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Kinston Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 59,648
Land Area (2000): 1,035.613 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.792 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	66,022	54.92%
Rural, Farm	2,769	2.30%
Rural, Non-farm	51,428	42.78%

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Kinston Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	28,433	27,060	1,373	4.83%	48
1991	28,812	26,979	1,834	6.37%	63
1992	29,380	27,274	2,106	7.17%	72
1993	29,011	26,989	2,022	6.97%	70
1994	29,001	26,961	2,040	7.03%	71
1995	29,452	27,547	1,905	6.47%	65
1996	30,282	28,168	2,114	6.98%	70
1997	30,397	28,838	1,559	5.13%	51
1998	30,451	28,621	1,831	6.01%	60
1999	30,676	28,670	2,006	6.54%	65
2000	27,746	26,280	1,466	5.28%	53
2001	27,352	25,137	2,215	8.10%	81
2002	26,947	24,657	2,289	8.50%	85
2003	27,133	25,105	2,028	7.47%	75
2004	27,412	25,785	1,626	5.93%	59
2005	27,864	26,243	1,621	5.82%	58
2006	27,534	26,000	1,534	5.57%	56
2007	28,651	27,173	1,478	5.16%	52
2008	28,762	26,841	1,921	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	27,340	26,181	1,159	4.24%	42
Feb 1990	27,509	26,471	1,038	3.77%	38
Mar 1990	28,047	26,968	1,079	3.85%	38
Apr 1990	28,271	26,929	1,342	4.75%	47
May 1990	29,288	27,611	1,677	5.73%	57
Jun 1990	29,608	28,069	1,539	5.20%	52
Jul 1990	29,456	27,953	1,503	5.10%	51
Aug 1990	29,176	27,607	1,569	5.38%	54
Sep 1990	28,645	27,079	1,566	5.47%	55
Oct 1990	28,125	26,889	1,236	4.39%	44
Nov 1990	28,126	26,665	1,461	5.19%	52
Dec 1990	27,607	26,303	1,304	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	27,745	25,936	1,809	6.52%	65
Feb 1991	28,001	26,221	1,780	6.36%	64
Mar 1991	27,997	26,294	1,703	6.08%	61
Apr 1991	28,650	26,765	1,885	6.58%	66
May 1991	29,348	27,170	2,178	7.42%	74
Jun 1991	29,960	27,552	2,408	8.04%	80
Jul 1991	30,690	28,208	2,482	8.09%	81
Aug 1991	29,788	27,934	1,854	6.22%	62
Sep 1991	28,996	27,592	1,404	4.84%	48
Oct 1991	28,369	27,073	1,296	4.57%	46
Nov 1991	28,220	26,584	1,636	5.80%	58
Dec 1991	27,985	26,413	1,572	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	28,517	26,291	2,226	7.81%	78
Feb 1992	28,558	26,398	2,160	7.56%	76
Mar 1992	28,410	26,472	1,938	6.82%	68
Apr 1992	29,044	26,990	2,054	7.07%	71
May 1992	29,863	27,532	2,331	7.81%	78
Jun 1992	30,582	28,073	2,509	8.20%	82
Jul 1992	31,279	28,567	2,712	8.67%	87
Aug 1992	30,359	28,349	2,010	6.62%	66
Sep 1992	29,242	27,600	1,642	5.62%	56
Oct 1992	29,082	27,324	1,758	6.04%	60
Nov 1992	29,092	26,925	2,167	7.45%	74
Dec 1992	28,531	26,761	1,770	6.20%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	28,423	26,329	2,094	7.37%	74
Feb 1993	28,451	26,373	2,078	7.30%	73
Mar 1993	28,610	26,358	2,252	7.87%	79
Apr 1993	28,872	26,686	2,186	7.57%	76
May 1993	29,493	27,066	2,427	8.23%	82
Jun 1993	30,038	27,454	2,584	8.60%	86
Jul 1993	30,601	28,113	2,488	8.13%	81
Aug 1993	30,043	28,062	1,981	6.59%	66
Sep 1993	28,674	27,175	1,499	5.23%	52
Oct 1993	28,479	26,982	1,497	5.26%	53
Nov 1993	28,229	26,763	1,466	5.19%	52
Dec 1993	28,219	26,505	1,714	6.07%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	27,753	25,520	2,233	8.05%	80
Feb 1994	28,277	25,814	2,463	8.71%	87
Mar 1994	28,286	26,063	2,223	7.86%	79
Apr 1994	28,424	26,334	2,090	7.35%	74
May 1994	29,225	27,012	2,213	7.57%	76
Jun 1994	29,639	27,367	2,272	7.67%	77
Jul 1994	30,324	28,059	2,265	7.47%	75
Aug 1994	30,121	28,130	1,991	6.61%	66
Sep 1994	29,234	27,490	1,744	5.97%	60
Oct 1994	29,136	27,409	1,727	5.93%	59
Nov 1994	29,011	27,246	1,765	6.08%	61
Dec 1994	28,581	27,087	1,494	5.23%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	28,005	26,304	1,701	6.07%	61
Feb 1995	28,390	26,480	1,910	6.73%	67
Mar 1995	28,925	26,986	1,939	6.70%	67
Apr 1995	29,323	27,446	1,877	6.40%	64
May 1995	29,668	27,644	2,024	6.82%	68
Jun 1995	30,304	28,270	2,034	6.71%	67
Jul 1995	30,544	28,784	1,760	5.76%	58
Aug 1995	29,943	28,413	1,530	5.11%	51
Sep 1995	29,209	27,673	1,536	5.26%	53
Oct 1995	29,269	27,693	1,576	5.38%	54
Nov 1995	30,292	27,644	2,648	8.74%	87
Dec 1995	29,553	27,231	2,322	7.86%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	28,968	26,730	2,238	7.73%	77
Feb 1996	29,184	26,735	2,449	8.39%	84
Mar 1996	29,462	27,188	2,274	7.72%	77
Apr 1996	29,558	27,686	1,872	6.33%	63
May 1996	31,092	28,421	2,671	8.59%	86
Jun 1996	31,648	28,889	2,759	8.72%	87
Jul 1996	31,618	29,120	2,498	7.90%	79
Aug 1996	30,986	28,950	2,036	6.57%	66
Sep 1996	30,231	28,607	1,624	5.37%	54
Oct 1996	30,397	28,786	1,611	5.30%	53
Nov 1996	30,278	28,604	1,674	5.53%	55
Dec 1996	29,957	28,299	1,658	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	29,417	27,762	1,655	5.63%	56
Feb 1997	29,401	27,857	1,544	5.25%	53
Mar 1997	30,105	28,470	1,635	5.43%	54
Apr 1997	30,058	28,584	1,474	4.90%	49
May 1997	30,620	29,053	1,567	5.12%	51
Jun 1997	31,215	29,425	1,790	5.73%	57
Jul 1997	31,575	29,804	1,771	5.61%	56
Aug 1997	31,312	29,762	1,550	4.95%	50
Sep 1997	30,434	29,038	1,396	4.59%	46
Oct 1997	30,409	29,039	1,370	4.51%	45
Nov 1997	30,363	28,892	1,471	4.84%	48
Dec 1997	29,854	28,367	1,487	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	29,490	27,944	1,546	5.24%	52
Feb 1998	29,597	27,901	1,696	5.73%	57
Mar 1998	30,188	28,297	1,891	6.26%	63
Apr 1998	30,268	28,537	1,731	5.72%	57
May 1998	30,810	28,874	1,936	6.28%	63
Jun 1998	31,615	29,225	2,390	7.56%	76
Jul 1998	31,653	29,410	2,243	7.09%	71
Aug 1998	31,074	29,070	2,004	6.45%	64
Sep 1998	30,526	28,873	1,653	5.42%	54
Oct 1998	30,479	28,678	1,801	5.91%	59
Nov 1998	29,959	28,377	1,582	5.28%	53
Dec 1998	29,755	28,262	1,493	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	29,830	27,929	1,901	6.37%	64
Feb 1999	29,739	27,850	1,889	6.35%	64
Mar 1999	30,221	28,260	1,961	6.49%	65
Apr 1999	30,728	28,749	1,979	6.44%	64
May 1999	30,659	28,736	1,923	6.27%	63
Jun 1999	31,562	29,353	2,209	7.00%	70
Jul 1999	31,959	29,539	2,420	7.57%	76
Aug 1999	31,312	29,417	1,895	6.05%	61
Sep 1999	31,282	28,851	2,431	7.77%	78
Oct 1999	30,860	28,673	2,187	7.09%	71
Nov 1999	30,289	28,491	1,798	5.94%	59
Dec 1999	29,671	28,194	1,477	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	27,692	26,166	1,526	5.51%	55
Feb 2000	27,660	26,044	1,616	5.84%	58
Mar 2000	27,825	26,424	1,401	5.04%	50
Apr 2000	27,788	26,476	1,312	4.72%	47
May 2000	27,781	26,344	1,437	5.17%	52
Jun 2000	28,331	26,833	1,498	5.29%	53
Jul 2000	27,567	26,092	1,475	5.35%	54
Aug 2000	27,965	26,527	1,438	5.14%	51
Sep 2000	27,470	26,137	1,333	4.85%	49
Oct 2000	27,723	26,194	1,529	5.52%	55
Nov 2000	27,484	25,986	1,498	5.45%	55
Dec 2000	27,666	26,141	1,525	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	27,830	26,024	1,806	6.49%	65
Feb 2001	27,741	25,952	1,789	6.45%	64
Mar 2001	28,144	26,030	2,114	7.51%	75
Apr 2001	26,976	24,843	2,133	7.91%	79
May 2001	26,805	24,799	2,006	7.48%	75
Jun 2001	27,172	25,063	2,109	7.76%	78
Jul 2001	27,333	25,028	2,305	8.43%	84
Aug 2001	27,549	25,013	2,536	9.21%	92
Sep 2001	27,435	25,242	2,193	7.99%	80
Oct 2001	27,202	24,852	2,350	8.64%	86
Nov 2001	27,085	24,500	2,585	9.54%	95
Dec 2001	26,952	24,297	2,655	9.85%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	27,004	24,372	2,632	9.75%	97
Feb 2002	27,052	24,541	2,511	9.28%	93
Mar 2002	26,926	24,520	2,406	8.94%	89
Apr 2002	27,214	24,860	2,354	8.65%	86
May 2002	27,347	25,014	2,333	8.53%	85
Jun 2002	27,258	24,759	2,499	9.17%	92
Jul 2002	26,840	24,526	2,314	8.62%	86
Aug 2002	26,713	24,586	2,127	7.96%	80
Sep 2002	26,942	24,847	2,095	7.78%	78
Oct 2002	26,944	24,823	2,121	7.87%	79
Nov 2002	26,507	24,476	2,031	7.66%	77
Dec 2002	26,614	24,565	2,049	7.70%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	26,998	24,854	2,144	7.94%	79
Feb 2003	26,946	24,811	2,135	7.92%	79
Mar 2003	26,801	24,731	2,070	7.72%	77
Apr 2003	26,961	24,831	2,130	7.90%	79
May 2003	27,268	25,128	2,140	7.85%	78
Jun 2003	27,274	24,956	2,318	8.50%	85
Jul 2003	27,504	25,353	2,151	7.82%	78
Aug 2003	27,209	25,172	2,037	7.49%	75
Sep 2003	26,910	25,061	1,849	6.87%	69
Oct 2003	27,268	25,449	1,819	6.67%	67
Nov 2003	27,316	25,451	1,865	6.83%	68
Dec 2003	27,140	25,467	1,673	6.16%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	27,428	25,605	1,823	6.65%	66
Feb 2004	27,250	25,514	1,736	6.37%	64
Mar 2004	27,282	25,574	1,708	6.26%	63
Apr 2004	27,527	25,899	1,628	5.91%	59
May 2004	27,599	25,901	1,698	6.15%	62
Jun 2004	27,352	25,564	1,788	6.54%	65
Jul 2004	27,485	25,829	1,656	6.03%	60
Aug 2004	27,253	25,735	1,518	5.57%	56
Sep 2004	27,302	25,915	1,387	5.08%	51
Oct 2004	27,497	26,011	1,486	5.40%	54
Nov 2004	27,514	25,964	1,550	5.63%	56
Dec 2004	27,450	25,912	1,538	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	27,719	26,085	1,634	5.89%	59
Feb 2005	27,544	25,829	1,715	6.23%	62
Mar 2005	27,681	26,107	1,574	5.69%	57
Apr 2005	28,160	26,612	1,548	5.50%	55
May 2005	28,040	26,438	1,602	5.71%	57
Jun 2005	27,976	26,241	1,735	6.20%	62
Jul 2005	28,028	26,276	1,752	6.25%	63
Aug 2005	28,171	26,519	1,652	5.86%	59
Sep 2005	28,021	26,475	1,546	5.52%	55
Oct 2005	27,845	26,217	1,628	5.85%	58
Nov 2005	27,675	26,054	1,621	5.86%	59
Dec 2005	27,503	26,061	1,442	5.24%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	27,377	25,857	1,520	5.55%	56
Feb 2006	27,492	25,901	1,591	5.79%	58
Mar 2006	27,503	26,036	1,467	5.33%	53
Apr 2006	27,354	25,938	1,416	5.18%	52
May 2006	27,467	25,943	1,524	5.55%	55
Jun 2006	27,467	25,872	1,595	5.81%	58
Jul 2006	27,575	25,913	1,662	6.03%	60
Aug 2006	27,560	25,990	1,570	5.70%	57
Sep 2006	27,529	26,088	1,441	5.23%	52
Oct 2006	27,633	26,177	1,456	5.27%	53
Nov 2006	27,800	26,191	1,609	5.79%	58
Dec 2006	27,649	26,092	1,557	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	28,747	27,060	1,687	5.87%	59
Feb 2007	28,666	27,102	1,564	5.46%	55
Mar 2007	28,609	27,205	1,404	4.91%	49
Apr 2007	28,501	27,115	1,386	4.86%	49
May 2007	28,693	27,232	1,461	5.09%	51
Jun 2007	28,996	27,475	1,521	5.25%	52
Jul 2007	28,841	27,271	1,570	5.44%	54
Aug 2007	28,801	27,342	1,459	5.07%	51
Sep 2007	28,747	27,406	1,341	4.66%	47
Oct 2007	28,415	27,050	1,365	4.80%	48
Nov 2007	28,511	27,038	1,473	5.17%	52
Dec 2007	28,286	26,785	1,501	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	28,780	27,183	1,597	5.55%	55
Feb 2008	28,431	26,816	1,615	5.68%	57
Mar 2008	28,634	27,025	1,609	5.62%	56
Apr 2008	28,700	27,074	1,626	5.67%	57
May 2008	28,956	26,973	1,983	6.85%	68
Jun 2008	29,085	26,987	2,098	7.21%	72
Jul 2008	28,855	26,570	2,285	7.92%	79
Aug 2008	28,677	26,435	2,242	7.82%	78
Sep 2008	28,744	26,507	2,237	7.78%	78
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kinston Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,182	15.76%
2.	Public Administration	1,688	6.36%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,554	5.86%
4.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,294	4.88%
5.	Health Care	1,164	4.39%
6.	Educational Services	986	3.72%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	914	3.44%
8.	Food Manufacturing	846	3.19%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	808	3.05%
10.	Chemical Manufacturing	788	2.97%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	680	2.56%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	660	2.49%
13.	Truck Transportation	654	2.46%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	574	2.16%
15.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	488	1.84%
16.	Finance and Insurance	470	1.77%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	434	1.64%
18.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	414	1.56%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	388	1.46%
20.	Machinery Manufacturing	364	1.37%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,456	22.24%
2.	Educational Services	3,038	12.38%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,718	7.00%
4.	Public Administration	1,100	4.48%
5.	Social Assistance	1,092	4.45%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	788	3.21%
7.	Apparel Manufacturing	760	3.10%
8.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	744	3.03%
9.	Finance and Insurance	722	2.94%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	694	2.83%
11.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	692	2.82%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	536	2.18%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	500	2.04%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	466	1.90%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	408	1.66%
16.	Food Manufacturing	384	1.57%
17.	Private Household Services	278	1.13%
18.	Construction	258	1.05%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	254	1.04%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	252	1.03%

Kinston Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,706	6.43%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,608	6.06%
3.	Other Production Occupations	1,502	5.66%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,026	3.87%
5.	Other Management Occupations	1,024	3.86%
6.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,010	3.81%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	982	3.70%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	972	3.66%
9.	Other Construction Trades	948	3.57%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	866	3.26%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	826	3.11%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	742	2.80%
13.	Carpenters	684	2.58%
14.	Construction Laborers	648	2.44%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	644	2.43%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	586	2.21%
17.	Agricultural Workers	568	2.14%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	566	2.13%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	566	2.13%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	414	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,566	6.38%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,450	5.91%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,282	5.23%
4.	Other Production Occupations	1,254	5.11%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,222	4.98%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,072	4.37%
7.	Registered Nurses	986	4.02%
8.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	924	3.77%
9.	Cashiers	886	3.61%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	838	3.42%
11.	Other Management Occupations	760	3.10%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	692	2.82%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	642	2.62%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	618	2.52%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	586	2.39%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	574	2.34%
17.	Child Care Workers	538	2.19%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	526	2.14%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	492	2.01%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	486	1.98%

Kinston Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	49,987	53.54%
15-35 hours	8,467	9.07%
1-14 hours	2,656	2.84%
No regular hours	32,262	34.55%

Kinston Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,478	2.97%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,228	2.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,163	4.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,563	9.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,336	14.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,384	14.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	9,148	18.40%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,419	8.89%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,825	3.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,881	3.78%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	938	1.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	408	0.82%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,378	6.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,560	7.16%

Kinston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,530	3.08%
5-9	6,510	13.10%
10-14	9,726	19.57%
15-19	10,247	20.61%
20-24	7,044	14.17%
25-29	1,950	3.92%
30-34	5,255	10.57%
35-39	610	1.23%
40-44	782	1.57%
45-59	2,592	5.21%
60-89	1,600	3.22%
At least 90	1,863	3.75%

Kinston Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	230	0.46%	36,777	73.98%
30-44	20	0.04%	6,627	13.33%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,592	5.21%
At least 60	72	0.14%	3,391	6.82%

Kinston Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	48	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	7,473	14.72%
Car / truck / van, solo	40,614	80.02%
Motorcycle	52	0.10%
Other	394	0.78%
Public transportation	322	0.63%
Walked	806	1.59%
Worked at home	1,045	2.06%

Kinston Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 47,748 (115,754 people)
: 32,566 (96,402 people)
: 11,025
: 66,366
Kinston Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,652	15.89%
$10,000-$14,999	3,786	7.86%
$15,000-$19,999	3,928	8.15%
$20,000-$24,999	4,229	8.78%
$25,000-$29,999	3,576	7.42%
$30,000-$34,999	3,510	7.29%
$35,000-$39,999	2,969	6.16%
$40,000-$44,999	2,747	5.70%
$45,000-$49,999	2,678	5.56%
$50,000-$59,999	3,891	8.08%
$60,000-$74,999	3,895	8.09%
$75,000-$99,999	2,899	6.02%
$100,000-$124,999	1,030	2.14%
$125,000-$149,999	431	0.89%
$150,000-$199,999	430	0.89%
$200,000 or more	520	1.08%

Kinston Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,769	28.37%
Family, 2 people	7,117	29.83%
Nonfamily, 2 people	743	3.11%
Family, 3 people	4,276	17.92%
Nonfamily, 3 people	93	0.39%
Family, 4 people	3,028	12.69%
Nonfamily, 4 people	38	0.16%
Family, 5 people	1,160	4.86%
Nonfamily, 5 people	21	0.09%
Family, 6 people	370	1.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	9	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	231	0.97%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	7	0.03%

Kinston Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	36,924	29.33%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,568	9.19%
Public Assistance	2,028	1.61%
Retirement	8,597	6.83%
Self Employment	5,487	4.36%
Social Security	14,798	11.75%
Supplemental Security	3,227	2.56%
Wage / Salary	35,553	28.24%
Other	7,720	6.13%

Kinston Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	13,518	58.71%
With children under 18	9,508	41.29%

Kinston Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,427	7.77%
Married	27,443	62.19%
Never Married	11,883	26.93%
Widowed	1,376	3.12%

Kinston Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,233	10.28%
Married	26,596	52.24%
Never Married	11,476	22.54%
Widowed	7,608	14.94%

Kinston Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Kinston Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,962	9.97%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	17,180	19.12%
High school diploma or equivalent	27,970	31.12%
Some college, no degree	18,787	20.91%
Associate degree	5,954	6.63%
Bachelors degree	8,020	8.92%
Graduate or professional degree	2,992	3.33%

Kinston Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,387	2.33%	858	1.44%	2,245	3.76%
Kindergarten	1,594	2.67%	74	0.12%	1,668	2.80%
Grades 1-4	6,732	11.29%	396	0.66%	7,128	11.95%
Grades 5-8	6,939	11.63%	448	0.75%	7,387	12.38%
Grades 9-12	5,941	9.96%	630	1.06%	6,571	11.02%
Undergrad college	3,861	6.47%	480	0.80%	4,341	7.28%
Graduate or professional school	420	0.70%	50	0.08%	470	0.79%
Total	26,874	45.05%	2,936	4.92%	29,810	49.98%

Kinston Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Kinston Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	132	121
2004	112	117

Kinston Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Kinston Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	97,682	83.44%
Below Poverty Level	19,385	16.56%

Kinston Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 111

Kinston Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Kinston Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,167	13.69%
10-19 Years	8,325	13.96%
20-29 Years	6,842	11.47%
30-39 Years	8,174	13.70%
40-49 Years	9,237	15.49%
50-59 Years	7,354	12.33%
60-69 Years	5,392	9.04%
70-79 Years	4,164	6.98%
80-89 Years	1,728	2.90%
90+ Years	265	0.44%

Kinston Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	28,312	47.47%
Female	31,336	52.53%

Kinston Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	33,075	55.45%
African-American	24,016	40.26%
Hispanic/Latino	1,891	3.17%
Multiracial	306	0.51%
Asian	199	0.33%
Amerindian	97	0.16%
Other Race	41	0.07%
Pacific Islander	23	0.04%

Kinston Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	19,325	41.57%
2.	English	9,879	21.25%
3.	Irish	4,966	10.68%
4.	German	3,499	7.53%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,720	3.70%
6.	Scottish	1,389	2.99%
7.	French Non-Basque	1,019	2.19%
8.	Italian	906	1.95%
9.	European	643	1.38%
10.	Dutch	482	1.04%

Kinston Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	106,488	94.69%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,608	4.10%
3.	French	501	0.45%
4.	Gujarathi	126	0.11%
5.	Laotian	80	0.07%
6.	Vietnamese	76	0.07%
7.	Chinese	74	0.07%
8.	German	58	0.05%
9.	Other West Germanic	58	0.05%
10.	Tagalog	54	0.05%

Kinston Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	116,918	97.25%
Naturalized immigrant	1,009	0.84%
Not a citizen	2,292	1.91%

Kinston Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Kinston Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Lenoir County

Kinston Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Contentnea Neck	Kinston	Sand Hill
Deep Run	La Grange	Southwest
Falling Creek	Moseley Hall	Trent
Grifton	Neuse	Vance
Institute	Pink Hill	Woodington

Kinston (25,150)	La Grange (2,844)	Southwest (1,524)
Neuse (9,292)	Pink Hill (2,781)	Sand Hill (1,124)
Falling Creek (4,721)	Moseley Hall (2,774)	Grifton
Trent (2,972)	Institute (2,398)	Deep Run
Contentnea Neck (2,959)	Woodington (1,850)	Vance