COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grimesland vs Kinston
PLACE A
Grimesland, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kinston, Alabama
Grimesland is 33% smaller than Kinston. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Kinston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -12%).
GRIMESLANDKINSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population404606−33% vs Kinston
Population density594124+470
Population growth-12.5%7.4%−19.9 pts
Median age30.850.5−19.7
Male48.6%53.6%−4.9 pts
Female51.4%46.4%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born7.5%5.5%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.8%90.2%−39.4 pts
Black17.7%0.0%+17.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.0%4.1%+21.9 pts
Asian0.9%2.8%−1.9 pts
Other4.6%2.8%+1.8 pts
Median household income$42,232$43,036−$804
Per capita income$23,210$20,348+$2,862
Poverty rate25.8%20.6%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.335+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%8.8%+10.4 pts
Graduate degree8.4%3.2%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate19.0%18.8%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation50.0%52.0%−2.0 pts
Median home value$208,700$70,500+$138,200
Median gross rent$1,453$708+$745
Owner-occupied69.7%73.6%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%7.2%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households87.5%29.2%+58.3 pts
Average commute27.517.7+9.9
Worked from home16.4%11.9%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.4%41.6%−36.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025