Kernersville.
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North Carolina·Forsyth County
9 tracts·21K people·$291K median·1,131/mi²
White 64 · Black 17 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 38 · Other 20
Retail 32 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 20 · Health 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 20 · Service 15 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 80 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 11 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kernersville is $290,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Kernersville has 27,830 residents across 5 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 64.0% White, 17.5% Black, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 37.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.6% (Census ACS).
Cash Elementary (63%), Caleb's Creek Elementary (56%) and Kernersville Elementary (47%) lead the elementary schools; Kernersville Middle (53%), Southeast Middle (32%) and East Forsyth Middle School (26%) lead the middle schools; East Forsyth High is the high school with reported scores (44%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,082/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kernersville is $71,918 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kernersville, median rent is $1,082/month and the median home value is $290,700 (Census ACS).
Kernersville reported 3.2 violent crimes and 37.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kernersville are ice storm (90), inland flooding (86) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kernersville, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).