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Gatesville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Gatesville is a Census town of 320 people across 0.40 square miles of land, in Gates County. Median household income is $73,611, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gatesville
What Gatesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land792 plus or minus 371
- County holding the largest share of its areaGates 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.
Gatesville
How many people live in Gatesville
- Population320 plus or minus 150
- Median age48.2 plus or minus 13.6
- Population under 1843 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over82 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households130 plus or minus 49
- Family households78 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent plus or minus 14.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gatesville
- Median household income$73,611
- Per capita income$38,789 plus or minus $9,034
- Civilian labor force159 plus or minus 85
- Employed139 plus or minus 76
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate12.6 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Adults 25 and over262 plus or minus 117
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent plus or minus 52.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gatesville
- Housing units164 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units130 plus or minus 49
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Owner occupied97 plus or minus 40
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$950
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units153 plus or minus 55
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gatesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute133 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes14 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more111 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more83.5 percent
- Drove alone65.0 percent plus or minus 23.0
- Carpooled29.2 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Gatesville
- NFIP communityTown of Gatesville
- NFIP community number370104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/03/09
The Town of Gatesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370104 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.
Gates County, not Gatesville
Gates County context, not Gatesville figures
- Establishments in Gates County115
- Covered employment, Gates County1,408
- Average annual pay, Gates County$44,429
- Housing units permitted, Gates County14
Every figure in this section is published for Gates County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gatesville.
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.
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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
Gatesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gatesville, North Carolina?
320, in 130 households. Gatesville town covers 0.40 square miles of land, which is 792 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gatesville in?
Gates 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 Gatesville?
$73,611. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,100. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Gatesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Gatesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gatesville, town of, community 370104, 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 Gatesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Gates 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 Gatesville.
Is zoning published for Gatesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.