Kenly, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,956
Male Share of the Population	49.5%
Female Share of the Population	50.5%
Senior Citizens	15%
Employed Population 16+	712
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	33.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	10.8%
Median Earnings25+	$22,235
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$15,859
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$20,197

Wealth

Median Family Income	$28,348
% Above Poverty Level	61.4%
% Below Poverty Level	38.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	4.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.1%
Median Gross Rent	$649
Median House Value	$88,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	70.3%
English	6.3%
German	5.5%
Irish	3.2%
West Indian	2.5%
Haitian	2.5%
Scottish	2.3%
Palestinian	1.6%
Arab	1.6%
Canadian	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
French Except Basque	0.4%
Greek	0.3%
Italian	0.2%
Polish	0.2%
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Kenly Almanac

Category	Value
County	Johnston County
Standard Zip Codes	27542
Phone Area Codes	919
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.59
Approximate Longitude	-78.12

Kenly Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WILSON 3 SW
Distance	12.2 miles
Jan Temp	30 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	47.1 inches

Station	GOLDSBORO 4 SE
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 54 F
Apr Temp	50 to 75 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	51 to 75 F
Annual Precip	49.8 inches

Station	ROCKY MOUNT 8 ESE
Distance	32.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 51 F
Apr Temp	46 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 90 F
Oct Temp	49 to 73 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Fremont	1,196	$39,635
Lucama	1,200	$34,922
Micro	672	$38,214
Pine Level	2,132	$58,646
Princeton	944	$43,021
Selma	6,577	$24,957

Kenly Public Schools

Glendale-kenly Elementary
2001 Bay Valley Rd
ZIP: 27542
(919) 284-2821
Primary
Total Enrollment 615

North Johnston High
5915 Us Hwy 301 N
ZIP: 27542
(919) 284-2031
High
Total Enrollment 751

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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