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North Carolina · Census place 35920

Kinston city, NC

Quick answer

Kinston city has 19,576 residents, ranking #49 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $35,250, the median home is worth $108,300 and median gross rent runs $822 a month.

Population
19,576Kinston city residents
Median household income
$35,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$108,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$822Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
42.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Kinston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kinston city median would spend about 28% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.9% of residents and 42.2% 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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