Kernersville, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1880	585	—
1890	900	53.8%
1900	652	−27.6%
1910	1,128	73.0%
1920	1,219	8.1%
1930	1,754	43.9%
1940	2,103	19.9%
1950	2,396	13.9%
1960	2,942	22.8%
1970	4,815	63.7%
1980	5,875	22.0%
1990	10,836	84.4%
2000	17,126	58.0%
2010	23,123	35.0%
2017 (est.)	24,386	[6]	5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

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