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.
Kings Mountain is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Kings Mountain who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.29% of the adults in Kings Mountain have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
