ZIP 27542 · Kenly
Who lives in ZIP code 27542 (Kenly, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kenly, NC · Johnston County
uszips 2026
People9,850
Median age40.8
Household income$66,038
Home value$205,050
Median rent$757/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+21.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Wider region
- Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,892
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
29.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,335.
Education (adults 25+)
32.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.6%
- Never married
- 25.4%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.6%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.5%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.