Kings Grant, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,003
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.4
0.532% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.7%
3.99% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,232
3.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$300,700
16.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,942
2.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Kings Grant, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.4% of the residents in Kings Grant, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kings Grant, NC was $300,700, and the homeownership rate was 64.3%.

Most people in Kings Grant, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings Grant, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaNew Hanover County, NCWilmington, NCPender & New Hanover (North) Counties PUMA, NCNew Hanover County (South)--Wilmington City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Kings Grant, NC is home to a population of 9k people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.93% of Kings Grant, NC residents were born outside of the country (804 people).

In 2024, there were 9.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.71k people) in Kings Grant, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 Other (Hispanic) and 604 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%
2024 Citizenship
92.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Kings Grant, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kings Grant, NC was 92.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings Grant, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.71k ± 1.01k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    681 ± 628
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    604 ± 305
12.2%
Hispanic Population
1.1k people

In 2024, there were 9.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.71k people) in Kings Grant, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 681 Other (Hispanic) and 604 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.2% of the people in Kings Grant, NC are hispanic (1.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kings Grant, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
804 people
9.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
897 people

As of 2024, 8.93% of Kings Grant, NC residents (804 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kings Grant, NC was 9.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    230 ± 131
  2. Vietnam
    141 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    71 ± 69

Kings Grant, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kings Grant, NC employs 4.94k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kings Grant, NC were Other Services, Except Public Administration (633 people), Construction (526 people), and Retail Trade (519 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($74,952), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,483), and Manufacturing ($61,125).

Employment

Occupations

4.94k
2024 Value
± 768
−2.2%
1 Year decline
± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Grant, NC declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 5.05k employees to 4.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings Grant, NC, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (643 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (498 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (497 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings Grant, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.94k
2024 Value
± 768
−2.2%
1 Year decline
± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Grant, NC declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 5.05k employees to 4.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings Grant, NC, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (633 people), Construction (526 people), and Retail Trade (519 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings Grant, NC, though some of these residents may live in Kings Grant, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,301
Median earning men ± $14,101
$33,172
Median earning women ± $7,231

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,574), Retail Trade ($74,085), and Manufacturing ($70,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,764), Construction ($54,144), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($44,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kings Grant, NC was $300,700 in 2024, which is 0.904 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $258,200 to $300,700, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Kings Grant, NC is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kings Grant, NC have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings Grant, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$300,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,122
$2,735
Median Property Taxes
±$385

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kings Grant, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kings Grant, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.3%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in Kings Grant, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,232
Median Household Income
± $12,141
4.26k
Number of Households
± 748

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.26k households in Kings Grant, NC grew to $62,232 from the previous year's value of $60,009.

The following chart displays the households in Kings Grant, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings Grant, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.1%)
  3. Carpooled (10.7%)

In 2024, 63.9% of workers in Kings Grant, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings Grant, NC have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Kings Grant, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kings Grant, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings Grant, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings Grant, NC (1.32k out of 8.99k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings Grant, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

82.1% of the population of Kings Grant, NC has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 2.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.8% under 18 years, 28% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

17.9%
Uninsured
40.8%
Employer Coverage
12.5%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
12.1%
Non-Group
2.84%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kings Grant, NC declined by 5.45% from 19% to 17.9%.

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