CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kings Mountain

North Carolina · 8,742 residents · 14.0 sq mi

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With 8,742 people, Kings Mountain is a city in North Carolina. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $47,900. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 17.9%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,742

−10%vs 2000

vs 9,693 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(668)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(512)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(652)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(534)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,244)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,218)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(888)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(959)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(809)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(544)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,568

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,415 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,361

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,920 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $411 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

36.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.2%(7,190)

Black21.4%(2,077)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(139)

Asian1.8%(175)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.4%(6,767)

Black20.6%(1,797)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.4%(123)

Other0.6%(55)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.4%(46)

Salvadoran0.4%(46)

Cuban0.3%(37)

South American0.3%(33)

Colombian0.3%(33)

Mexican0.3%(32)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Laotian1.5%(176)

Asian Indian1.1%(133)

Filipino0.2%(26)

Ancestry

American18.4%(2,216)

Irish8.6%(1,039)

German7%(846)

English4%(487)

Scottish2.1%(257)

Polish1.4%(171)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(154)

British1%(126)

Subsaharan African1%(124)

French0.9%(110)

Welsh0.8%(93)

Italian0.7%(90)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(31)

Austrian0.2%(24)

Slovak0.2%(21)

Czech0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Russian0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.4%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 14.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.5%(2,069)

Married36.9%(1,640)

Widowed5.4%(238)

Divorced11.3%(501)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(1,691)

Married36.5%(1,808)

Widowed18.4%(913)

Divorced11%(546)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.4%(112)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(133)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.6%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21%(135)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 643 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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