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Moving to Kernersville, North Carolina

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Population: 17,126. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,361 (+24.7% change)
Males: 8,254 (48.2%), Females: 8,872 (51.8%)

Forsyth County

Zip codes: 27284.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $41,520
Median house value: $131,700

Population by Race

Races in Kernersville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
  • Black (8.7%)
  • Hispanic (7.4%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (15.0%), German (13.8%), English (11.5%), Irish (8.7%), Italian (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1023 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kernersville

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kernersville town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

7.9% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.3% Asia, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,082 (+42.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kernersville:

  • NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITALS (about 11 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • HIGH POINT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HIGH POINT, NC)
  • AMOS COTTAGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kernersville:

  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 10 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 61 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kernersville:

  • DS BUTLER FARM AND AIRFIELD (about 8 miles; OAK RIDGE, NC; Abbreviation: N83)
  • MEADOW BROOK FIELD (about 14 miles; WALNUT COVE, NC; Abbreviation: N63)
  • AIR HARBOR (about 20 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: W88)

Amtrak stations near Kernersville:

  • 12 miles: WINSTON-SALEM (127 S. CHERRY ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 13 miles: HIGH POINT (100 W. HIGH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: GREENSBORO (2603 OAKLAND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Kernersville:

  • DUDLEY COSMETOLOGY UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 75; Location: 900 E MOUNTAIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kernersville:

  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 5 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
  • FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 21 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)

Schools

Public high schools in Kernersville:

  • EAST FORSYTH HIGH (Students: 1,808; Location: 2500 W MOUNTAIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • R B GLENN HIGH (Students: 1,629; Location: 1600 UNION CROSS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Kernersville:

  • KERWIN BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 212; Location: 4520 OLD HOLLOW ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kernersville:

  • KERNERSVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 1,258; Location: 110 BROWN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHEAST MIDDLE (Students: 1,196; Location: 1200 OLD SALEM ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • UNION CROSS ELEMENTARY (Students: 944; Location: 4300 HIGH POINT ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SEDGE GARDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 944; Location: 475 SEDGE GARDEN ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KERNERSVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 920; Location: 512 W MOUNTAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PINEY GROVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 756; Location: 1500 PINEY GROVE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CASH ELEMENTARY (Students: 643; Location: 4700 OLD HOLLOW ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Kernersville:

  • BROOKSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 736 PINEY GROVE RD; Grades: UG – UG)

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