Clarkton vs Kelly

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

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

Clarkton has the higher population (875 vs 706 in Kelly). Clarkton has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $125,200 in Kelly). Since 2019, Kelly's population has grown faster (+72.6% vs +6.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkton	Kelly
Population	875	706
Median age	30.5 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,155
Median home value	$137,500	$125,200
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	312	387
Homeownership rate	61.7%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkton	Kelly
Population	819 → 875 (+6.8%)	409 → 706 (+72.6%)
Median household income	$22,292 → $23,618 (+5.9%)	$25,323 → $51,155 (+102.0%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $137,500 (+49.9%)	$51,900 → $125,200 (+141.2%)
Median gross rent	$504 → $1,125 (+123.2%)	—

Clarkton

Population

819875

Median household income

$22,292$23,618

Median home value

$91,700$137,500

Median gross rent

$504$1,125

Kelly

Population

409706

Median household income

$25,323$51,155

Median home value

$51,900$125,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkton	Kelly
Under 5	7.8%	13.5%
5 to 17	32.0%	31.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.0%	23.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	7.1%
45 to 54	3.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	5.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	15.3%
75 and over	10.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkton	Kelly
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	23.1%
Black or African American	60.9%	58.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkton	Kelly
No high school diploma	17.9%	12.1%
High school graduate	22.9%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkton	Kelly
Drove alone	87.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkton	Kelly
1-unit, detached	63.5%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	60.7%

Poverty & households

	Clarkton	Kelly
Poverty rate	48.2%	6.4%
Average household size	3.51	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1975	1994