Kinston

Population: 760
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $71,700

Kinston is a community in Coffee County, Alabama, home to 760 residents. At $36,875, its median household income sits below Coffee County's $64,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kinston's population grew 2.6% from 741 to 760, while its median home value fell 5.9% from $76,200 to $71,700.

Households average 2.93 people. The median gross rent is $684.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 760
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,875
Median home value: $71,700
Median gross rent: $684
Housing units: 277
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 17.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

741760

Median household income

$35,952$36,875

Median home value

$76,200$71,700

Median gross rent

$543$684

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	741	$35,952	$76,200	$543
2020	784	$37,500	$69,200	$538
2021	793	$40,278	$71,000	$588
2022	797	$39,167	$59,900	$655
2023	760	$36,875	$71,700	$684

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 445.0%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6428.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	4.2%
5 to 17	90	11.8%
18 to 24	91	12.0%
25 to 34	71	9.3%
35 to 44	38	5.0%
45 to 54	121	15.9%
55 to 64	214	28.2%
65 to 74	68	8.9%
75 and over	35	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	695	91.4%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	17	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	17.0%
High school graduate	246	45.0%
Some college or associate's	162	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	30	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	227	79.4%
Carpooled	44	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.8%
Other means	4	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	39.3%
15 to 29 min	86	31.3%
30 to 44 min	33	12.0%
45 to 59 min	46	16.7%
60+ min	2	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 24.9% (189 of 760)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	57.1%
Nonfamily households	111	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	259	93.5%
Vacant	18	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	191	73.7%
Renter-occupied	68	26.3%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0140096
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 31.2196, -86.1701