Kings Mountain is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 11,823 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Kings Mountain is the 87th largest community in North Carolina.Kings Mountain is a blue-collar town, with 39.81% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Kings Mountain is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kings Mountain who work in sales jobs (11.01%), office and administrative support (10.65%), and healthcare suport services (5.60%). Being a small city, Kings Mountain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Kings Mountain who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.02% of the adults in Kings Mountain have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kings Mountain in 2022 was $25,821, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,284 for a family of four. However, Kings Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kings Mountain is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kings Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kings Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kings Mountain include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and African. The most common language spoken in Kings Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Laotian.
