Population 8,757 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Kings Grant
Household size in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.54 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.26 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.28 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Kings Grant is a place of small households, averaging 2.26 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.54 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the west.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.3 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.4 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Kings Grant is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.3, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has dropped from 39.7 in 2006–10, even as the national median rose. Residents skew youngest in the northeast and oldest in the northwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.4 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit more common in Kings Grant than nationally: 13.1%, against 11.6%. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has risen 2.4 points, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Kings Grant
Renters in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.4% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.1% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.2% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 31.3% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over three in ten households in Kings Grant rent their homes (31.3%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 35.1% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the north; owners are most common in the southeast. The renter share has risen 3.9 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.8% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.9 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.8% of homes in Kings Grant are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Since 2006–10, vacancy has fallen 6.9 points, a much bigger shift than nationally. Only five of the 332 North Carolina cities with 5,000+ people have a lower vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Kings Grant was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in North Carolina as a whole, where the median home dates to 1990. The newest homes are mostly in the northeast, the oldest in the west.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $905 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,044 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,143 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,709 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$803 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Kings Grant runs $1,709 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $803 a month since 2006–10, up 89%, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 36.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the northeast; the most affordable are in the southwest.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Kings Grant
Bachelor's degrees in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.4% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 27.5% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.1% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in Kings Grant than nationally: 25.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share with a degree has edged up 1.2 points since 2006–10, a smaller shift than nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northeast and least in the northwest.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.6% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.0% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 89.7% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Kings Grant never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. The share with a diploma has edged down 1.1 points since 2006–10, even as the national rate rose. Kings Grant has a lower share of high school graduates than the great majority of North Carolina cities.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Kings Grant
| Period | Kings Grant | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.3% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.1% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Kings Grant has been low: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 4.2 points, mirroring the country. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Kings Grant compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Grant | 2.26 | 38.3 | 13.1% | 31.3% | 3.8% | 1982 | $1,709 | 25.6% | 83.6% | 3.0% |
| Murraysville | 2.22 | 38.5 | 5.4% | 25.7% | 5.8% | 2000 | $1,848 | 45.6% | 94.8% | 5.3% |
| Blue Clay Farms | 2.63 | 40.7 | 14.8% | 5.0% | 9.3% | 1999 | $1,312 | 22.2% | 82.3% | 2.5% |
| Wilmington | 2.22 | 40.8 | 8.1% | 44.0% | 9.5% | 1990 | $1,528 | 45.9% | 94.4% | 4.6% |
| Castle Hayne | 2.44 | 44.0 | 11.3% | 16.8% | 10.4% | 1990 | $1,089 | 25.1% | 89.0% | 3.9% |
| Wrightsville Beach | 2.15 | 55.9 | 3.5% | 15.4% | 31.7% | 1986 | $2,154 | 74.2% | 99.8% | 1.6% |
| Skippers Corner | 2.84 | 41.4 | 21.4% | 13.2% | 7.2% | 1996 | $1,016 | 37.9% | 98.8% | 2.4% |
| Belville | 2.29 | 42.9 | 7.6% | 29.9% | 6.3% | 2010 | $1,908 | 34.3% | 94.4% | 4.2% |
| Navassa | 2.64 | 39.9 | 15.1% | 21.7% | 10.8% | 1999 | $1,315 | 18.2% | 90.9% | 1.0% |
| Myrtle Grove | 2.61 | 43.6 | 4.9% | 16.1% | 5.9% | 2000 | $1,268 | 46.0% | 93.7% | 3.3% |
| Leland | 2.33 | 47.9 | 7.8% | 17.4% | 8.2% | 2007 | $1,680 | 37.0% | 92.6% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Kings Grant. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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