Clemmons vs Kernersville

A side-by-side comparison of Clemmons and Kernersville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kernersville has the higher population (27,439 vs 21,574 in Clemmons). Clemmons has the higher median household income ($84,326 vs $69,923 in Kernersville). Clemmons has the higher median home value ($306,900 vs $264,000 in Kernersville).

Population, income & housing

	Clemmons	Kernersville
Population	21,574	27,439
Median age	43.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$84,326	$69,923
Median home value	$306,900	$264,000
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,052
Housing units	9,616	12,647
Homeownership rate	74.3%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.1%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clemmons	Kernersville
Population	20,313 → 21,574 (+6.2%)	24,576 → 27,439 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$70,659 → $84,326 (+19.3%)	$51,645 → $69,923 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$226,600 → $306,900 (+35.4%)	$181,300 → $264,000 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,172 (+35.3%)	$795 → $1,052 (+32.3%)

Clemmons

Population

20,31321,574

Median household income

$70,659$84,326

Median home value

$226,600$306,900

Median gross rent

$866$1,172

Kernersville

Population

24,57627,439

Median household income

$51,645$69,923

Median home value

$181,300$264,000

Median gross rent

$795$1,052

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clemmons	Kernersville
Under 5	4.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.6%
75 and over	9.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clemmons	Kernersville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	67.0%
Black or African American	6.1%	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	5.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clemmons	Kernersville
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.4%
High school graduate	15.7%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clemmons	Kernersville
Drove alone	76.7%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	0.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	9.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clemmons	Kernersville
1-unit, detached	72.1%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	21.0%
20 or more units	3.3%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Clemmons	Kernersville
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.5%
Average household size	2.38	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1993	1993