COMPARING TWO PLACES
Light Oak vs Kings Mountain
PLACE A
Light Oak, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Light Oak is 98% smaller than Kings Mountain. Light Oak earns more, with a median household income $13,769 higher. Kings Mountain has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 1%).
LIGHT OAKKINGS MOUNTAINDIFFERENCE
Total population27712,117−98% vs Kings Mountain
Population density193863−670
Population growth0.9%8.2%−7.3 pts
Median age57.837.2+20.6
Male27.1%48.4%−21.3 pts
Female72.9%51.6%+21.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%65.5%−65.5 pts
Black83.4%25.3%+58.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%1.6%+15.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Median household income$63,333$49,564+$13,769
Per capita income$24,023$26,980−$2,957
Poverty rate31.4%23.0%+8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%17.8%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation18.8%61.8%−43.1 pts
Median home value$89,200$204,100−$114,900
Median gross rent$903$959−$56
Owner-occupied89.1%62.1%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.7%6.3%+36.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%67.5%−67.5 pts
Average commute7.925.2−17.3
Worked from home0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured9.0%7.8%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024