COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kinston vs Ozark
PLACE A
Kinston, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Ozark, Arkansas
Kinston is 83% smaller than Ozark. Ozark earns more, with a median household income $4,650 higher. Kinston has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
KINSTONOZARKDIFFERENCE
Total population6063,628−83% vs Ozark
Population density124457−334
Population growth7.4%-3.9%+11.3 pts
Median age50.535.9+14.6
Male53.6%47.3%+6.3 pts
Female46.4%52.7%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born5.5%0.7%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%91.4%−1.2 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.1%2.8%+1.3 pts
Asian2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
Other2.8%5.6%−2.8 pts
Median household income$43,036$47,686−$4,650
Per capita income$20,348$24,470−$4,122
Poverty rate20.6%17.8%+2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.369−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%10.4%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree3.2%7.3%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate18.8%13.0%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation52.0%51.2%+0.8 pts
Median home value$70,500$124,000−$53,500
Median gross rent$708$721−$13
Owner-occupied73.6%55.6%+17.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%13.0%−5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households29.2%36.0%−6.7 pts
Average commute17.716.5+1.2
Worked from home11.9%1.8%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured41.6%10.1%+31.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025