Kernersville

Population: 27,439
Median household income: $69,923
Median home value: $264,000

Kernersville, a community in Forsyth County, North Carolina, has 27,439 residents. At $69,923, its median household income sits above Forsyth County's $65,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kernersville's population grew 11.6% from 24,576 to 27,439, while its median home value rose 45.6% from $181,300 to $264,000.

Owners occupy 56.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,439
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,923
Median home value: $264,000
Median gross rent: $1,052
Housing units: 12,647
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,57627,439

Median household income

$51,645$69,923

Median home value

$181,300$264,000

Median gross rent

$795$1,052

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,576	$51,645	$181,300	$795
2020	24,876	$56,991	$196,400	$851
2021	26,376	$60,718	$208,200	$895
2022	27,177	$66,151	$241,800	$988
2023	27,439	$69,923	$264,000	$1,052

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,519	5.5%
5 to 17	4,490	16.4%
18 to 24	2,546	9.3%
25 to 34	3,912	14.3%
35 to 44	3,401	12.4%
45 to 54	3,435	12.5%
55 to 64	3,412	12.4%
65 to 74	2,895	10.6%
75 and over	1,829	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,378	67.0%
Black or African American	4,680	17.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.3%
Asian	585	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	0.3%
Two or more races	606	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,037	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,584	8.4%
High school graduate	4,663	24.7%
Some college or associate's	5,795	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,298	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,544	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,229	80.8%
Carpooled	980	7.1%
Public transit	85	0.6%
Walked	182	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,329	9.6%
Other means	87	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,331	26.5%
15 to 29 min	5,979	47.6%
30 to 44 min	2,311	18.4%
45 to 59 min	219	1.7%
60+ min	723	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.5% (3,137 of 27,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,867	56.9%
Nonfamily households	5,207	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,074	95.5%
Vacant	573	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,777	56.1%
Renter-occupied	5,297	43.9%

1-unit, detached51.2%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units21.0%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,476	51.2%
1-unit, attached	787	6.2%
2 to 4 units	875	6.9%
5 to 19 units	2,651	21.0%
20 or more units	1,296	10.2%
Mobile home & other	562	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3735600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 36.1062, -80.0819