Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety6#868/924
Economy15#783/925
Housing48#480/925
Health9#841/925
Healthcare34#611/923
Environment80#184/917
Education9#844/925
Infrastructure8#855/925
Community66#312/925
Leisure & amenities24#700/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Kinston, NC micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Grocery stores · high2.3 /10k
89/100North Carolina 1.8 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Job growth · high1.8%
88/100North Carolina 0.8%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Suicide rate · low13.2 /100k
86/100North Carolina 14.7 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Median Air Quality Index · low35
83/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Comfortable days · high30.4%
81/100North Carolina 30.0%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Days with unhealthy air · low0.0%
81/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Weaknesses

Median household income · low$45,143
2/100North Carolina $74,055United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Premature death · high14,762 /100k
5/100North Carolina 9,400 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · high14.1%
5/100North Carolina 8.8%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · high94%
5/100North Carolina 79%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · low71.1 yrs
6/100North Carolina 76.1 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Food insecurity · high27.1%
6/100North Carolina 15.8%United States 15.6%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
20% (2021) → 94% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+74 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
46.7% (2010 & 2021) → 78.1% (2022 & 2024)
+31 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
36.6 /100k (2021) → 16.4 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−55%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Child poverty rateImproving
40.3% (2015-2019) → 30.3% (2020-2024)
−10 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Preventable hospital staysImproving
5,913 /100k (2019) → 3,377 /100k (2023)
−43%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k
Homicide rateImproving
20.1 /100k (2021) → 11.5 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−43%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Kinston, NC micropolitan area improved on 13 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 8 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Libraries+35%0.5 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Child poverty−10 points40.3% → 30.3%
Uninsured−2.7 points15.6% → 12.8%
Restaurants+15%5.6 /10k → 6.4 /10k
Firearm deaths−25%23.6 /100k → 17.7 /100k

Declined5

Arts & recreation−21%2.7 /10k → 2.1 /10k
Traffic deaths+35%19.7 /100k → 26.6 /100k
Gyms−26%0.7 /10k → 0.5 /10k
Pharmacies−19%2.0 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Grocery stores−8.4%2.5 /10k → 2.3 /10k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Kinston, NC micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.7 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	6%
Average commute time	23.4 min2015-2019	24.3 min2020-2024	+0.9 min	Within the margin of error	33%
Average weekly wage	$8122020	$1,0132025	+25%	Improved	63%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%2015-2019	16.3%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Broadband subscriptions	75.3%2015-2019	81.3%2020-2024	+6 points	Improved	15%
Child poverty rate	40.3%2015-2019	30.3%2020-2024	−10 points	Improved	96%
Distance to an airport	70 mi2020	70 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	30.9 /100k2020	16.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−47%	Improved	77%
Effective property tax rate	0.96%2015-2019	0.74%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	80%
Firearm deaths	23.6 /100k2020	17.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−25%	Improved	88%
Grocery stores	2.5 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	−8.4%	Declined	26%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	0.5 /10k2025	−26%	Declined	15%
High school diploma or higher	79.7%2015-2019	82.9%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	76%
Homicide rate	18.2 /100k2020	11.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−37%	Improved	63%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,5272019	$64,4702024	+36%	Improved	75%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4802015-2019	0.4792020-2024	−0.001	Within the margin of error	56%
Median household income	$39,4022015-2019	$45,1432020-2024	+15%	Improved	4%
New business applications	9.5 /1k2020	12.8 /1k2025	+34%	Improved	33%
Pharmacies	2.0 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−19%	Declined	22%
Poverty rate	23.2%2015-2019	22.0%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	58%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+35%	Improved	98%
Rent as share of income	28.7%2015-2019	29.0%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Rent-burdened households	47.6%2015-2019	46.5%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Restaurants and bars	5.6 /10k2020	6.4 /10k2025	+15%	Improved	86%
Suicide rate	13.6 /100k2020	13.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.9%	Little change	67%
Traffic deaths	19.7 /100k2015-2019	26.6 /100k2020-2024	+35%	Declined	14%
Unemployment rate	6.9%2020	4.0%2025	−2.9 points	Improved	48%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.6%2015-2019	12.8%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Improved	92%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Kinston, NC micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Kinston, NC micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Kinston, NC micropolitan area itself moved +0.8 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

54,919 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 30–39 women (+1.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

54,919 residents

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

White47%25,969
Black39%21,540
Hispanic or Latino8.8%4,843
Asian0.7%410
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†58
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%†18
Other or two or more races3.8%2,081

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−1.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

38,187 residents (±89)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma17%6,528
High school or GED33%12,563
Some college21%7,973
Associate degree13%4,880
Bachelor's degree10%3,987
Graduate degree5.9%2,256

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−3.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

23,351 households (±486)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k27%6,356
$25k–50k28%6,443
$50k–75k14%3,365
$75k–100k13%2,964
$100k–150k10%2,383
$150k–200k4.6%1,085
$200k or more3.2%755

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

23,351 households (±486)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Own59%13,826
Rent41%9,525

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

8,538 households (±689)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75035%3,020
$750–1,00033%2,842
$1,000–1,50026%2,261

Home values

13,826 homes (±652)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k60%8,361
$150k–250k24%3,300
$250k–400k11%1,580
$400k–750k

Age of homes

26,879 homes (±37)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later6.1%1,647
2000–20099.4%2,535
1980–199930%8,099

Size of homes

26,879 homes (±37)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.5%†396
1 bedroom6.0%1,606
2 bedrooms27%7,386

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

22,044 workers (±797)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone82%18,164
Carpool12%2,695
Public transit0.6%†136
Walk0.9%†207
Bike0.1%†13
Work from home3.4%750
Other0.4%†79

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+1.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

21,294 workers (±809)

Kinston, NC micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min33%7,084
15–29 min36%7,578
30–44 min14%3,071

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Kinston, NC micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Kinston, NC has 1,220 employer establishments, 222 for every 10,000 residents (0.89× the US rate of 248), with 25,562 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,388. The Census Bureau also counts 3,789 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,220; 3,789 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 222; US 248
Paid employees: 25,562
Average annual pay: $46,388; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Kinston, NC by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	99	18	1.16×About typical	966	$55,584	313
Ambulatory health care services	93	16.9	0.81×About typical	1,590	$54,423	188
Restaurants and other eating places	83	15.1	0.82×About typical	1,623	$18,640	14
Religious organizations	64	11.6	2.10×More than typical	302	$23,642	—
Limited-service restaurants	47	8.5	1.07×About typical	1,021	$18,812	4
Building equipment contractors	44	8	1.33×More than typical	519	$60,497	44
Automotive repair and maintenance	38	6.9	1.37×More than typical	182	$36,511	98
Lessors of real estate	36	6.5	0.53×Fewer than typical	146	$131,856	273
Offices of physicians	33	6	0.93×About typical	399	$78,090	21
Services to buildings and dwellings	31	5.6	0.84×About typical	517	$31,948	384
Gasoline stations	30	5.5	1.68×More than typical	158	$26,481	—
Truck transportation	29	5.3	1.04×About typical	251	$57,940	79

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 54,983 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1M on contracts performed in Kinston, NC micropolitan area: $18.56 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1M; −82% vs FY2025
Per resident: $18.56; US $1,994
Sole-source: 45%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$369.4K36%
Defense Logistics Agency$245.9K24%
Department of the Air Force$220.2K21%
Department of the Navy$99.9K9.6%
U.S. Agency for Global Media$76.6K7.4%
U.S. Coast Guard$24.1K2.3%

Top recipients

LIONS INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC.$467.9K45%
F & L ENVIRONMENTAL LLC$369.4K36%
MULTI-MAC JOINT VENTURE$99.9K9.6%
SOUTHERN POWER & LIGHTING LLC$51.3K4.9%
HIGHTOWER COMMUNICATIONS INC$25.4K2.5%

Spending by fiscal year

1.1MFY2017
7.9MFY2018
8.9MFY2019
1.5MFY2020
2.9MFY2021
2MFY2022
2MFY2023
3.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Waste treatment and disposal · 5622$369.4K36%
Other textile product mills · 3149$219.4K21%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399$198.5K19%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$99.9K9.6%
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution · 2211$51.3K4.9%
Utility system construction · 2371$25.4K

Largest awards

USAF AND USSF ACTIVE DUTY$601.3K
LIONS INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC.· Lenoir County, NC· Other equipment & supplies· Nov 13, 2023 – Feb 20, 2026· FA301624F0063
CONTRACTOR TO CONSTRUCT WINDROWS AT WAYNE 09 AND 10 IN NC IN SUPPORT OF HPAI$369.4K
F & L ENVIRONMENTAL LLC· Lenoir County, NC· Facilities & utilities· Dec 3, 2025 – Dec 22, 2025· 12639526P0012
CLOTH AND PLASTIC NAME TAGS/TAPES$224.3K
LIONS INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND, INC.· Lenoir County, NC· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 7, 2026 – Feb 12, 2026· FA301626F0064
PLASTIC AND CLOTH NAME TAPES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER BASE CONTRACT- FA301624D0001 ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BASE CONTRACT APPLY TO THIS DELIVERY ORDER

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $442.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Kinston, NC micropolitan area: $7,928 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $442.7M; −3.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,928; US $12,955
Loan face value: $22.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.6%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$233.3M53%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$67.5M15%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$45.6M10%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$27.3M6.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$20M4.5%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$6.3M1.4%
64.015 · Veterans State Nursing Home Care$5.6M1.3%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$5.1M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF KINSTON$10.3M2.3%
KINSTON, NC
LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE$6.5M1.5%
KINSTON, NC
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS NORTH CAROLINA$5.6M1.3%
SALISBURY, NC
GREENE LAMP$3.3M0.8%
KINSTON, NC
KINSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$326.3M74%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$76.6M17%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$10.3M2.3%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Education$6.5M1.5%
Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration$6.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

381.9MFY2021
399.8MFY2022
398.5MFY2023
417.2MFY2024
457.8MFY2025
442.7MFY2026

County aggregates

91%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Kinston, NC

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Lenoir CountyCentral county2355,837

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

KinstonPrincipal city19,505

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in North Carolina

Areas based in North Carolina, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Kinston, NC micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Kinston, NC

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in North Carolina

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined5

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought