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Gastonia, NC
North Carolina · Gaston County · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro
Gastonia is a mid-size city in North Carolina with a population of 81,632. Residents earn $60,554 per year, which is 19% below the national average.
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
81,632
Population
1,519/sq mi density
$60,554
Median Income
$33,611 per capita
$250,000
Home Value
$274,745 Zillow
$1,145
Median Rent
31.2% income on rent
62°F
Avg Temperature
297 sunny days/yr
658
Violent Crime/100K
5,013 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.7 / 5.0
$60,554 median income, 3.3% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$250,000 home value, $1,145/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
658 violent crimes/100K (73% above avg)
B
Education
3.2 / 5.0
27.7% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
25
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
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UFO Sightings Near Gastonia, NC
25 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Gastonia, NC.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gastonia, NC | 2013 | 3 cones hover over back yard/trees. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2013 | Orange fiery light that flickered then disappeared. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2013 | Orange/Reddish objects traveling at constant slow speed with no sound. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2013 | Red pulsating light hovering in sky over Gastonia, NC. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2012 | 2 orange orbs traveling east to west under low cloud cover. app. dime size at arm length. no sound. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2012 | Very very strange anomoly of many flying objects, very close together, large in numbers, and dissappearing into nowhere. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | Very low in sky, humming sound, not very fast, color of fire ball with bobbing top on it |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | We have our photos and thats all you need t prove our strange sightings. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | rustic brown sphere spotted in gastonia n.c. traveling over apartment complex. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | Saw 2 low flying objects with bright lights, no noise.. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | We are right outside of Charlotte Nc and Saturday the 25th at around 10-1030 pm my husband and I were outside and both noticed what at |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | Unknown blue object sighted in the southern sky , south of Gastonia, N. C. USA ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Sirius? PD)) |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | UFO SIGHTING THAT MADE ME A BELIEVER & THERES MORE |
| Gastonia, NC | 2011 | Looked like a slow moving object, burning up on entry and had a large orange tail moving south south west. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2010 | dim triangular lights headed south. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2010 | Zig zaging fireball |
| Gastonia, NC | 2008 | Observed 5-6 reddish orange lights traveling acroos the sky in a formation, then they swirled around and disappeared. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2007 | Object moved straight up, left, right then back to center |
| Gastonia, NC | 2005 | NCCPO REPORT: All things considered, this is an odd sighting and I cannot possibly begin to explain it. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2004 | Round metallic object flying high in sky with no sound and no vapor trial. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2003 | WHITE SILVERY OBJECT NORTHWARD BOUND WITH GREAT SPEED, NO SOUND AND FLUTTERING MOTION. |
| Gastonia, NC | 2001 | METEOR APPEARING LIGHT HEADS STRAIGHT DOWN ACCELERATING IN SPEED AS IT CHANGED SLOWLY FROM WHITE TO NEON GREEN |
| Gastonia, NC | 2001 | bright light - traveling upwards, then left 90 degrees, then downward 90 degrees then disappear. |
| Gastonia, NC | 1993 | A triangle formation seen each morning before daybreak for five days off Bud Wilson Road. |
| Gastonia, NC | 1992 | Bright Orb |