|
|
|
|
|
| Kinston |
Kinston Home & House Values: Free Home Valuation at HouseValues.com | Dreaming of a new home in Kinston? Hot new listings. |
| Population 2000: | 23,688 |
| Population 2002: | 23,238 |
| Area codes: | 252 |
| Elevation: | 44 feet |
| Land area: | 16.7 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.0% (0.9% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Europe) |
| County: | Lenoir |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (28.2%), Manufacturing (21.8%). |
| Population growth: | -450 (-1.90%) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Races |
| Black: | 62.6% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 35.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 0.7% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 43.6% |
| Never married: | 28.7% |
| Widowed: | 12.5% |
| Divorced: | 9.5% |
| Separated: | 5.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Median |
| House value: | $81,000 |
| Household income: | $26,630 |
| Resident age: | 40.8 years |
|
|
|
|
|
| Kinston Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Median age: | above |
| Median household income: | below |
|
|
|
|
|
| Education |
| High school or higher: | 68.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 16.6% |
| Unemployed: | 12.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 791.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 637 (2601.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 179 (731.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 92 (375.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 75 (306.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 18 (73.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (16.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,650 (6738.8 per 100,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Ancestries |
| English: | 7.2% |
| United States: | 6.6% |
| Irish: | 3.0% |
| German: | 2.6% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.3% |
| Scottish: | 1.2% |