Kinston City, North Carolina

Kinston City is a city located in Lenoir County, North Carolina, in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 23688 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 22360, It is the 26th largest in terms of population. The city spans an area of 16.89 square miles (43.74 kmē), of which, 16.73 square miles (43.33 kmē) of it is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 kmē) of it is water, it is the 41st largest by area in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

As of the census of 2000, there were 23688 people, 9829 households, and 6073 families living in the city. The population density was 1415.7 people per square mile (546.6/kmē), it is North Carolina's 86th most densely populated city. There were 11229 housing units at an average density of 671.2 per square mile (259.15/kmē). The average household size was 2.29 persons, and the average family size was 2.94 persons. In the Kinston City, 24.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.3% were 18 to 24, 24.9% were 25 to 44, 24.5% were 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.6 males. The median age of the city's population was 40.8 years, The median age of males and females living in Kinston City was 38 and 43 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 35.27% White, 62.64% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian, 0.57% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, 0.67% from two or more races and 0.66% Other races.

Kinston city North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Kinston city North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Kinston City North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $26630, it is the 149th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $35867, making it the 200th lowest city by median family income in North Carolina. The per capita income for the city was $17779, it is North Carolina's 292nd wealthiest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $18250, Males have a median income of $21883 versus $15826 for females.

In 2000, 5808 pupils and students, of which 47.92% are male and 52.08% are female, 24.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.3% nursery or pri school, 5.32% kindergarten, 46.64% elementary school, 25.43% high school and 15.31% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census23688
April 2000 Estimate23890
July 2000 Estimate23824
July 2001 Estimate23517
July 2002 Estimate23209
July 2003 Estimate22943
July 2004 Estimate22718
July 2005 Estimate22624
July 2006 Estimate22468
July 2007 Estimate22317
July 2008 Estimate22360
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school183241424
Kindergarten158151309
Elementary school143712722709
High school6857921477
College or graduate school320569889
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Kinston city, North Carolina$26630$35867$17779
Lenoir County, North Carolina$31191$38815$16744
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587