27284 ZIP Code Demographics & Rankings

ZIP Code Type: STANDARD
County: Forsyth County
Centroid: Latitude 36.116, Longitude -80.092
Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours)
Observes DST: Yes

ZIP Code 27284 has segments in 3 Counties (Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford).

Businesses Addresses: 1,430
PO Box Addresses: 0
Residential Addresses: 24,074

Multi-Family Addresses: 3,505
Single Family Addresses: 20,569

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Database updated: April 1, 2020, Maps updated: May 1, 2020.

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Kernersville, NC 27284 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Kernersville, NC 27284 Housing Affordability Index is 169 State of North Carolina Housing Affordability Index is 140
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Kernersville, NC 27284 Wealth Index is 87 State of North Carolina Wealth Index is 84
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	56,201 (100%)
Population in Households	56,030 (99.7%)
Population in Families	46,772 (83.2%)
Population in Group Quarters¹	171 ( 0.3%)
Population Density	702
Diversity Index²	48

INCOME
Median Household Income	$63,525
Average Household Income	$80,552
Per Capita Income	$32,679
Wealth Index⁴	87

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	24,199 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	15,910 (65.7%)
Renter Occupied HU	6,888 (28.5%)
Vacant Housing Units	1,401 ( 5.8%)
Median Home Value	$188,024
Housing Affordability Index³	169

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	22,798
Average Household Size	2.46
Family Households	15,780
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

Group Quarters - a place where people live or stay in a group living arrangement. Includes college residents halls, nursing facilities, military barracks, and correctional facilities.
The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Kernersville, NC 27284 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares 27284 to the other 779 ZIP Codes in North Carolina by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	1.05%	0.94%
Households	1.05%	0.92%
Families	0.94%	0.89%
Median Household Income		3.4%
Per Capita Income		3.0%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 18	98th
Population Density	# 150	81st
Diversity Index	# 392	50th
Median Household Income	# 123	84th
Per Capita Income	# 141	82nd

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Kernersville, NC 27284 Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Kernersville, NC 27284 - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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