North Carolina · Census place 35880
Kings Mountain city, NC
Quick answer
Kings Mountain city has 11,472 residents, ranking #87 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $45,507, the median home is worth $177,700 and median gross rent runs $879 a month.
- Population
- 11,472Kings Mountain city residents
- Median household income
- $45,507Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $177,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $879Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kings Mountain city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kings Mountain city median would spend about 23.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.7% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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