Kenansville vs Magnolia

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

Kenansville and Magnolia 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 1,109 in Magnolia). Kenansville has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $40,156 in Magnolia). Kenansville has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $76,900 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Kenansville	Magnolia
Population	1,157	1,109
Median age	43.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$40,156
Median home value	$144,800	$76,900
Median gross rent	$386	$521
Housing units	450	510
Homeownership rate	65.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenansville	Magnolia
Population	943 → 1,157 (+22.7%)	1,092 → 1,109 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$26,683 → $62,917 (+135.8%)	$36,750 → $40,156 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$89,700 → $144,800 (+61.4%)	$55,200 → $76,900 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$428 → $386 (-9.8%)	$658 → $521 (-20.8%)

Kenansville

Population

9431,157

Median household income

$26,683$62,917

Median home value

$89,700$144,800

Median gross rent

$428$386

Magnolia

Population

1,0921,109

Median household income

$36,750$40,156

Median home value

$55,200$76,900

Median gross rent

$658$521

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenansville	Magnolia
Under 5	2.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	29.2%	23.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	7.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	4.9%
75 and over	12.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenansville	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	24.3%
Black or African American	16.7%	36.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	7.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	38.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenansville	Magnolia
No high school diploma	17.9%	36.4%
High school graduate	25.9%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenansville	Magnolia
Drove alone	79.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	15.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenansville	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	65.8%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	13.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	29.6%

Poverty & households

	Kenansville	Magnolia
Poverty rate	22.7%	35.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1979	1978