Kenly, NC Housing Market & City Data

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1,584
Population Estimate
$84,476
Median Home Value
92.9%
Employment Rate
11.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$184
Median Listing Price$324,999
Median Days on Market75
Active Listings36
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)49
Avg Listing Price$340,897
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-2%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income32.5
Median Household Income$21,455
Median Individual Income$14,803
Home Ownership38.7%
Home Value$84,476
Median Rent$687
Rent Burden44.3%
Poverty40.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED28.2%
  • Highschool Education30.7%
  • Some College29.7%
  • Bachelors Degree7.6%
  • Graduate Degree3.8%
  • Total College or Above11.4%
  • Stem Degree39.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.8%
  • Female49.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married31.7%
  • Divorced21.1%
  • Never Married35.2%
  • Widowed11.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKenly
State IDNC
Population1,584

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1830.1%
19–2910.4%
30–3910.3%
40–499.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.3%
60–6916.1%
70–795.6%
80+3.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation49.5%
Unemployment Rate7.1%
Disabled21.1%

ETHNICITY

White45.6%
Black36.1%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.6%
Multiple11.2%

OTHER

Hispanic20.2%
Limited English1.5%
Health Uninsured17.8%
Veteran5.1%

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