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North Carolina·Lenoir County
10 tracts·16K people·$119K median·851/mi²
Black 68 · White 23 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Other 35 · Married couple 21
Health 30 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 15 · Public admin 11 · Leisure 7 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Service 27 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 14 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 2 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · 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 Kinston is $119,300 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Kinston has 19,505 residents across 6 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.9; the population is 67.5% Black, 22.7% White, 4.5% Multiracial, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.9% (Census ACS).
Northwest Elementary (49%) and Southeast Elementary (39%) lead the elementary schools; Rochelle Middle is the middle school with reported scores (33%); Lenoir County Early College High (89%) and Kinston High (27%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $867/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kinston is $36,878 a year, 57% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kinston, median rent is $867/month and the median home value is $119,300 (Census ACS).
Kinston reported 9.0 violent crimes and 38.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kinston are winter weather (93), drought (76) and tornado (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kinston, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).