Kings Mountain, NC Population

Overview

10,775

Total Population

41.4

Median age

52.58%

Female population %

90.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

71.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

213

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kings Mountain's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kings Mountain is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kings Mountain's population under 18 was 24.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kings Mountain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kings Mountain, 22.17% were under the age of 15, 16.46% aged 15 to 29, 42.02% aged 30 to 64, 14.64% aged 65 to 84, and 4.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 555 more females than males in Kings Mountain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.58% females and 47.42% males in Kings Mountain, NC.
The Kings Mountain, NC gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 471.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 496.

Kings Mountain's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kings Mountain population: 66.62% are White, 27.34% are Black or African American, 1.60% are Asian, 0.71% are some other race and 3.73% are multiracial.
Kings Mountain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 213 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,562 (98.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kings Mountain is White with a population of 7,178 (66.62% of the total population).

Kings Mountain's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 11,638 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kings Mountain's population increased by 179 (1.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kings Mountain's population increased by 494 (4.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kings Mountain's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,512.