Colerain vs Kelford

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

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

Colerain has the higher population (291 vs 245 in Kelford). Colerain has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $72,900 in Kelford). Since 2019, Colerain's population has grown faster (-3.6% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Colerain	Kelford
Population	291	245
Median age	32.8 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$92,917	—
Median home value	$155,800	$72,900
Median gross rent	$818	$722
Housing units	135	168
Homeownership rate	73.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colerain	Kelford
Population	302 → 291 (-3.6%)	338 → 245 (-27.5%)
Median household income	$58,281 → $92,917 (+59.4%)	$40,469 → $30,268 (-25.2%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $155,800 (+75.5%)	$62,600 → $72,900 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $818 (+0.5%)	$833 → $722 (-13.3%)

Colerain

Population

302291

Median household income

$58,281$92,917

Median home value

$88,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$814$818

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)

	Colerain	Kelford
Under 5	3.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	4.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	23.0%	4.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	18.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	25.3%
75 and over	3.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colerain	Kelford
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	8.2%
Black or African American	35.4%	81.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colerain	Kelford
No high school diploma	5.1%	31.4%
High school graduate	48.2%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colerain	Kelford
Drove alone	97.3%	86.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colerain	Kelford
1-unit, detached	93.3%	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	6.7%	44.0%

Poverty & households

	Colerain	Kelford
Poverty rate	10.4%	34.7%
Average household size	2.60	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1955	1968