Kinston vs La Grange

A side-by-side comparison of Kinston and La Grange: population, income, housing, and more.

Kinston and La Grange 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 2,692 in La Grange). La Grange has the higher median household income ($49,475 vs $35,250 in Kinston). Kinston has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $78,500 in La Grange).

Population, income & housing

	Kinston	La Grange
Population	19,576	2,692
Median age	42.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$49,475
Median home value	$108,300	$78,500
Median gross rent	$822	$728
Housing units	10,653	1,202
Homeownership rate	42.2%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kinston	La Grange
Population	20,398 → 19,576 (-4.0%)	2,670 → 2,692 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$33,066 → $35,250 (+6.6%)	$34,238 → $49,475 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$101,800 → $108,300 (+6.4%)	$106,300 → $78,500 (-26.2%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $822 (+16.9%)	$875 → $728 (-16.8%)

Kinston

Population

20,39819,576

Median household income

$33,066$35,250

Median home value

$101,800$108,300

Median gross rent

$703$822

La Grange

Population

2,6702,692

Median household income

$34,238$49,475

Median home value

$106,300$78,500

Median gross rent

$875$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kinston	La Grange
Under 5	5.8%	8.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.8%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.8%
75 and over	11.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kinston	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	23.9%	31.9%
Black or African American	65.8%	62.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kinston	La Grange
No high school diploma	18.8%	15.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kinston	La Grange
Drove alone	79.6%	70.9%
Carpooled	14.2%	18.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	10.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kinston	La Grange
1-unit, detached	61.1%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	6.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Kinston	La Grange
Poverty rate	28.9%	29.0%
Average household size	2.13	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1968	1988