Kenly vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Kenly and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson's Mills has the higher population (2,652 vs 2,351 in Kenly). Wilson's Mills has the higher median household income ($61,677 vs $46,229 in Kenly). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $183,300 in Kenly).

Population, income & housing

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
Population	2,351	2,652
Median age	34.8 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,229	$61,677
Median home value	$183,300	$228,700
Median gross rent	$780	$874
Housing units	956	807
Homeownership rate	52.4%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
Population	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	12.1%	12.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	24.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	18.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	6.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	3.6%
75 and over	6.6%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	40.2%
Black or African American	27.6%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	15.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	34.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	78.7%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	2.3%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	66.1%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Kenly	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	16.9%	33.6%
Average household size	2.58	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1971	1997