Kenansville, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,090
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.2
2.79% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
28.7%
26.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$61,364
2.47% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$127,400
12% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
315
14.6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Kenansville, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Kenansville, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kenansville, NC are James Sprunt Community College (432 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Kenansville, NC was $127,400, and the homeownership rate was 59.1%.

Most people in Kenansville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Kenansville, NC was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kenansville, NC is home to a population of 1.09k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.39% of Kenansville, NC residents were born outside of the country (26 people).

In 2024, there were 3.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (768 people) in Kenansville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 204 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 30 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Kenansville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kenansville, NC was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kenansville, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    768 ± 244
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    204 ± 90
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    30 ± 48
4.68%
Hispanic Population
51 people

In 2024, there were 3.76 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (768 people) in Kenansville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 204 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 30 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.68% of the people in Kenansville, NC are hispanic (51 people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.39%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
26 people
5.19%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
60 people

As of 2024, 2.39% of Kenansville, NC residents (26 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kenansville, NC was 5.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    19 ± 26
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    14 ± 27

Kenansville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kenansville, NC employs 315 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kenansville, NC were Manufacturing (77 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), and Retail Trade (41 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,000), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($58,000), and Educational Services ($55,313).

Employment

Occupations

315
2024 Value
± 112
−14.6%
1 Year decline
± 57.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kenansville, NC declined at a rate of −14.6%, from 369 employees to 315 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kenansville, NC, are Production Occupations (61 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38 people), and Management Occupations (38 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kenansville, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

315
2024 Value
± 112
−14.6%
1 Year decline
± 57.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kenansville, NC declined at a rate of −14.6%, from 369 employees to 315 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kenansville, NC, are Manufacturing (77 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (67 people), and Retail Trade (41 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kenansville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Kenansville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,500
Median earning men ± $16,478
$38,750
Median earning women ± $18,431

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,875), Manufacturing ($52,019), and Public Administration ($42,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,833) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Kenansville, NC awarded 432 degrees. The student population of Kenansville, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 462 male students and 914 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kenansville, NC are White (178 and 42.1%), Hispanic or Latino (125 and 29.6%), Black or African American (104 and 24.6%), and Two or More Races (8 and 1.89%).

The largest universities in Kenansville, NC by number of degrees awarded are James Sprunt Community College (432 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kenansville, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (114 and 26.4%), General Business Administration & Management (48 and 11.1%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (46 and 10.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,376 students enrolled in Kenansville, NC, 33.6% men and 66.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 575 records, of which 62.8% were women and 37.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    41 degrees awarded
  2. Early Childhood Education & Teaching
    38 degrees awarded
  3. Welding Technology
    19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Kenansville, NC was General Business Administration & Management with 41 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Kenansville, NC according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
James Sprunt Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
432 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was James Sprunt Community College with 432 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kenansville, NC, which is 0.527 times less than the 283 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 178 degrees mean that there were 1.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 125 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,432) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($160) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kenansville, NC was $127,400 in 2024, which is 0.383 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,800 to $127,400, a 12% decrease. The homeownership rate in Kenansville, NC is 59.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kenansville, NC have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kenansville, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,605
$254
Median Property Taxes
±$87

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kenansville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kenansville, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

59.1%
Homeownership
2024
71.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 59.1% of the housing units in Kenansville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,364
Median Household Income
± $17,238
430
Number of Households
± 112

In 2024, the median household income of the 430 households in Kenansville, NC declined from $61,364 from the previous year's value of $62,917.

The following chart displays the households in Kenansville, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kenansville, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.8%)
  2. Carpooled (20.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.54%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Kenansville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.3%) and those who worked at home (2.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kenansville, NC have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.14% of the workforce in Kenansville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kenansville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kenansville, NC have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kenansville, NC (287 out of 1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kenansville, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.3% of the population of Kenansville, NC has health coverage, with 30% on employee plans, 29.7% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 20.4% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 15% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.7%
Uninsured
30%
Employer Coverage
29.7%
Medicaid
14.2%
Medicare
20.4%
Non-Group
1.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kenansville, NC declined by 40.5% from 7.89% to 4.7%.

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