Kenly vs Selma

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

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

Selma has the higher population (6,611 vs 2,351 in Kenly). Kenly has the higher median household income ($46,229 vs $37,440 in Selma). Kenly has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $161,100 in Selma).

Population, income & housing

	Kenly	Selma
Population	2,351	6,611
Median age	34.8 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,229	$37,440
Median home value	$183,300	$161,100
Median gross rent	$780	$824
Housing units	956	2,974
Homeownership rate	52.4%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenly	Selma
Population	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)	6,746 → 6,611 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)	$27,676 → $37,440 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)	$105,200 → $161,100 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)	$820 → $824 (+0.5%)

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Selma

Population

6,7466,611

Median household income

$27,676$37,440

Median home value

$105,200$161,100

Median gross rent

$820$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenly	Selma
Under 5	12.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.2%
75 and over	6.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenly	Selma
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	22.8%
Black or African American	27.6%	42.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	30.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenly	Selma
No high school diploma	15.6%	19.3%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenly	Selma
Drove alone	78.7%	85.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenly	Selma
1-unit, detached	66.1%	60.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	7.4%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Kenly	Selma
Poverty rate	16.9%	27.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1971	1968