Population 48 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Kinton Fork
Household size in Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.68 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.65 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.78 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.33 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Kinton Fork is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.68, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.6 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.1 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 50.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.3 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 50.9, Kinton Fork is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 18.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 22.9% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +17.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Kinton Fork: 22.9% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Kinton Fork
Renters in Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.6% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 36.8% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 43.7% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 38.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.5 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Kinton Fork rent their homes (38.1%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 43.8% have no mortgage at all, 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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.0% of homes in Kinton Fork are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1985 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1986 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Kinton Fork is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1986, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in North Carolina overall, 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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $706 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $718 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $831 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $957 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$251 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Kinton Fork runs $957 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 34.3% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
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 Kinton Fork
Bachelor's degrees in Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.1% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.1% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Kinton Fork: 17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.1% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 81.7% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.1% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Kinton Fork never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Kinton Fork
| Period | Kinton Fork | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Kinton Fork has been strong: just 1.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Kinton Fork 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinton Fork | 2.35 | 50.9 | 22.9% | 38.1% | 5.0% | 1986 | $957 | 17.1% | 82.1% | 1.5% |
| Oxford | 2.38 | 44.5 | 15.2% | 32.7% | 10.9% | 1982 | $922 | 19.0% | 88.9% | 5.8% |
| Lewis | 2.46 | 46.6 | 15.1% | 24.2% | 6.2% | 1989 | $912 | 25.9% | 89.3% | 8.9% |
| Huntsboro | 2.03 | 53.4 | 3.7% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 1990 | $990 | 35.2% | 95.3% | 5.7% |
| Dickerson | 2.23 | 54.1 | 6.5% | 13.2% | 11.5% | 1991 | $815 | 25.9% | 95.1% | 3.5% |
| Satterwhite | 2.79 | 38.2 | 16.4% | 19.8% | 21.2% | 1980 | $913 | 15.2% | 88.1% | 3.5% |
| Berea | 2.71 | 31.8 | 19.2% | 15.1% | 11.2% | 1987 | $987 | 12.5% | 87.4% | 4.2% |
| Culbreth | 2.28 | 45.6 | 1.4% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1997 | $1,051 | 21.7% | 90.2% | 5.0% |
| Fairport | 2.32 | 49.4 | 8.7% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 1993 | $824 | 29.5% | 97.9% | 1.9% |
| Stovall | 2.82 | 40.1 | 14.3% | 24.3% | 13.0% | 1990 | $778 | 18.8% | 90.9% | 13.0% |
| Shoofly | 2.16 | 49.2 | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 1990 | $1,056 | 21.4% | 96.2% | 0.5% |
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 Kinton Fork. 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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