Faison vs Kenansville

A side-by-side comparison of Faison and Kenansville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kenansville has the higher population (1,157 vs 826 in Faison). Kenansville has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $38,173 in Faison). Kenansville has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $93,300 in Faison).

Population, income & housing

	Faison	Kenansville
Population	826	1,157
Median age	30.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,173	$62,917
Median home value	$93,300	$144,800
Median gross rent	$605	$386
Housing units	311	450
Homeownership rate	68.4%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faison	Kenansville
Population	1,321 → 826 (-37.5%)	943 → 1,157 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$43,207 → $38,173 (-11.7%)	$26,683 → $62,917 (+135.8%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $93,300 (+7.6%)	$89,700 → $144,800 (+61.4%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $605 (+13.5%)	$428 → $386 (-9.8%)

Faison

Population

1,321826

Median household income

$43,207$38,173

Median home value

$86,700$93,300

Median gross rent

$533$605

Kenansville

Population

9431,157

Median household income

$26,683$62,917

Median home value

$89,700$144,800

Median gross rent

$428$386

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faison	Kenansville
Under 5	1.1%	2.1%
5 to 17	31.7%	29.2%
18 to 24	12.7%	5.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	7.0%
35 to 44	8.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.4%
75 and over	6.7%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faison	Kenansville
White (non-Hispanic)	35.7%	69.3%
Black or African American	20.8%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	41.5%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faison	Kenansville
No high school diploma	31.8%	17.9%
High school graduate	27.8%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faison	Kenansville
Drove alone	73.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faison	Kenansville
1-unit, detached	67.5%	65.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	13.3%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Faison	Kenansville
Poverty rate	40.3%	22.7%
Average household size	3.00	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1970	1979