North Carolina · Census place 35540
Kenly town, NC
Quick answer
Kenly town has 2,351 residents, ranking #314 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $46,229, the median home is worth $183,300 and median gross rent runs $780 a month.
- Population
- 2,351Kenly town residents
- Median household income
- $46,229Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $183,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $780Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kenly town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kenly town median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.9% of residents and 52.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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