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Gaston, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Gaston is a Census town of 710 people across 0.36 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $52,292, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $265,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gaston
What Gaston is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.36 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,951 plus or minus 481
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Gaston
- Population710 plus or minus 175
- Median age39.2 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 18139 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over121 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households295 plus or minus 64
- Family households172 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families58.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gaston
- Median household income$52,292
- Per capita income$24,921
- Civilian labor force373 plus or minus 120
- Employed320 plus or minus 102
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate14.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over486 plus or minus 111
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gaston
- Housing units327
- Occupied units295 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied226 plus or minus 58
- Renter occupied69 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$789
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units248 plus or minus 62
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gaston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute308 plus or minus 96
- Commuting under 15 minutes95 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more90 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.2 percent
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.3 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Worked from home1.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Gaston (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$265,000
- Average approval$132,500
- Median approval$132,500
- Largest approval$240,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term104 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gaston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Gaston
- NFIP communityTown of Gaston
- NFIP community number180360
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/04/11
The Town of Gaston does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180360 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Gaston
Delaware County context, not Gaston figures
- Establishments in Delaware County2,314
- Covered employment, Delaware County44,772
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$51,307
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County173
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gaston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gaston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gaston, Indiana?
710, in 295 households. Gaston town covers 0.36 square miles of land, which is 1,951 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gaston in?
Delaware County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gaston?
$52,292. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,000. Median gross rent is $789 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gaston businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $265,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $132,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gaston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gaston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gaston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gaston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Gaston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gaston, town of, community 180360, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gaston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gaston.
Is zoning published for Gaston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.