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Kinston Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Kinston Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,365

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
16.6%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
9.4%
35 - 54:
21.8%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
24.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.4%
3.4%
81.0%
81.0%
14.7%
14.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kinston
USA
$27,127
$27,127
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Kinston
USA
$35,653
$35,653
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.2%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Accommodation
Retail
Transportation
Public Service
Construction
Other
Wholesale
Administration
22.5%
22.5%
22.1%
22.1%
10.8%
10.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.6%
6.6%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.9%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
68.8%
68.8%
22.3%
22.3%
4.5%
4.5%
3.1%
3.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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African
English
German
Irish
Italian
Scots-Irish
Polish
Jamaican
French
Scottish
Ugandan
Hungarian
Bahamian
Ukrainian
French Canadian
Barbadian
Romanian
Haitian
European
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
8.8%
8.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.9%
3.9%
2.8%
2.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Vietnamese
Native American languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Chinese
German/Yiddish
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
95.0%
95.0%
3.1%
3.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Kinston Residents

3.5%