Kernersville, North Carolina demographics

Kernersville, NC demographics: median age 39.3; 37.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kernersville town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3735600. The survey estimates a population of 27,830 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kernersville is 39.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 12,630 households (±498). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.3 ±1.7	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,238 ±674	22.4% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	6,190 ±657	22.2% ±2.3 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	10,495 ±799	37.7% ±2.8 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,907 ±461	17.6% ±1.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	13,411 ±597	48.2% ±1.9 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	14,419 ±629	51.8% ±2.0 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	18,303 ±1,121	65.8% ±3.8 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,940 ±822	17.8% ±2.9 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	132 ±103 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	561 ±261	2.0% ±0.9 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	25 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,223 ±507	8.0% ±1.8 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,646 ±530	5.9% ±1.9 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,029 ±820	86.3% ±2.5 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,801 ±637	13.7% ±2.3 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,314 ±366	42.1% ±2.4 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	598 ±205	4.7% ±1.6 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,182 ±271	9.4% ±2.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,815 ±524	38.1% ±3.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	721 ±189	5.7% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,266 ±269	25.9% ±1.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,364 ±580	74.1% ±3.5 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,815 ±524	38.1% ±3.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,783 ±440	30.0% ±3.3 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,962 ±337	15.5% ±2.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,472 ±314	11.7% ±2.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	442 ±156	3.5% ±1.2 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	123 ±75 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	33 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,830
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	25,916 ±621	93.1% ±1.4 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,914 ±420	6.9% ±1.5 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,409
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	22,873 ±797	86.6% ±2.4 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	2,806 ±504	10.6% ±1.9 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	102 ±66 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	23 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	80 ±98 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	145 ±109 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	78 ±96 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	97 ±85 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	195 ±176 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	10 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 19,112
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,378 ±337	7.2% ±1.8 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,603 ±609	24.1% ±3.1 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,865 ±429	20.2% ±2.2 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,196 ±414	11.5% ±2.1 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,427 ±536	23.2% ±2.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,643 ±503	13.8% ±2.6 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	23,690 ±843	85.8% ±2.5 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,329 ±443	4.8% ±1.6 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,367 ±401	4.9% ±1.4 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,102 ±454	4.0% ±1.6 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	134 ±110 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.3% of Kernersville residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kernersville	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.3% ±1.4 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±1.2 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.7% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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