Kentwood, LA

Census Place

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2022 Population

1,932

16.1% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.7

3.67% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

28.1%

13.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$29,856

10.9% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$83,500

2.34% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Kentwood, LA had a population of 1.93k people with a median age of 36.7 and a median household income of $29,856. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kentwood, LA declined from 2,304 to 1,932, a −16.1% decrease and its median household income declined from $33,500 to $29,856, a −10.9% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kentwood, LA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (62.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.02%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.5%), and White (Hispanic) (0.207%).

None of the households in Kentwood, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Kentwood, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Kentwood, LA was $83,500, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.

Most people in Kentwood, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentwood, LA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kentwood, LA is home to a population of 1.93k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.518% of Kentwood, LA residents were born outside of the country (10 people).

In 2022, there were 2.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.21k people) in Kentwood, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 589 White (Non-Hispanic) and 97 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Kentwood, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Kentwood, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kentwood, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kentwood, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.21k ± 361
White (Non-Hispanic)
589 ± 223
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
97 ± 95

1.71%

Hispanic Population

33 people

1.71% of the people in Kentwood, LA are hispanic (33 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kentwood, LA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.518%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

0.608%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

As of 2022, 0.518% of Kentwood, LA residents (10 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kentwood, LA was 0.608%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kentwood, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
36 ± 36
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 26
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 21

Kentwood, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kentwood, LA employs 534 people. The largest industries in Kentwood, LA are Retail Trade (158 people), Manufacturing (95 people), and Educational Services (65 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,098), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($60,417), and Accommodation & Food Services ($60,417).

Employment

Occupations

534

2022 Value

± 196

−32.9%

1 Year decline

± 70.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kentwood, LA declined at a rate of −32.9%, from 796 employees to 534 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kentwood, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (109 people), Production Occupations (88 people), and Transportation Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kentwood, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

534

2022 Value

± 196

−32.9%

1 Year decline

± 70.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kentwood, LA declined at a rate of −32.9%, from 796 employees to 534 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kentwood, LA, are Retail Trade (158 people), Manufacturing (95 people), and Educational Services (65 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kentwood, LA, though some of these residents may live in Kentwood, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,922

Median earning men ± $17,953

$17,117

Median earning women ± $11,546

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,098), Retail Trade ($40,694), and Manufacturing ($22,159).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($60,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,289), and Manufacturing ($19,412).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.01%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.01%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kentwood, LA was $83,500 in 2022, which is 0.296 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $85,500 to $83,500, a 2.34% decrease. The homeownership rate in Kentwood, LA is 62.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kentwood, LA have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kentwood, LA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$83,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$28,633

$380

Median Property Taxes

±$111

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 Kentwood, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.2%

Homeownership

2022

51.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 62.2% of the housing units in Kentwood, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9533

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Kentwood, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$29,856

Median Household Income

± $7,096

611

Number of Households

± 144

In 2022, the median household income of the 611 households in Kentwood, LA declined from $29,856 from the previous year's value of $33,500.

The following chart displays the households in Kentwood, LA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kentwood, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.8%)
Carpooled (25.6%)
Walked (5.73%)

In 2022, 65.8% of workers in Kentwood, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.6%) and those who walked to work (5.73%).

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

29.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kentwood, LA have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kentwood, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kentwood, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kentwood, LA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kentwood, LA (519 out of 1.84k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kentwood, LA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

92.7% of the population of Kentwood, LA has health coverage, with 22.5% on employee plans, 48.2% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 7.97% on non-group plans, and 0.922% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tangipahoa Parish, LA see 2910 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (2807 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1960 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 439 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,910 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in Tangipahoa Parish, LA see an average of 2,910 patients per year. This represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (2,807 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 21.9% between 18 and 34 years, 32.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.32%

Uninsured

22.5%

Employer Coverage

48.2%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

7.97%

Non-Group

0.922%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kentwood, LA grew by 6.59% from 6.87% to 7.32%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kentwood, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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