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| Kings Mountain |
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| Population 2002: | 10,526 |
| Population 2000: | 9,693 |
| Elevation: | 1,003 feet |
| Population growth: | +833 (+8.59%) |
| Area codes: | 704 |
| Land area: | 8.2 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 1.6 |
| County: | Cleveland |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (41.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.5%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 74.2% |
| Black: | 21.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1.4% |
| Other Asian: | 1.1% |
| Two or more races: | 1.0% |
| Other race: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 54.6% |
| Never married: | 18.4% |
| Divorced: | 12.1% |
| Widowed: | 10.5% |
| Separated: | 4.3% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $79,300 |
| Household income: | $31,415 |
| Resident age: | 38.1 years |
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| Kings Mountain Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 68.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 11.8% |
| Unemployed: | 4.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.9% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 752 (7505.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 596.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 181 (1806.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 32 (319.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 25 (249.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 5 (49.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 2 (20.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 19.1% |
| English: | 8.1% |
| German: | 7.3% |
| Irish: | 5.6% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.9% |
| Dutch: | 1.6% |