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Kinston Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kinston Area is $19,330, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kinston Area median household income is $35,687. On average Kinston Area residents spend 21.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #766

Kinston Area	19,330 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kinston Area	23,830 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kinston Area	27,583 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kinston Area	21,004 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #794

Kinston Area	35,687 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kinston Area	46,886 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Kinston Area	10.87%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Kinston Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kinston Area		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.78%	$10,578, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.96%	$16,100, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.19%	$2,209, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.08%	$17,531, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kinston Area	45,131 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kinston Area	55,396 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$43,546, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$25,992, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,798, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$65,231, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$110,370, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$21,283, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,375, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,442, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,647, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,372, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$30,849, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	46,987, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	21,896, 46.60%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,517, 66.30%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	77, 0.35%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,440, 65.95%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,506, 86.61%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,934, 13.39%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,379, 33.70%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	25,091, 53.40%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,562, 54.05%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.06%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,548, 54.00%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,943, 88.15%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,605, 11.85%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,529, 45.95%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	23,870, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,479, 77.42%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,959, 16.59%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	151, 0.63%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	626, 2.62%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	119, 0.50%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	536, 2.25%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kinston Area	21.3 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,449	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	12,506, 51.15%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,875, 22.99%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,133, 17.06%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,285, 10.28%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	407, 3.25%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,238, 9.90%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,350, 26.79%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	11,943, 48.85%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,894, 32.60%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,428, 28.70%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,189, 26.70%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 0.18%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,397, 11.70%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kinston Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,449, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,073, 4.39%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	1,582, 6.47%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,299, 17.58%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	625, 2.56%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,079, 12.59%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	734, 3.00%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	188, 0.77%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	727, 2.97%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,241, 5.08%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,322, 25.86%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,968, 8.05%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,435, 5.87%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,176, 4.81%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kinston Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,758	23.68%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,894	18.60%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.