Kings Mountain, NC Demographic Data
Kings Mountain, NC Summary
Kings Mountain is located in Gaston County in North Carolina
- Population: 10,835
- Area: 12.57 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.25 sq. miles
- Population Density: 861.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 945.21 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kings Mountain, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,779
52%
50.8
Male
5,274
48%
49.2
Total Population
11,053
323,128,000
Kings Mountain, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
701
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
813
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
824
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
772
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
732
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,172
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,400
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,438
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
765
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
769
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
841
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
620
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
206
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,105
73.3%
77.2
Female
4,356
53.7%
51.3
Male
3,749
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,770
70.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,023
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,667
15.1%
15.2
Female
1,008
60.5%
55.8
Male
659
39.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Kings Mountain, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,646
96.3%
96.8
White
8,320
75.3%
72.6
Black or African American
2,102
19.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.2%
0.8
Asian
44
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
155
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
407
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
325
2.9%
17.8
Mexican
199
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
56
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
70
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,728
97.1%
82.2
Kings Mountain, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
426
5.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
784
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,807
38.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,678
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
723
10.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
548
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
245
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,210
16.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,001
83.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
793
11.0%
31.2
Kings Mountain, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,002
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
3,336
38.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,320
15.1%
11.0%
Separated
319
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
738
8.5
5.8%
Kings Mountain, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,826
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
526
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
258
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
50
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
199
1.9%
1.1%
Kings Mountain, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
522
13.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
263
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
634
15.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
465
11.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
753
18.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
710
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
291
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
271
6.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
99
2.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
37,023
57,617
Per capita income
18,510
31,128
Kings Mountain, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
74
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
319
7.5%
9.8
Construction
225
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
956
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
114
2.7%
6.6
Information
19
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
909
21.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
137
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
347
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
163
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
626
14.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
245
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
146
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
344
8.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,113
26.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,012
23.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,094
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
717
16.8%
18.1%
Kings Mountain, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,170
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,489
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
512
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
87
2.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
82
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Kings Mountain, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
324
8.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,611
40.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,495
37.1%
37.1
3 or more
597
14.8%
21.0
Kings Mountain, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,027
87.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,264
56.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,763
43.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
571
12.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Kings Mountain, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,598
1 room
9
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
24
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
198
4.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,004
21.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,214
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,071
23.3%
17.8
7 rooms
520
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
259
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
299
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kings Mountain, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,598
1-unit, detached
3,652
79.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
142
3.1%
5.9
2-units
129
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
190
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
123
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
50
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
84
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
228
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kings Mountain, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
626
13.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
376
8.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
866
18.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
531
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
688
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
599
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
538
11.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
356
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
8
0.2%
1.4%
Kings Mountain, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,833
45.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
29
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,996
49.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
117
2.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
30
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.2%
1.1
Kings Mountain, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,396
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
13
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
56
4.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
64
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
149
10.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
554
39.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
560
40.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
546
40.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
175
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
153
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
380
28.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
49
0.0%
0.0%
Kings Mountain, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,633
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
186
11.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
298
18.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,149
70.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
130
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
751
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
176
10.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
214
13.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
176
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
186
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
271
16.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
610
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
130
0.0%
0.0%
Kings Mountain, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,264
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
303
13.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
784
34.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
576
25.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
291
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
238
10.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
72
3.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
103,400
205,000