It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kings Mountain has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kings Mountain has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kings Mountain than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kings Mountain may be for you.
Being a small city, Kings Mountain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Kings Mountain citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.29% of adults 25 and older in Kings Mountain have a college degree.
The per capita income in Kings Mountain in 2022 was $26,335, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,340 for a family of four. However, Kings Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kings Mountain is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kings Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kings Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kings Mountain include Irish, German, English, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Kings Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Laotian and Spanish.
