Archer Lodge vs Kenly

A side-by-side comparison of Archer Lodge and Kenly: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Archer Lodge has the higher population (5,036 vs 2,351 in Kenly). Archer Lodge has the higher median household income ($98,170 vs $46,229 in Kenly). Archer Lodge has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $183,300 in Kenly).

Population, income & housing

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
Population	5,036	2,351
Median age	42.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$98,170	$46,229
Median home value	$285,600	$183,300
Median gross rent	$1,308	$780
Housing units	1,827	956
Homeownership rate	84.2%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
Population	4,902 → 5,036 (+2.7%)	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$66,103 → $98,170 (+48.5%)	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)
Median home value	$183,000 → $285,600 (+56.1%)	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,308 (+64.1%)	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)

Archer Lodge

Population

4,9025,036

Median household income

$66,103$98,170

Median home value

$183,000$285,600

Median gross rent

$797$1,308

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
Under 5	7.5%	12.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.4%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	15.6%
45 to 54	17.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	6.0%
75 and over	5.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	62.1%
Black or African American	6.1%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
No high school diploma	10.9%	15.6%
High school graduate	16.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
Drove alone	64.5%	78.7%
Carpooled	15.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
1-unit, detached	85.7%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Archer Lodge	Kenly
Poverty rate	13.8%	16.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1996	1971