Kernersville is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 27,763 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Kernersville is the 41st largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kernersville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kernersville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kernersville who work in management occupations (11.31%), office and administrative support (10.89%), and sales jobs (10.04%). Also of interest is that Kernersville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Kernersville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.74% of adults in Kernersville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Kernersville in 2022 was $38,019, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,076 for a family of four. However, Kernersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kernersville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kernersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kernersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kernersville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kernersville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Kernersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
