Kenly vs Princeton

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

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

Kenly has the higher population (2,351 vs 1,543 in Princeton). Kenly has the higher median household income ($46,229 vs $36,656 in Princeton). Kenly has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $165,800 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Kenly	Princeton
Population	2,351	1,543
Median age	34.8 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,229	$36,656
Median home value	$183,300	$165,800
Median gross rent	$780	$686
Housing units	956	728
Homeownership rate	52.4%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenly	Princeton
Population	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)	1,067 → 1,543 (+44.6%)
Median household income	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)	$24,917 → $36,656 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)	$95,700 → $165,800 (+73.2%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)	$734 → $686 (-6.5%)

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Princeton

Population

1,0671,543

Median household income

$24,917$36,656

Median home value

$95,700$165,800

Median gross rent

$734$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenly	Princeton
Under 5	12.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	8.6%
65 to 74	6.0%	7.6%
75 and over	6.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenly	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	47.8%
Black or African American	27.6%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	29.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenly	Princeton
No high school diploma	15.6%	19.9%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenly	Princeton
Drove alone	78.7%	94.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenly	Princeton
1-unit, detached	66.1%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Kenly	Princeton
Poverty rate	16.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1971	1977