Demographics


KERNERSVILLE AREA

City limits | 17.4 square miles
Mailing address | 80 square miles

LOCATION

Kernersville, North Carolina, lies at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Highway 66. It is situated in Forsyth County, and it borders Guilford County. Kernersville is at the Heart of the Triad community, which is comprised of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point.

POPULATION ESTIMATE

City limits | 24,006
Mailing address | 51,506

AGE OF POPULATION

Birth to 17 years | 22.5% Caucasian | 72.3%
18 to 24 years | 8.4% African American | 13.6%
25 to 34 years | 11.8% Hispanic | 9.5%
35 to 54 years | 29.4% Asian | 2%
55 to 64 years | 12%Male | 47%
65 years and older | 15.8%Female | 53%

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Kernersville | $48,383
Forsyth County | $48,271
North Carolina | $50,584
U.S. | $55,302
Forsyth County unemployment rate | 4%

CLIMATE

Average monthly temperature & precipitation
Month Avg. high temp. Avg. prec.
January 493.6 in.
February 533.2 in.
March 614.1 in.
April 713.7 in.
May 783.9 in.
June 854.2 in.
July 895.0 in.
August 864.9 in.
September 804.2 in.
October 713.4 in.
November 623.4 in.
December 513.5 in.