In Kenly, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Kenly is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Kenly, just 9.55% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Kenly in 2022 was $22,287, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,148 for a family of four. However, Kenly contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kenly is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kenly home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kenly residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kenly also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kenly include Irish, Russian, German, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Kenly is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
