Population 959 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Kingstown
Household size in Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.68 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.32 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.06 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.38 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Kingstown is a place of big households: 3.06 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.68, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.4 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 49.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 55.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.6 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.2 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Kingstown is 41.6 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1. North Carolina as a whole looks much the same.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in six households in Kingstown (16.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
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 Kingstown
Renters in Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.3% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 20.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 20.8% of households in Kingstown rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (51.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.3% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.1% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Kingstown: just 5.1% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1974 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Kingstown was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall. Homes here are older than in North Carolina as a whole, where the median home dates to 1990.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $767 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $800 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $668 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,040 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$273 | +$528 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Kingstown costs $1,040 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 23.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Kingstown
Bachelor's degrees in Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.1% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.8% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.4 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Kingstown have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.0% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.9% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 72.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.1% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Kingstown is close to the national rate: 89.1% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
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 Kingstown
| Period | Kingstown | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.3% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Kingstown: 8.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. 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).
Kingstown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstown | 3.06 | 41.6 | 16.0% | 20.8% | 5.1% | 1980 | $1,040 | 13.4% | 89.1% | 8.2% |
| Washburn | 1.99 | 52.9 | 13.5% | 24.2% | 17.0% | 1984 | $846 | 29.8% | 84.6% | 15.4% |
| Polkville | 2.49 | 54.0 | 6.3% | 13.3% | 24.4% | 1986 | $714 | 25.1% | 94.9% | 4.1% |
| Lattimore | 2.84 | 33.2 | 2.8% | 21.2% | 6.7% | 1977 | $842 | 17.2% | 88.1% | 0.5% |
| Shelby | 2.52 | 41.3 | 16.3% | 34.2% | 13.3% | 1976 | $955 | 23.3% | 88.9% | 4.6% |
| Fallston | 2.57 | 43.6 | 5.6% | 32.5% | 17.4% | 1981 | $959 | 18.2% | 84.1% | 3.9% |
| Lawndale | 2.54 | 45.1 | 8.6% | 22.3% | 18.1% | 1979 | $860 | 19.6% | 87.1% | 8.3% |
| Delight | 2.68 | 46.2 | 6.5% | 13.1% | 20.4% | 1982 | $919 | 23.0% | 94.0% | 5.6% |
| Boiling Springs | 2.76 | 30.2 | 6.6% | 26.5% | 9.0% | 1989 | $1,019 | 32.9% | 92.5% | 5.9% |
| Ellenboro | 2.50 | 43.4 | 9.2% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 1983 | $709 | 18.4% | 89.5% | 6.7% |
| Hollis | 2.65 | 44.5 | 8.9% | 6.4% | 22.2% | 1992 | $753 | 27.0% | 84.8% | 1.4% |
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 Kingstown. 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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