Gaston is a tiny city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 671 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gaston is the 199th largest community in Oregon. Gaston home prices are not only among the most expensive in Oregon, but Gaston real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gaston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaston is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaston who work in management occupations (32.09%), office and administrative support (12.16%), and maintenance occupations (8.11%). Also of interest is that Gaston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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 31.35 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The rate of college-level education in Gaston is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.76% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Gaston in 2022 was $45,738, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $182,952 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, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Gaston include German, Irish, European, Norwegian, and English. The most common language spoken in Gaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
