Kentwood, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,087

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.5

2.82% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

35.3%

2.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$31,364

2.21% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$95,500

Population & Diversity

Kentwood, LA is home to a population of 2.09k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.0958% of Kentwood, LA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 2.91 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Kentwood, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 501 White (Non-Hispanic) and 119 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kentwood, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, 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)
1.46k ± 476
White (Non-Hispanic)
501 ± 200
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
119 ± 88

0.479%

Hispanic Population

10 people

0.479% of the people in Kentwood, LA are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kentwood, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

0.0958%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

0.389%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

As of 2024, 0.0958% of Kentwood, LA residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kentwood, LA was 0.389%, 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

Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 24
Vietnam
6 ± 16

Kentwood, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.71 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kentwood, LA.

Economy

The economy of Kentwood, LA employs 669 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kentwood, LA were Retail Trade (165 people), Educational Services (90 people), and Construction (89 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($67,917), Educational Services ($50,781), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,375).

Employment

Occupations

669

2024 Value

± 205

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kentwood, LA grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 573 employees to 669 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kentwood, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (144 people), Material Moving Occupations (88 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (57 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kentwood, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

669

2024 Value

± 205

16.8%

1 Year growth

± 39.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kentwood, LA grew at a rate of 16.8%, from 573 employees to 669 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kentwood, LA, are Retail Trade (165 people), Educational Services (90 people), and Construction (89 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

$31,667

Median earning men ± $3,206

$19,771

Median earning women ± $17,599

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($46,250), Manufacturing ($39,327), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,114), and Retail Trade ($17,857).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kentwood, LA was $95,500 in 2024, which is 0.287 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,000 to $95,500, a 2.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Kentwood, LA is 49.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kentwood, LA have an average commute time of 24.4 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.

Housing

Property

$95,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,708

$377

Median Property Taxes

±$120

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 < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

49.9%

Homeownership

2024

55.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.9% of the housing units in Kentwood, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kentwood, LA 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.

$31,364

Median Household Income

± $5,897

756

Number of Households

± 185

In 2024, the median household income of the 756 households in Kentwood, LA declined from $31,364 from the previous year's value of $32,074.

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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (72.1%)
Carpooled (19.9%)
Other (5.72%)

In 2024, 72.1% of workers in Kentwood, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.72%).

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

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kentwood, LA have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.761% 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

35.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kentwood, LA (721 out of 2.04k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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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