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Kernersville, NC

27,439 Population
18.8 square miles 1,460.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$39,468 ±$1,932 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $35,829 ±$540
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$69,923 ±$4,162 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $64,282 ±$1,157
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

11.5% ±2.4% (3,137  ±647) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 13.9% 93,315 (±0.6% / ±3,880)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

23.3 minutes ±1.3 (292,455  ±24,751) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 24.4 6,763,675 (±0.3 / ±125,144)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

12,074 ±526 Number of households
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 275,395 ±1,325
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.3 ±0.1 (27,243  ±468) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 2.4 670,224 (±0 / ±698)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

4.7% ±1.9% (291  ±120) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 7,736 (±0.5% / ±819)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

12,647 ±543 Number of housing units
  • the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 306,432 ±303
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$264,000 ±$14,185 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: $213,300 ±$3,145
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

16.1% ±2.9% (4,373  ±,788.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 10.9% 73,629 (±0.6% / ±3,909.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

91.6% ±4.3% (17,300  ±,983.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 89.2% 420,806 (±1% / ±4,918.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
36.2% ±2.8% (6,842  ±,570.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 29.6% 139,531 (±0.6% / ±2,845.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.4% ±1.4% (1,765  ±371) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 7.3% 50,098
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

7.4% ±1.3% (1,582  ±281) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area: 6.8% 36,208 (±0.3% / ±1,678)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
1,582 Total veterans ±281 1,375 Male ±268 207 Female ±105

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