King vs Walnut Cove

A side-by-side comparison of King and Walnut Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

King has the higher population (7,345 vs 2,046 in Walnut Cove). King has the higher median household income ($60,451 vs $44,700 in Walnut Cove). King has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $184,100 in Walnut Cove).

Population, income & housing

	King	Walnut Cove
Population	7,345	2,046
Median age	46.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,451	$44,700
Median home value	$227,500	$184,100
Median gross rent	$937	$642
Housing units	3,223	800
Homeownership rate	62.8%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King	Walnut Cove
Population	6,961 → 7,345 (+5.5%)	1,892 → 2,046 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$65,833 → $60,451 (-8.2%)	$35,100 → $44,700 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$158,000 → $227,500 (+44.0%)	$121,700 → $184,100 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $937 (+24.9%)	$640 → $642 (+0.3%)

King

Population

6,9617,345

Median household income

$65,833$60,451

Median home value

$158,000$227,500

Median gross rent

$750$937

Walnut Cove

Population

1,8922,046

Median household income

$35,100$44,700

Median home value

$121,700$184,100

Median gross rent

$640$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	King	Walnut Cove
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	18.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.4%
75 and over	12.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King	Walnut Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	60.1%
Black or African American	4.3%	27.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King	Walnut Cove
No high school diploma	6.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	36.4%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King	Walnut Cove
Drove alone	85.6%	89.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	1.6%
Other means	1.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King	Walnut Cove
1-unit, detached	74.5%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	16.8%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	King	Walnut Cove
Poverty rate	6.4%	13.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1986	1975