Kelford, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 245. Estimated population in July 2024: 237 (-3.3% change)
Males: 114 (46.5%), Females: 131 (53.5%)
Bertie County
Zip code: 27847
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $21,750
Median house value: $50,600
Population by Race
Races in Kelford:
- Black (65.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.7%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
Ancestries: United States (16.7%), English (4.5%), Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 92 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kelford
- High school or higher: 58.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kelford town
- Never married: 35.2%
- Now married: 35.7%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 18.4%
- Divorced: 5.6%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+20.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kelford:
- OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- BERTIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WINDSOR, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kelford:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 52 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 65 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kelford:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 8 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
- MARTIN COUNTY (about 24 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Abbreviation: MCZ)
- TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 28 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kelford:
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)