Askewville vs Kelford

A side-by-side comparison of Askewville and Kelford: population, income, housing, and more.

Askewville and Kelford are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kelford has the higher population (245 vs 152 in Askewville). Askewville has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $72,900 in Kelford). Since 2019, Askewville's population has grown faster (-24.8% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Askewville	Kelford
Population	152	245
Median age	50.9 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	—
Median home value	$150,000	$72,900
Median gross rent	$692	$722
Housing units	92	168
Homeownership rate	74.3%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Askewville	Kelford
Population	202 → 152 (-24.8%)	338 → 245 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $57,500 (+31.4%)	$40,469 → $30,268 (-25.2%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $150,000 (+72.0%)	$62,600 → $72,900 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $692 (+15.3%)	$833 → $722 (-13.3%)

Askewville

Population

202152

Median household income

$43,750$57,500

Median home value

$87,200$150,000

Median gross rent

$600$692

Kelford

Population

338245

Median household income

$40,469$30,268

Median home value

$62,600$72,900

Median gross rent

$833$722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Askewville	Kelford
Under 5	7.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	6.6%	4.5%
18 to 24	11.8%	12.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	4.1%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	19.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	25.3%
75 and over	19.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Askewville	Kelford
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	8.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	81.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Askewville	Kelford
No high school diploma	10.7%	31.4%
High school graduate	46.4%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Askewville	Kelford
Drove alone	84.6%	86.8%
Carpooled	12.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Askewville	Kelford
1-unit, detached	92.4%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	44.0%

Poverty & households

	Askewville	Kelford
Poverty rate	17.8%	34.7%
Average household size	2.17	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	31	16
Median year structure built	1974	1968