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Kernersville, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kernersville, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 51,136. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KERNERSVILLE-NC · Kernersville, NC 1 ZIPs · 51,136 pop · #8499/25278 · Forsyth County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $82,461
  • RANK-UPPER #8499/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Belews Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 51,136
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $283,600

Nearest income peer: Belews Creek, NC ( $5,992 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kernersville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kernersville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kernersville, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
51,136
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,461
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 27284 (51,136 residents). Household income $82,461 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kernersville as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Eure is the closest lower-income city and Browns Summit the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kernersville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27284, is all of Kernersville

There is no split to weigh here: 27284 holds every one of Kernersville's 51,136 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kernersville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,444 establishments, 22,671 employees , annual payroll $1,045,062k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27284 (1,444 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (219) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Kernersville, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Forsyth County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kernersville. See the Forsyth County roll-up →

Kernersville lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Forsyth County: Clemmons, Lewisville and Pfafftown earn more and Winston Salem, Rural Hall and Walkertown earn less. Lewisville marks the far end of that range at $107,924, 31% above Kernersville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27284 51,136 $82,461 1,444 247
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Kernersville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kernersville, .