Kensett, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

270

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

50.3

11.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.15%

14.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,643

10.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$67,100

Economy

The economy of Kensett, IA employs 142 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kensett, IA were Manufacturing (26 people), Construction (22 people), and Retail Trade (19 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($59,688), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,063), and Public Administration ($50,625).

Employment

Occupations

142

2024 Value

± 65

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 61.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensett, IA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 129 employees to 142 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kensett, IA, are Material Moving Occupations (27 people), Sales & Related Occupations (16 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kensett, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

142

2024 Value

± 65

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 61.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensett, IA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 129 employees to 142 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kensett, IA, are Manufacturing (26 people), Construction (22 people), and Retail Trade (19 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kensett, IA, though some of these residents may live in Kensett, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,875

Median earning men ± $10,120

$40,885

Median earning women ± $1,426

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,063), Manufacturing ($45,000), and Construction ($28,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,875), Retail Trade ($40,781), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,625).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kensett, IA was $67,100 in 2024, which is 0.202 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $64,000 to $67,100, a 4.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Kensett, IA is 77.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kensett, IA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kensett, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$67,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,012

$115

Median Property Taxes

±$37

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kensett, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kensett, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.7%

Homeownership

2024

51.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.7% of the housing units in Kensett, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kensett, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,643

Median Household Income

± $21,523

148

Number of Households

± 40

In 2024, the median household income of the 148 households in Kensett, IA grew to $44,643 from the previous year's value of $40,278.

The following chart displays the households in Kensett, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kensett, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.9%)
Worked At Home (9.93%)
Carpooled (8.51%)

In 2024, 80.9% of workers in Kensett, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.93%) and those who carpooled to work (8.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kensett, IA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.787% of the workforce in Kensett, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kensett, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kensett, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kensett, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kensett, IA (22 out of 270 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kensett, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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