Kings Mountain, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
12,039
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.2
10.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23%
3.14% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,564
8.92% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$204,100
14.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,264
4.99% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kings Mountain, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Kings Mountain, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kings Mountain, NC was $204,100, and the homeownership rate was 62.1%.

Most people in Kings Mountain, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Kings Mountain, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaCleveland County, NCGaston County, NCCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCShelby, NCRutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NCLincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NCGaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Kings Mountain, NC is home to a population of 12k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.41% of Kings Mountain, NC residents were born outside of the country (411 people).

In 2024, there were 2.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.89k people) in Kings Mountain, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.04k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 519 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Kings Mountain, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kings Mountain, NC was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kings Mountain, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.89k ± 630
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.04k ± 583
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    519 ± 350
1.57%
Hispanic Population
189 people

In 2024, there were 2.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.89k people) in Kings Mountain, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.04k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 519 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.57% of the people in Kings Mountain, NC are hispanic (189 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kings Mountain, 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

3.41%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
411 people
4.65%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
534 people

As of 2024, 3.41% of Kings Mountain, NC residents (411 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 Mountain, NC was 4.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    135 ± 168
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    112 ± 88
  3. Vietnam
    107 ± 79

Kings Mountain, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kings Mountain, NC employs 5.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kings Mountain, NC were Manufacturing (1,276 people), Retail Trade (916 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (550 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,250), Information ($67,708), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,058).

Employment

Occupations

5.26k
2024 Value
± 731
4.99%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Mountain, NC grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 5.01k employees to 5.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kings Mountain, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (713 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (602 people), and Production Occupations (586 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kings Mountain, 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

5.26k
2024 Value
± 731
4.99%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kings Mountain, NC grew at a rate of 4.99%, from 5.01k employees to 5.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kings Mountain, NC, are Manufacturing (1,276 people), Retail Trade (916 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (550 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kings Mountain, NC, though some of these residents may live in Kings Mountain, 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

$41,923
Median earning men ± $11,897
$40,291
Median earning women ± $5,312

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,917), Information ($68,889), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,429).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kings Mountain, NC was $204,100 in 2024, which is 0.613 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $177,700 to $204,100, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Kings Mountain, NC is 62.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kings Mountain, NC have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kings Mountain, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$204,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,082
$2,875
Median Property Taxes
±$510

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 Mountain, 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 Mountain, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

62.1%
Homeownership
2024
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.1% of the housing units in Kings Mountain, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

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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.
$49,564
Median Household Income
± $5,047
4.63k
Number of Households
± 638

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.63k households in Kings Mountain, NC grew to $49,564 from the previous year's value of $45,507.

The following chart displays the households in Kings Mountain, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kings Mountain, 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 (84.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.24%)
  3. Carpooled (6.7%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Kings Mountain, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.24%) and those who carpooled to work (6.7%).

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

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kings Mountain, NC have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.932% of the workforce in Kings Mountain, 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 Mountain, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kings Mountain, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kings Mountain, NC (2.73k out of 11.9k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kings Mountain, 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

92.2% of the population of Kings Mountain, NC has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 28% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.51% 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, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.84%
Uninsured
36%
Employer Coverage
28%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
14.4%
Non-Group
1.51%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kings Mountain, NC declined by 16.1% from 9.34% to 7.84%.

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