Aulander vs Kelford

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

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

Aulander has the higher population (748 vs 245 in Kelford). Aulander has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $72,900 in Kelford). Since 2019, Aulander's population has grown faster (-10.3% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Aulander	Kelford
Population	748	245
Median age	45.7 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,250	—
Median home value	$87,600	$72,900
Median gross rent	$659	$722
Housing units	419	168
Homeownership rate	61.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	21.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aulander	Kelford
Population	834 → 748 (-10.3%)	338 → 245 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$28,688 → $34,250 (+19.4%)	$40,469 → $30,268 (-25.2%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $87,600 (+36.4%)	$62,600 → $72,900 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $659 (+17.7%)	$833 → $722 (-13.3%)

Aulander

Population

834748

Median household income

$28,688$34,250

Median home value

$64,200$87,600

Median gross rent

$560$659

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)

	Aulander	Kelford
Under 5	15.6%	6.1%
5 to 17	6.1%	4.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	4.1%
35 to 44	7.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	13.0%	25.3%
75 and over	14.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aulander	Kelford
White (non-Hispanic)	36.5%	8.2%
Black or African American	60.7%	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	1.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aulander	Kelford
No high school diploma	29.4%	31.4%
High school graduate	31.1%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aulander	Kelford
Drove alone	89.4%	86.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	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)

	Aulander	Kelford
1-unit, detached	62.5%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.5%	44.0%

Poverty & households

	Aulander	Kelford
Poverty rate	15.0%	34.7%
Average household size	1.96	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1974	1968