ZIP 27284 · Kernersville
Who lives in ZIP code 27284 (Kernersville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kernersville, NC · Forsyth County
uszips 2026
People58,065
Median age42.5
Household income$82,461
Home value$279,970
Median rent$1,153/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+34.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Wider region
- Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 285 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 24,410
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
40.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,124.
Education (adults 25+)
46.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.3%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 53.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.1%
- Rent burden
- 28.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.8%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 13.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.