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28349

Kenansville, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
3,775
Median household income
$54,139
People below poverty
21%
Median home value
$106,900

Income

The median income of households in 28349 was $54,139. An estimated 6.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.5
$10,000 to $14,999 10.3
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.5
$35,000 to $49,999 9.2
$50,000 to $74,999 21.7
$75,000 to $99,999 7.2
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1
$150,000 to $199,999 6.2
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52159
Female 39514

An estimated 67.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,530. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.5
Social Security 45.1
Retirement income 27.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.2
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23.7

In 2020-2024, 17.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28349 in 2020-2024, 83.2% had health insurance coverage and 16.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.9% and public coverage was 46.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.7%.


In 2020-2024, 28349 had a total population of 3,775 - 2,037 (54%) females and 1,738 (46%) males. The median age was 43.4 years. An estimated 25.6% of the population was under 18 years, 26.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28349 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 84 154
5 to 9 238 116
10 to 14 44 236
15 to 19 73 67
20 to 24 163 46
25 to 29 46 21
30 to 34 69 84
35 to 39 131 173
40 to 44 70 185
45 to 49 117 54
50 to 54 131 33
55 to 59 97 124
60 to 64 95 240
65 to 69 184 122
70 to 74 53 144
75 to 79 53 100
80 to 84 42 79
85 and over 48 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.3% were White; 26.6% were Black or African American; 22.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 6.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.1% of the people in 28349 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 59.4% of the people in 28349 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,550 households in 28349. The average household size was 2.35 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.5% of the households in 28349 while cohabiting couple households made up 3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.5% of all households.

In 28349, 30.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.5
Cohabiting Couples 3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.2% of males and 53.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.5 17.9
Now married, except separated 61.2 53.7
Separated 0.4 1.8
Widowed 2.3 15
Divorced 7.5 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28349, 134 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.3% of the people living in 28349 were U.S. natives. 80.2% of the 28349 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.7% of 28349 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 7.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 46.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28349 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28349.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 84.8
Asia 15.2
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28349 in 2020-2024, 10.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.2% of people at least five years old; 5.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 2.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28349 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.2
Different house, same county 1.6
Different county, same state 13.2
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28349 was 794 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 97 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 603. College or graduate school enrollment was 94.

Educational Attainment of People in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.2
High school diploma or equivalency 32.7
Some college, no degree 21
Associate's degree 16.7
Bachelor's degree 13.4
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 28349, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 14.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28349, 52.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,189 79.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 203 13.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 100 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28349 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.7
Construction 15.8
Manufacturing 14.5
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.8
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28349 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 366 24.5
Service occupations 416 27.9
Sales and office occupations 170 11.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 289 19.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 251 16.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.9% of 28349 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 28349 had a total of 1,657 housing units. Of these housing units, 60.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 32.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 60.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.3
Mobile homes 32.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28349 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 71.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28349 had 1,550 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 107 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.1% while renters occupied 25.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.5% and another 36.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28349:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28349 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.8
Electricity 76.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 2.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28349 was $106,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 47.8 % had a mortgage. 52.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,309 and for owners without a mortgage it was $373.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28349 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.