vacant	28	9.7%

Owned	195	75.0%
Rented	65	25.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	240	83.3%
Detached	237	82.3%
Attached	3	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13	4.5%
Mobile Homes	18	6.2%

Gaston city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gaston city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Gaston city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gaston city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gaston city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gaston city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gaston city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gaston city, OR