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Moving to Dallas, North Carolina

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Population: 3,402. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,411 (+0.3% change)
Males: 1,696 (49.9%), Females: 1,706 (50.1%)

Gaston County

Zip code: 28034

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $29,075
Median house value: $64,600

Population by Race

Races in Dallas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.4%)
  • Black (22.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (23.1%), German (6.2%), Irish (5.9%), English (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).

Elevation: 784 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dallas

  • High school or higher: 62.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dallas town

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 54.6%
  • Separated: 5.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

2.3% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +261 (+8.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dallas:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dallas:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 19 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 78 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dallas:

  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 9 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 11 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
  • LANEYS (about 18 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)

Amtrak station near Dallas:

  • 4 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dallas:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,473; Location: 201 HWY 321 S; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Dallas:

  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 31 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Schools

Public high school in Dallas:

  • NORTH GASTON HIGH (Students: 1,086; Location: 1133 RATCHFORD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Dallas:

  • TABERNACLE CHR SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 2128 DALLAS-CHERRYVILLE HWY; Grades: PK – 12)
  • ASSEMBLY OF FAITH CHR SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 1030 LOWER DALLAS HWY; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dallas:

  • WILLIAM C FRIDAY MIDDLE (Students: 794; Location: 1221 RATCHFORD DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COSTNER ELEMENTARY (Students: 551; Location: 353 OLD 277 LOOP HWY; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CARR ELEMENTARY (Students: 508; Location: 601 W CARPENTER STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

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