Kings Mountain

Population: 11,472
Median household income: $45,507
Median home value: $177,700

Kings Mountain, a community in Cleveland County, North Carolina, has 11,472 residents. At $45,507, its median household income sits below Cleveland County's $55,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kings Mountain's population grew 4.0% from 11,028 to 11,472, while its median home value rose 43.8% from $123,600 to $177,700.

The median gross rent is $879. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,472
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,507
Median home value: $177,700
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 4,727
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,02811,472

Median household income

$39,195$45,507

Median home value

$123,600$177,700

Median gross rent

$741$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,028	$39,195	$123,600	$741
2020	10,885	$38,936	$135,300	$737
2021	10,775	$42,336	$150,500	$801
2022	11,246	$45,301	$158,300	$847
2023	11,472	$45,507	$177,700	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	676	5.9%
5 to 17	1,912	16.7%
18 to 24	927	8.1%
25 to 34	1,556	13.6%
35 to 44	1,080	9.4%
45 to 54	1,227	10.7%
55 to 64	1,857	16.2%
65 to 74	1,237	10.8%
75 and over	1,000	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,919	69.0%
Black or African American	2,630	22.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	314	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	378	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	224	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,054	13.2%
High school graduate	3,178	39.9%
Some college or associate's	2,371	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	919	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	435	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,042	81.0%
Carpooled	278	5.6%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	230	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	325	6.5%
Other means	117	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,454	31.1%
15 to 29 min	1,655	35.5%
30 to 44 min	854	18.3%
45 to 59 min	352	7.5%
60+ min	353	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 23.7% (2,680 of 11,303)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,608	59.2%
Nonfamily households	1,800	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,408	93.3%
Vacant	319	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,798	63.5%
Renter-occupied	1,610	36.5%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,516	74.4%
1-unit, attached	25	0.5%
2 to 4 units	729	15.4%
5 to 19 units	294	6.2%
20 or more units	41	0.9%
Mobile home & other	122	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3735880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 35.2358, -81.3504