North Carolina · Census place 35600
Kernersville town, NC
Quick answer
Kernersville town has 27,439 residents, ranking #39 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $69,923, the median home is worth $264,000 and median gross rent runs $1,052 a month.
- Population
- 27,439Kernersville town residents
- Median household income
- $69,923Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $264,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,052Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kernersville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kernersville town median would spend about 18.1% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 56.1% 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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