Bladenboro vs Kelly

A side-by-side comparison of Bladenboro and Kelly: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bladenboro has the higher population (2,181 vs 706 in Kelly). Bladenboro has the higher median household income ($55,517 vs $51,155 in Kelly). Kelly has the higher median home value ($125,200 vs $89,800 in Bladenboro).

Population, income & housing

	Bladenboro	Kelly
Population	2,181	706
Median age	29.0 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,517	$51,155
Median home value	$89,800	$125,200
Median gross rent	$646	—
Housing units	844	387
Homeownership rate	43.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bladenboro	Kelly
Population	1,659 → 2,181 (+31.5%)	409 → 706 (+72.6%)
Median household income	$36,641 → $55,517 (+51.5%)	$25,323 → $51,155 (+102.0%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $89,800 (+38.6%)	$51,900 → $125,200 (+141.2%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $646 (-4.0%)	—

Bladenboro

Population

1,6592,181

Median household income

$36,641$55,517

Median home value

$64,800$89,800

Median gross rent

$673$646

Kelly

Population

409706

Median household income

$25,323$51,155

Median home value

$51,900$125,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bladenboro	Kelly
Under 5	4.9%	13.5%
5 to 17	31.3%	31.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	23.5%
35 to 44	16.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.1%	5.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	15.3%
75 and over	5.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bladenboro	Kelly
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	23.1%
Black or African American	18.8%	58.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	11.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bladenboro	Kelly
No high school diploma	17.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	31.4%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bladenboro	Kelly
Drove alone	85.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bladenboro	Kelly
1-unit, detached	68.5%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	60.7%

Poverty & households

	Bladenboro	Kelly
Poverty rate	22.2%	6.4%
Average household size	3.08	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1972	1994