Kernersville Population and Demographics

Kernersville North Carolina Population and Demographics Resources

Kernersville town, North Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Kernersville Population: 17126 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 8254 48.2% Female 8872 51.8%       Under 5 years 1198 7% 5 to 9 years 1169 6.83% 10 to 14 years 1080 6.31% 15 to 19 years 1029 6.01% 20 to 24 years 1195 6.98% 25 to 34 years 3063 17.89% 35 to 44 years 2728 15.93% 45 to 54 years 2423 14.15% 55 to 59 years 840 4.9% 60 to 64 years 631 3.68% 65 to 74 years 992 5.79% 75 to 84 years 583 3.4% 85 years and over 195 1.14%       Median age (years) 34.3       18 years and over 13039 76.14% Male 6192 36.16% Female 6847 39.98% 21 years and over 12453 72.71% 62 years and over 2137 12.48% 65 years and over 1770 10.34% Male 610 3.56% Female 1160 6.77%       Race     One race 16923 98.81% White 14404 84.11% Black or African American 1497 8.74% American Indian and Alaska Native 55 0.32% Asian 216 1.26% Asian indian 36 0.21% Chinese 61 0.36% Filipino 17 0.1% Japanese 8 0.05% Korean 11 0.06% Vietnamese 54 0.32% Other Asian 29 0.17% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.05% Native Hawaiian 7 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 742 4.33% Two or more races 203 1.19%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 17126 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1261 7.36% Mexican 981 5.73% Puerto Rican 57 0.33% Cuban 32 0.19% Other Hispanic or Latino 191 1.12% Not Hispanic or Latino 15865 92.64% White alone 13941 81.4%       Relationship     Total Population 17126 100.00% In households 16853 98.41% Householder 7286 42.54% Spouse 3519 20.55% Child 4589 26.8% Own child under 18 years 3776 22.05% Other relatives 668 3.9% Under 18 years 231 1.35% Nonrelatives 791 4.62% Unmarried partner 352 2.06% In group quarters 273 1.59% Institutionalized population 213 1.24% Non-Institutionalized population 60 0.35%       Households by Type     Total Households 7286 100.0 % Family households (families) 4660 63.96% With own children under 18 years 2286 31.38% Married-couple family 3519 48.3% With own children under 18 years 1571 21.56% Female householder, no husband present 854 11.72% With own children under 18 years 560 7.69% Non Family households 2626 36.04% Householder living alone 2218 30.44% Householder 65 years and over 580 7.96%       Households with individuals under 18 years 2461 33.78% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1231 16.9%       Average Household size 2.31 Average family size 2.88       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 7950 100.00% Occupied housing units 7286 91.65% Vacant housing units 664 8.35% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 20 0.25% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 7286 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3906 53.61% Renter-occupied housing units. 3380 46.39%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.54 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.05

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.