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Language Spoken At Home in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 55,685 | 100% |
English only | 52,097 | 93.6% |
Language other than English | 3,588 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,255 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 3,046 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,995 | 3.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 322 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 165 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 97 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 57 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 123 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 38 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,372 | 100% |
American | 7,826 | 13.2% |
Arab | 69 | 0.1% |
Czech | 80 | 0.1% |
Danish | 79 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 300 | 0.5% |
English | 6,144 | 10.3% |
French (except Basque) | 894 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.0% |
German | 2,660 | 4.5% |
Greek | 91 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 64 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,075 | 6.9% |
Italian | 934 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 20 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 143 | 0.2% |
Polish | 201 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 267 | 0.4% |
Russian | 138 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 871 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 818 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,152 | 3.6% |
Swedish | 128 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 50 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 99 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 126 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,958 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,613 | 65.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,122 | 25.6% |
Married-couple family | 10,183 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,113 | 13.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,278 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 652 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,152 | 17.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,357 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 8,345 | 34.8% |
Householder living alone | 7,290 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 3,058 | 12.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,576 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,001 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 58,061 | 100% |
Householder | 23,958 | 41.3% |
Spouse | 10,214 | 17.6% |
Child | 16,318 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 4,594 | 7.9% |
Nonrelatives | 2,977 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,218 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,401 | 100% |
Never married | 7,891 | 35.2% |
Now married, except separated | 10,937 | 48.8% |
Separated | 869 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 735 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,969 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,466 | 100% |
Never married | 6,990 | 27.4% |
Now married, except separated | 10,582 | 41.6% |
Separated | 1,362 | 5.3% |
Widowed | 3,770 | 14.8% |
Divorced | 2,762 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 776 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 438 | 56.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,820 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,131 | 62.1% |
Less than 1 year | 265 | 14.6% |
1 or 2 years | 226 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 310 | 17.0% |
5 or more years | 330 | 18.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,131 | 100% |
Who are female | 702 | 62.1% |
Who are married | 903 | 79.8% |
School Enrollment in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,467 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 787 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 897 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,346 | 41.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,834 | 24.8% |
College or graduate school | 3,603 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 40,349 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,454 | 8.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,502 | 13.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,613 | 31.3% |
Some college, no degree | 9,337 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 3,761 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,961 | 9.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,721 | 4.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.1% |
Veteran Status in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 45,066 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,721 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,349 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,636 | 19.9% |
Under 18 years | 14,022 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,212 | 8.6% |
18 to 64 years | 35,146 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,381 | 18.2% |
65 years and over | 9,181 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,043 | 44.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 58,602 | 100% |
Same house | 50,298 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,220 | 14.0% |
Same county | 5,571 | 9.5% |
Different county | 2,649 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,802 | 3.1% |
Different state | 847 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 84 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,372 | 100% |
Native | 57,292 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 56,822 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 46,304 | 78.0% |
Different state | 10,518 | 17.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 470 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2,080 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,080 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 366 | 17.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,714 | 82.4% |
Year of Entry in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,550 | 100% |
Native | 470 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 470 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,080 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 97 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,983 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kinston
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,080 | 100% |
Europe | 100 | 4.8% |
Asia | 180 | 8.7% |
Africa | 46 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,723 | 82.8% |
Northern America | 31 | 1.5% |