Kernersville, NC

Census Place

2024 Population

27,830

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.3

1.55% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.6%

9.18% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,918

2.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$290,700

Population & Diversity

Kernersville, NC is home to a population of 27.8k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.84% of Kernersville, NC residents were born outside of the country (1.9k people).

In 2024, there were 3.66 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.8k people) in Kernersville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.87k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.15k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Kernersville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kernersville, NC was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kernersville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kernersville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.8k ± 1.09k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.87k ± 828
Other (Hispanic)
2.15k ± 501

13.7%

Hispanic Population

3.8k people

13.7% of the people in Kernersville, NC are hispanic (3.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kernersville, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
228,441 ± 11,609 people
India
90,815 ± 7,367 people
Honduras
52,061 ± 5,588 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 228,441 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 90,815 and Honduras with 52,061.

Foreign-Born Population

6.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.9k people

6.39%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

As of 2024, 6.84% of Kernersville, NC residents (1.9k 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 Kernersville, NC was 6.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kernersville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
639 ± 249
Vietnam
472 ± 151
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 96

Kernersville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.35 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kernersville, NC.

Economy

The economy of Kernersville, NC employs 14.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kernersville, NC were Manufacturing (2,522 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,878 people), and Retail Trade (1,511 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($84,107), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,729), and Manufacturing ($75,244).

Employment

Occupations

14.1k

2024 Value

± 1,020

0.348%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kernersville, NC grew at a rate of 0.348%, from 14.1k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kernersville, NC, are Management Occupations (1,844 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,425 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,370 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kernersville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.1k

2024 Value

± 1,020

0.348%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kernersville, NC grew at a rate of 0.348%, from 14.1k employees to 14.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kernersville, NC, are Manufacturing (2,522 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,878 people), and Retail Trade (1,511 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kernersville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Kernersville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,643

Median earning men ± $4,827

$53,193

Median earning women ± $4,120

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,702), Manufacturing ($76,779), and Wholesale Trade ($60,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,409), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,764), and Manufacturing ($72,448).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kernersville, NC was $290,700 in 2024, which is 0.874 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $264,000 to $290,700, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Kernersville, NC is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kernersville, NC have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kernersville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$290,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,158

$7,641

Median Property Taxes

±$676

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 Kernersville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.5%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Kernersville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kernersville, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,918

Median Household Income

± $3,532

12.6k

Number of Households

± 904

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.6k households in Kernersville, NC grew to $71,918 from the previous year's value of $69,923.

The following chart displays the households in Kernersville, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kernersville, NC is from North Carolina.

0.466

2024 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (5.78%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Kernersville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.78%).

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.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kernersville, NC have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.28% of the workforce in Kernersville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kernersville, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kernersville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kernersville, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kernersville, NC (3.48k out of 27.6k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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