Jackson Heights vs Kinston

A side-by-side comparison of Jackson Heights and Kinston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kinston has the higher population (19,576 vs 1,002 in Jackson Heights). Jackson Heights has the higher median household income ($36,975 vs $35,250 in Kinston). Jackson Heights has the higher median home value ($132,300 vs $108,300 in Kinston).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
Population	1,002	19,576
Median age	54.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,975	$35,250
Median home value	$132,300	$108,300
Median gross rent	$742	$822
Housing units	579	10,653
Homeownership rate	76.2%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
Population	694 → 1,002 (+44.4%)	20,398 → 19,576 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$40,582 → $36,975 (-8.9%)	$33,066 → $35,250 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$135,100 → $132,300 (-2.1%)	$101,800 → $108,300 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$703 → $822 (+16.9%)

Jackson Heights

Population

6941,002

Median household income

$40,582$36,975

Median home value

$135,100$132,300

Kinston

Population

20,39819,576

Median household income

$33,066$35,250

Median home value

$101,800$108,300

Median gross rent

$703$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	25.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	0.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	4.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	23.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	12.3%
75 and over	7.5%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	23.9%
Black or African American	12.0%	65.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
No high school diploma	9.5%	18.8%
High school graduate	34.5%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	54.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
Drove alone	81.9%	79.6%
Carpooled	14.8%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	2.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
1-unit, detached	75.5%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson Heights	Kinston
Poverty rate	21.2%	28.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1977	1968