Kings Mountain.
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North Carolina·Cleveland County
6 tracts·12K people·$204K median·832/mi²
White 66 · Black 25 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Other 39 · Married couple 33 · Living alone 28
Manufacturing 37 · Health 19 · Retail 17 · Leisure 12 · Professional 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 1
Production · transport 27 · Management · business · science · arts 26 · Sales · office 25 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 5 · Transit 0 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kings Mountain is $204,100 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Kings Mountain has 12,039 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 65.5% White, 25.3% Black, 5.0% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.0% (Census ACS).
Bethware Elementary (69%), North Elementary (66%) and West Elementary (59%) lead the elementary schools; Kings Mountain Intermediate (58%) and Kings Mountain Middle (55%) lead the middle schools; Kings Mountain High is the high school with reported scores (57%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $959/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kings Mountain is $49,564 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kings Mountain, median rent is $959/month and the median home value is $204,100 (Census ACS).
Kings Mountain reported 6.1 violent crimes and 23.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kings Mountain are ice storm (97), lightning (94) and strong wind (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kings Mountain, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).