East Arcadia vs Kelly

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

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

Kelly has the higher population (706 vs 313 in East Arcadia). Kelly has the higher median household income ($51,155 vs $50,595 in East Arcadia). Kelly has the higher median home value ($125,200 vs $116,700 in East Arcadia).

Population, income & housing

	East Arcadia	Kelly
Population	313	706
Median age	54.5 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,595	$51,155
Median home value	$116,700	$125,200
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	138	387
Homeownership rate	78.8%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	26.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Arcadia	Kelly
Population	460 → 313 (-32.0%)	409 → 706 (+72.6%)
Median household income	$26,458 → $50,595 (+91.2%)	$25,323 → $51,155 (+102.0%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $116,700 (+58.1%)	$51,900 → $125,200 (+141.2%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $725 (+10.2%)	—

East Arcadia

Population

460313

Median household income

$26,458$50,595

Median home value

$73,800$116,700

Median gross rent

$658$725

Kelly

Population

409706

Median household income

$25,323$51,155

Median home value

$51,900$125,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Arcadia	Kelly
Under 5	0.0%	13.5%
5 to 17	2.2%	31.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	23.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	23.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	30.7%	5.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.3%
75 and over	6.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Arcadia	Kelly
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	23.1%
Black or African American	97.4%	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	2.6%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Arcadia	Kelly
No high school diploma	5.9%	12.1%
High school graduate	22.1%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Arcadia	Kelly
Drove alone	51.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Arcadia	Kelly
1-unit, detached	64.5%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.3%	60.7%

Poverty & households

	East Arcadia	Kelly
Poverty rate	9.6%	6.4%
Average household size	3.01	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1988	1994