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Population (2000): 25,150
Land Area (2000): 79.770 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.074 square kilometers

Kinston Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	24,808	2002	24,485	2005	23,298
2000	Not Available	2003	23,481	2006	23,307
2001	24,091	2004	23,344	2007	22,568

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,917	94.90%
Rural, Farm	27	0.11%
Rural, Non-farm	1,257	4.99%

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Kinston Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,260	10,474	787	6.99%	70
1991	11,493	10,442	1,051	9.15%	91
1992	11,764	10,557	1,207	10.26%	102
1993	11,605	10,446	1,159	9.98%	99
1994	11,604	10,435	1,169	10.07%	101
1995	11,754	10,662	1,092	9.29%	93
1996	12,113	10,902	1,211	10.00%	100
1997	12,055	11,162	894	7.41%	74
1998	12,127	11,078	1,049	8.65%	86
1999	12,246	11,097	1,149	9.39%	94
2000	9,679	8,894	785	8.11%	81
2001	9,693	8,507	1,186	12.23%	122
2002	9,570	8,345	1,226	12.81%	128
2003	9,582	8,497	1,086	11.33%	113
2004	9,597	8,727	871	9.07%	91
2005	9,466	8,833	634	6.70%	67
2006	9,355	8,749	606	6.48%	65
2007	9,718	9,144	575	5.91%	59
2008	9,814	9,032	782	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	10,797	10,133	664	6.15%	61
Feb 1990	10,840	10,245	595	5.49%	55
Mar 1990	11,057	10,438	619	5.60%	56
Apr 1990	11,192	10,423	769	6.87%	69
May 1990	11,649	10,688	961	8.25%	82
Jun 1990	11,746	10,864	882	7.51%	75
Jul 1990	11,681	10,820	861	7.37%	74
Aug 1990	11,583	10,685	898	7.75%	78
Sep 1990	11,378	10,481	897	7.88%	79
Oct 1990	11,116	10,408	708	6.37%	64
Nov 1990	11,157	10,320	837	7.50%	75
Dec 1990	10,929	10,181	748	6.84%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	11,076	10,039	1,037	9.36%	94
Feb 1991	11,170	10,149	1,021	9.14%	91
Mar 1991	11,153	10,177	976	8.75%	88
Apr 1991	11,439	10,359	1,080	9.44%	94
May 1991	11,764	10,516	1,248	10.61%	106
Jun 1991	12,044	10,664	1,380	11.46%	115
Jul 1991	12,340	10,918	1,422	11.52%	115
Aug 1991	11,875	10,813	1,062	8.94%	89
Sep 1991	11,485	10,680	805	7.01%	70
Oct 1991	11,222	10,478	744	6.63%	66
Nov 1991	11,227	10,289	938	8.35%	84
Dec 1991	11,125	10,224	901	8.10%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	11,451	10,176	1,275	11.13%	111
Feb 1992	11,455	10,217	1,238	10.81%	108
Mar 1992	11,357	10,247	1,110	9.77%	98
Apr 1992	11,624	10,447	1,177	10.13%	101
May 1992	11,993	10,657	1,336	11.14%	111
Jun 1992	12,304	10,866	1,438	11.69%	117
Jul 1992	12,612	11,057	1,555	12.33%	123
Aug 1992	12,125	10,973	1,152	9.50%	95
Sep 1992	11,622	10,682	940	8.09%	81
Oct 1992	11,584	10,576	1,008	8.70%	87
Nov 1992	11,664	10,422	1,242	10.65%	106
Dec 1992	11,373	10,358	1,015	8.92%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	11,391	10,191	1,200	10.53%	105
Feb 1993	11,397	10,207	1,190	10.44%	104
Mar 1993	11,492	10,202	1,290	11.23%	112
Apr 1993	11,581	10,328	1,253	10.82%	108
May 1993	11,867	10,477	1,390	11.71%	117
Jun 1993	12,106	10,626	1,480	12.23%	122
Jul 1993	12,307	10,881	1,426	11.59%	116
Aug 1993	11,997	10,861	1,136	9.47%	95
Sep 1993	11,377	10,518	859	7.55%	76
Oct 1993	11,301	10,443	858	7.59%	76
Nov 1993	11,199	10,359	840	7.50%	75
Dec 1993	11,240	10,258	982	8.74%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	11,156	9,877	1,279	11.46%	115
Feb 1994	11,402	9,991	1,411	12.38%	124
Mar 1994	11,363	10,088	1,275	11.22%	112
Apr 1994	11,390	10,192	1,198	10.52%	105
May 1994	11,725	10,456	1,269	10.82%	108
Jun 1994	11,894	10,592	1,302	10.95%	109
Jul 1994	12,157	10,860	1,297	10.67%	107
Aug 1994	12,027	10,887	1,140	9.48%	95
Sep 1994	11,639	10,640	999	8.58%	86
Oct 1994	11,598	10,609	989	8.53%	85
Nov 1994	11,557	10,545	1,012	8.76%	88
Dec 1994	11,339	10,484	855	7.54%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	11,156	10,181	975	8.74%	87
Feb 1995	11,343	10,249	1,094	9.64%	96
Mar 1995	11,556	10,445	1,111	9.61%	96
Apr 1995	11,698	10,623	1,075	9.19%	92
May 1995	11,860	10,700	1,160	9.78%	98
Jun 1995	12,110	10,943	1,167	9.64%	96
Jul 1995	12,149	11,140	1,009	8.31%	83
Aug 1995	11,875	10,998	877	7.39%	74
Sep 1995	11,591	10,711	880	7.59%	76
Oct 1995	11,622	10,719	903	7.77%	78
Nov 1995	12,217	10,699	1,518	12.43%	124
Dec 1995	11,870	10,540	1,330	11.20%	112

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	11,627	10,345	1,282	11.03%	110
Feb 1996	11,750	10,347	1,403	11.94%	119
Mar 1996	11,827	10,523	1,304	11.03%	110
Apr 1996	11,788	10,716	1,072	9.09%	91
May 1996	12,531	11,001	1,530	12.21%	122
Jun 1996	12,763	11,182	1,581	12.39%	124
Jul 1996	12,703	11,271	1,432	11.27%	113
Aug 1996	12,370	11,204	1,166	9.43%	94
Sep 1996	12,001	11,071	930	7.75%	77
Oct 1996	12,064	11,141	923	7.65%	77
Nov 1996	12,031	11,071	960	7.98%	80
Dec 1996	11,904	10,953	951	7.99%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	11,694	10,745	949	8.12%	81
Feb 1997	11,666	10,782	884	7.58%	76
Mar 1997	11,958	11,020	938	7.84%	78
Apr 1997	11,908	11,064	844	7.09%	71
May 1997	12,142	11,244	898	7.40%	74
Jun 1997	12,415	11,389	1,026	8.26%	83
Jul 1997	12,550	11,535	1,015	8.09%	81
Aug 1997	12,408	11,520	888	7.16%	72
Sep 1997	12,039	11,239	800	6.65%	66
Oct 1997	12,026	11,240	786	6.54%	65
Nov 1997	12,024	11,182	842	7.00%	70
Dec 1997	11,832	10,980	852	7.20%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,701	10,815	886	7.57%	76
Feb 1998	11,771	10,799	972	8.26%	83
Mar 1998	12,036	10,952	1,084	9.01%	90
Apr 1998	12,037	11,045	992	8.24%	82
May 1998	12,285	11,176	1,109	9.03%	90
Jun 1998	12,681	11,312	1,369	10.80%	108
Jul 1998	12,669	11,383	1,286	10.15%	102
Aug 1998	12,401	11,252	1,149	9.27%	93
Sep 1998	12,123	11,176	947	7.81%	78
Oct 1998	12,131	11,100	1,031	8.50%	85
Nov 1998	11,890	10,984	906	7.62%	76
Dec 1998	11,795	10,939	856	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,899	10,810	1,089	9.15%	92
Feb 1999	11,862	10,779	1,083	9.13%	91
Mar 1999	12,063	10,939	1,124	9.32%	93
Apr 1999	12,260	11,127	1,133	9.24%	92
May 1999	12,224	11,122	1,102	9.02%	90
Jun 1999	12,628	11,361	1,267	10.03%	100
Jul 1999	12,820	11,433	1,387	10.82%	108
Aug 1999	12,471	11,386	1,085	8.70%	87
Sep 1999	12,560	11,167	1,393	11.09%	111
Oct 1999	12,352	11,098	1,254	10.15%	102
Nov 1999	12,057	11,027	1,030	8.54%	85
Dec 1999	11,758	10,912	846	7.20%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	9,672	8,855	817	8.45%	84
Feb 2000	9,679	8,814	865	8.94%	89
Mar 2000	9,693	8,943	750	7.74%	77
Apr 2000	9,662	8,960	702	7.27%	73
May 2000	9,685	8,916	769	7.94%	79
Jun 2000	9,883	9,081	802	8.11%	81
Jul 2000	9,620	8,830	790	8.21%	82
Aug 2000	9,748	8,978	770	7.90%	79
Sep 2000	9,560	8,846	714	7.47%	75
Oct 2000	9,684	8,865	819	8.46%	85
Nov 2000	9,596	8,794	802	8.36%	84
Dec 2000	9,663	8,847	816	8.44%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	9,774	8,807	967	9.89%	99
Feb 2001	9,741	8,783	958	9.83%	98
Mar 2001	9,941	8,809	1,132	11.39%	114
Apr 2001	9,550	8,408	1,142	11.96%	120
May 2001	9,467	8,393	1,074	11.34%	113
Jun 2001	9,611	8,482	1,129	11.75%	117
Jul 2001	9,704	8,470	1,234	12.72%	127
Aug 2001	9,823	8,465	1,358	13.82%	138
Sep 2001	9,717	8,543	1,174	12.08%	121
Oct 2001	9,669	8,411	1,258	13.01%	130
Nov 2001	9,676	8,292	1,384	14.30%	143
Dec 2001	9,644	8,223	1,421	14.73%	147

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,657	8,248	1,409	14.59%	146
Feb 2002	9,649	8,305	1,344	13.93%	139
Mar 2002	9,586	8,298	1,288	13.44%	134
Apr 2002	9,673	8,413	1,260	13.03%	130
May 2002	9,715	8,466	1,249	12.86%	129
Jun 2002	9,717	8,379	1,338	13.77%	138
Jul 2002	9,539	8,300	1,239	12.99%	130
Aug 2002	9,460	8,321	1,139	12.04%	120
Sep 2002	9,531	8,409	1,122	11.77%	118
Oct 2002	9,536	8,401	1,135	11.90%	119
Nov 2002	9,370	8,283	1,087	11.60%	116
Dec 2002	9,411	8,314	1,097	11.66%	117

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,560	8,412	1,148	12.01%	120
Feb 2003	9,539	8,396	1,143	11.98%	120
Mar 2003	9,478	8,370	1,108	11.69%	117
Apr 2003	9,545	8,404	1,141	11.95%	120
May 2003	9,650	8,504	1,146	11.88%	119
Jun 2003	9,687	8,446	1,241	12.81%	128
Jul 2003	9,731	8,580	1,151	11.83%	118
Aug 2003	9,610	8,519	1,091	11.35%	114
Sep 2003	9,471	8,482	989	10.44%	104
Oct 2003	9,587	8,613	974	10.16%	102
Nov 2003	9,612	8,614	998	10.38%	104
Dec 2003	9,514	8,618	896	9.42%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,642	8,666	976	10.12%	101
Feb 2004	9,565	8,635	930	9.72%	97
Mar 2004	9,569	8,655	914	9.55%	96
Apr 2004	9,636	8,765	871	9.04%	90
May 2004	9,676	8,766	910	9.40%	94
Jun 2004	9,609	8,652	957	9.96%	100
Jul 2004	9,627	8,741	886	9.20%	92
Aug 2004	9,521	8,709	812	8.53%	85
Sep 2004	9,513	8,771	742	7.80%	78
Oct 2004	9,598	8,803	795	8.28%	83
Nov 2004	9,617	8,787	830	8.63%	86
Dec 2004	9,594	8,770	824	8.59%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,427	8,779	648	6.87%	69
Feb 2005	9,373	8,693	680	7.25%	73
Mar 2005	9,404	8,787	617	6.56%	66
Apr 2005	9,575	8,957	618	6.45%	65
May 2005	9,518	8,898	620	6.51%	65
Jun 2005	9,506	8,832	674	7.09%	71
Jul 2005	9,521	8,844	677	7.11%	71
Aug 2005	9,570	8,925	645	6.74%	67
Sep 2005	9,499	8,911	588	6.19%	62
Oct 2005	9,472	8,824	648	6.84%	68
Nov 2005	9,410	8,769	641	6.81%	68
Dec 2005	9,321	8,771	550	5.90%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,299	8,701	598	6.43%	64
Feb 2006	9,339	8,715	624	6.68%	67
Mar 2006	9,335	8,761	574	6.15%	61
Apr 2006	9,271	8,728	543	5.86%	59
May 2006	9,303	8,730	573	6.16%	62
Jun 2006	9,321	8,706	615	6.60%	66
Jul 2006	9,372	8,719	653	6.97%	70
Aug 2006	9,373	8,745	628	6.70%	67
Sep 2006	9,365	8,778	587	6.27%	63
Oct 2006	9,403	8,808	595	6.33%	63
Nov 2006	9,458	8,813	645	6.82%	68
Dec 2006	9,415	8,780	635	6.74%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,782	9,105	677	6.92%	69
Feb 2007	9,766	9,120	646	6.61%	66
Mar 2007	9,719	9,154	565	5.81%	58
Apr 2007	9,667	9,124	543	5.62%	56
May 2007	9,726	9,163	563	5.79%	58
Jun 2007	9,834	9,245	589	5.99%	60
Jul 2007	9,758	9,176	582	5.96%	60
Aug 2007	9,749	9,200	549	5.63%	56
Sep 2007	9,709	9,222	487	5.02%	50
Oct 2007	9,627	9,102	525	5.45%	55
Nov 2007	9,672	9,098	574	5.93%	59
Dec 2007	9,610	9,013	597	6.21%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,783	9,147	636	6.50%	65
Feb 2008	9,693	9,023	670	6.91%	69
Mar 2008	9,730	9,094	636	6.54%	65
Apr 2008	9,759	9,110	649	6.65%	67
May 2008	9,883	9,076	807	8.17%	82
Jun 2008	9,963	9,081	882	8.85%	89
Jul 2008	9,858	8,941	917	9.30%	93
Aug 2008	9,808	8,895	913	9.31%	93
Sep 2008	9,846	8,919	927	9.41%	94
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kinston Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	455	10.32%
2.	Public Administration	281	6.37%
3.	Health Care	277	6.28%
4.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	225	5.10%
5.	Food Manufacturing	223	5.06%
6.	Educational Services	197	4.47%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	174	3.94%
8.	Accommodation and Food Services	166	3.76%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	145	3.29%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	134	3.04%
11.	Chemical Manufacturing	128	2.90%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	119	2.70%
13.	Finance and Insurance	101	2.29%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	96	2.18%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	93	2.11%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	88	2.00%
17.	Truck Transportation	84	1.90%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	81	1.84%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	75	1.70%
20.	Wood Manufacturing	74	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,160	24.22%
2.	Educational Services	631	13.18%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	350	7.31%
4.	Social Assistance	233	4.87%
5.	Apparel Manufacturing	195	4.07%
6.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	167	3.49%
7.	Public Administration	160	3.34%
8.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	143	2.99%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	140	2.92%
10.	Finance and Insurance	130	2.71%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	129	2.69%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	103	2.15%
13.	Food Manufacturing	99	2.07%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	82	1.71%
15.	Private Household Services	78	1.63%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	72	1.50%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	69	1.44%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	64	1.34%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	59	1.23%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	57	1.19%

Kinston Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	297	6.73%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	229	5.19%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	211	4.78%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	197	4.47%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	181	4.10%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	181	4.10%
7.	Other Management Occupations	168	3.81%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	158	3.58%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	153	3.47%
10.	Other Construction Trades	124	2.81%
11.	Other Material Moving Workers	122	2.77%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	118	2.68%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	117	2.65%
14.	Top Executives	106	2.40%
15.	Carpenters	91	2.06%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	88	2.00%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	83	1.88%
18.	Food Processing Workers	75	1.70%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	74	1.68%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	72	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	361	7.54%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	273	5.70%
3.	Other Production Occupations	263	5.49%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	248	5.18%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	240	5.01%
6.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	240	5.01%
7.	Other Office and Admin Support	186	3.88%
8.	Registered Nurses	183	3.82%
9.	Other Management Occupations	177	3.70%
10.	Cashiers	156	3.26%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	136	2.84%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	127	2.65%
13.	Health Technologists and Technicians	106	2.21%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	105	2.19%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	104	2.17%
16.	Child Care Workers	101	2.11%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	101	2.11%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	99	2.07%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	98	2.05%
20.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	97	2.03%

Kinston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,242	46.83%
15-35 hours	1,739	8.81%
1-14 hours	651	3.30%
No regular hours	8,105	41.07%

Kinston Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	205	2.29%
5 AM-5:29 AM	130	1.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	335	3.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM	665	7.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,253	14.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,167	13.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,686	18.84%
8 AM-8:29 AM	903	10.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	308	3.44%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	462	5.16%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	259	2.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	118	1.32%
Noon-3:59 PM	750	8.38%
4 PM-11:59 PM	707	7.90%

Kinston Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	301	3.36%
5-9	1,756	19.62%
10-14	2,427	27.12%
15-19	1,716	19.18%
20-24	864	9.66%
25-29	166	1.86%
30-34	653	7.30%
35-39	81	0.91%
40-44	98	1.10%
45-59	404	4.51%
60-89	185	2.07%
At least 90	297	3.32%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	92	1.03%	7,138	79.77%
30-44	10	0.11%	822	9.19%
45-59	0	0.00%	404	4.51%
At least 60	36	0.40%	446	4.98%

Kinston Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	22	0.24%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,440	15.83%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,039	77.38%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	76	0.84%
Public transportation	138	1.52%
Walked	233	2.56%
Worked at home	149	1.64%

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Kinston Family Information Back to top
: 10,273 (23,705 people)
: 6,362 (18,984 people)
: 1,678
: 13,857
Kinston Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,271	22.04%
$10,000-$14,999	1,034	10.03%
$15,000-$19,999	710	6.89%
$20,000-$24,999	834	8.09%
$25,000-$29,999	765	7.42%
$30,000-$34,999	614	5.96%
$35,000-$39,999	540	5.24%
$40,000-$44,999	472	4.58%
$45,000-$49,999	494	4.79%
$50,000-$59,999	630	6.11%
$60,000-$74,999	679	6.59%
$75,000-$99,999	538	5.22%
$100,000-$124,999	278	2.70%
$125,000-$149,999	132	1.28%
$150,000-$199,999	132	1.28%
$200,000 or more	183	1.78%

Kinston Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,528	34.26%
Family, 2 people	2,882	27.98%
Nonfamily, 2 people	306	2.97%
Family, 3 people	1,701	16.52%
Nonfamily, 3 people	40	0.39%
Family, 4 people	1,101	10.69%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.16%
Family, 5 people	433	4.20%
Nonfamily, 5 people	8	0.08%
Family, 6 people	169	1.64%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	110	1.07%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Kinston Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,175	26.91%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,554	9.58%
Public Assistance	592	2.22%
Retirement	2,101	7.88%
Self Employment	930	3.49%
Social Security	3,674	13.78%
Supplemental Security	910	3.41%
Wage / Salary	6,964	26.12%
Other	1,760	6.60%

Kinston Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,388	62.45%
With children under 18	1,436	37.55%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	679	7.78%
Married	5,058	57.94%
Never Married	2,579	29.54%
Widowed	414	4.74%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,194	10.50%
Married	4,964	43.64%
Never Married	3,129	27.51%
Widowed	2,089	18.36%

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Kinston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,228	11.81%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,920	20.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,147	27.29%
Some college, no degree	3,629	19.24%
Associate degree	1,091	5.78%
Bachelors degree	1,958	10.38%
Graduate or professional degree	888	4.71%

Kinston Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	282	1.12%	153	0.61%	435	1.73%
Kindergarten	323	1.28%	24	0.10%	347	1.38%
Grades 1-4	1,211	4.82%	134	0.53%	1,345	5.35%
Grades 5-8	1,525	6.06%	58	0.23%	1,583	6.29%
Grades 9-12	1,447	5.75%	139	0.55%	1,586	6.31%
Undergrad college	755	3.00%	86	0.34%	841	3.34%
Graduate or professional school	65	0.26%	24	0.10%	89	0.35%
Total	5,608	22.30%	618	2.46%	6,226	24.76%

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	18,469	77.06%
Below Poverty Level	5,497	22.94%

Kinston 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 Criminal Information Back to top
: 111
Kinston Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	7.578	0.484	0.081	2.056	10.198	0.040	15.237	62.923	2.620	80.821
2000	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2001	12.121	0.415	0.166	2.989	15.691	0.042	16.604	64.588	4.441	85.675
2002	7.311	0.735	0.163	3.063	11.272	0.000	26.016	67.388	3.757	97.162
2003	7.623	0.511	0.213	2.726	11.073	0.341	20.740	71.377	2.981	95.098
2004	8.439	0.386	0.171	1.971	10.966	0.514	25.231	68.540	4.584	98.355
2005	9.357	0.343	0.086	2.575	12.362	0.429	22.577	72.495	4.292	99.365
2006	7.680	0.386	0.215	1.888	10.169	0.601	16.991	59.939	4.033	80.963
2007	9.482	0.532	0.044	2.792	12.850	0.665	15.907	44.089	2.393	62.389

Kinston Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	5	74
2005	11	73
2006	10	76
2007	10	74

Kinston Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,258
2000	0
2001	2,442
2002	2,655

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Kinston Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,388	13.47%
10-19 Years	3,438	13.67%
20-29 Years	2,576	10.24%
30-39 Years	2,998	11.92%
40-49 Years	3,867	15.38%
50-59 Years	2,992	11.90%
60-69 Years	2,412	9.59%
70-79 Years	2,308	9.18%
80-89 Years	1,008	4.01%
90+ Years	163	0.65%

Kinston Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,431	45.45%
Female	13,719	54.55%

Kinston Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	15,471	61.51%
Caucasian	9,009	35.82%
Hispanic/Latino	318	1.26%
Multiracial	143	0.57%
Asian	135	0.54%
Amerindian	36	0.14%
Other Race	25	0.10%
Pacific Islander	13	0.05%

Kinston Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	English	1,832	27.44%
2.	United States Or American	1,731	25.92%
3.	Irish	750	11.23%
4.	German	629	9.42%
5.	Scotch Irish	318	4.76%
6.	Scottish	312	4.67%
7.	French Non-Basque	240	3.59%
8.	African	142	2.13%
9.	Italian	117	1.75%
10.	Welsh	83	1.24%

Kinston Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	22,652	96.02%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	618	2.62%
3.	French	121	0.51%
4.	Laotian	33	0.14%
5.	Chinese	24	0.10%
6.	Other Asian	19	0.08%
7.	Vietnamese	18	0.08%
8.	German	17	0.07%
9.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	16	0.07%
10.	Other West Germanic	15	0.06%

Kinston Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	24,685	97.95%
Naturalized immigrant	257	1.02%
Not a citizen	259	1.03%

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Kinston Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28501	28503
28502	28504

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