Kings Mountain, North Carolina demographics

Kings Mountain, NC demographics: median age 37.2; 17.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kings Mountain city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3735880. The survey estimates a population of 12,039 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kings Mountain is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.3 years. There are 4,633 households (±367). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±7.3	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	3,038 ±516	25.2% ±4.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,796 ±495	23.2% ±4.0 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,164 ±572	34.6% ±4.6 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,041 ±410	17.0% ±3.3 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	5,825 ±416	48.4% ±3.0 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	6,214 ±470	51.6% ±3.4 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	7,936 ±624	65.9% ±4.6 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,042 ±583	25.3% ±4.8 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4 ±58 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	335 ±161	2.8% ±1.3 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	54 ±79 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	668 ±351 · low precision	5.5% ±2.9 pp · low precision	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,850 ±466	98.4% ±1.4 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	189 ±137 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,510 ±262	32.6% ±5.0 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	462 ±213	10.0% ±4.5 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	978 ±264	21.1% ±5.4 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,297 ±351	28.0% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	386 ±173	8.3% ±3.7 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,331 ±313	28.7% ±6.4 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,302 ±449	71.3% ±7.9 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,633
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,297 ±351	28.0% ±7.2 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,602 ±339	34.6% ±6.8 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	738 ±220	15.9% ±4.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	442 ±168	9.5% ±3.6 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	399 ±187	8.6% ±4.0 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	83 ±83 · low precision	1.8% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	72 ±62 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,039
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	11,628 ±461	96.6% ±1.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	411 ±187	3.4% ±1.5 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	10,771 ±556	96.0% ±1.8 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	154 ±123 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	29 ±49 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	235 ±148 · low precision	2.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,006
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	925 ±286	11.6% ±3.5 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,099 ±528	38.7% ±6.0 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,364 ±314	17.0% ±3.7 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,196 ±365	14.9% ±4.4 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	994 ±283	12.4% ±3.4 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	428 ±173	5.3% ±2.1 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,957
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	10,457 ±696	87.5% ±4.8 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	253 ±188 · low precision	2.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	646 ±340 · low precision	5.4% ±2.8 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	592 ±434 · low precision	5.0% ±3.6 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	9 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.8% of Kings Mountain residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 81.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kings Mountain	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.8% ±2.6 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.2% ±4.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.2% ±2.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kings Mountain . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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