| Official Name: | Kelly, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bladen |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 30.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.59 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 446 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.86 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 38.47 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Coordinates: | 34.4639°N -78.3108°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28448 |
| Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-35440[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403166 |
Kelly is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 544 at the 2010 census.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.6sqmi, all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 454 people, 205 households, and 138 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 39.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 244 housing units at an average density of 21.1/sq mi (8.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.66% White, 46.92% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.
There were 205 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.73.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $52,857. Males had a median income of $26,310 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,900. About 5.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.