Kings Mountain vs Shelby

A side-by-side comparison of Kings Mountain and Shelby: population, income, housing, and more.

Kings Mountain and Shelby are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shelby has the higher population (21,868 vs 11,472 in Kings Mountain). Shelby has the higher median household income ($50,705 vs $45,507 in Kings Mountain). Shelby has the higher median home value ($185,400 vs $177,700 in Kings Mountain).

Population, income & housing

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
Population	11,472	21,868
Median age	41.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,507	$50,705
Median home value	$177,700	$185,400
Median gross rent	$879	$899
Housing units	4,727	10,804
Homeownership rate	63.5%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
Population	11,028 → 11,472 (+4.0%)	20,007 → 21,868 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$39,195 → $45,507 (+16.1%)	$38,559 → $50,705 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$123,600 → $177,700 (+43.8%)	$119,300 → $185,400 (+55.4%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $879 (+18.6%)	$707 → $899 (+27.2%)

Kings Mountain

Population

11,02811,472

Median household income

$39,195$45,507

Median home value

$123,600$177,700

Median gross rent

$741$879

Shelby

Population

20,00721,868

Median household income

$38,559$50,705

Median home value

$119,300$185,400

Median gross rent

$707$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.8%
75 and over	8.7%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	52.7%
Black or African American	22.9%	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	2.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
No high school diploma	13.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
Drove alone	81.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
1-unit, detached	74.4%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Kings Mountain	Shelby
Poverty rate	23.7%	18.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1975	1970