Kelford vs Powellsville

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

Kelford and Powellsville 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 141 in Powellsville). Powellsville has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $72,900 in Kelford). Since 2019, Powellsville's population has grown faster (-19.4% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Kelford	Powellsville
Population	245	141
Median age	50.7 yrs	71.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$43,125
Median home value	$72,900	$120,800
Median gross rent	$722	—
Housing units	168	118
Homeownership rate	81.9%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelford	Powellsville
Population	338 → 245 (-27.5%)	175 → 141 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$40,469 → $30,268 (-25.2%)	$33,750 → $43,125 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$62,600 → $72,900 (+16.5%)	$86,000 → $120,800 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $722 (-13.3%)	$625 → $678 (+8.5%)

Kelford

Population

338245

Median household income

$40,469$30,268

Median home value

$62,600$72,900

Median gross rent

$833$722

Powellsville

Population

175141

Median household income

$33,750$43,125

Median home value

$86,000$120,800

Median gross rent

$625$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kelford	Powellsville
Under 5	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.5%	7.1%
18 to 24	12.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.1%	4.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	4.3%
45 to 54	15.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	4.3%
65 to 74	25.3%	55.3%
75 and over	2.9%	24.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelford	Powellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	56.0%
Black or African American	81.2%	44.0%
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	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelford	Powellsville
No high school diploma	31.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	44.7%	68.7%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelford	Powellsville
Drove alone	86.8%	64.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	35.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kelford	Powellsville
1-unit, detached	56.0%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44.0%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Kelford	Powellsville
Poverty rate	34.7%	2.1%
Average household size	1.70	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1968	1975