Kentwood, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
54,296
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.1
1.15% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
9.69% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$74,373
0.986% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$268,200
7.71% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
28,549
1.46% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kentwood, MI 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.

90.2% of the residents in Kentwood, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kentwood, MI are Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood (106 degrees awarded in 2023) and Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids (65 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Kentwood, MI was $268,200, and the homeownership rate was 61.3%.

Most people in Kentwood, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentwood, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kentwood, MI is home to a population of 54.3k people, from which 90.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.7% of Kentwood, MI residents were born outside of the country (9.64k people).

In 2024, there were 2.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Kentwood, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.2%
2024 Citizenship
90.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.2% of Kentwood, MI residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kentwood, MI was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kentwood, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.4k ± 1.59k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    11.7k ± 1.75k
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    5.4k ± 890
10.3%
Hispanic Population
5.59k people

In 2024, there were 2.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Kentwood, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.3% of the people in Kentwood, MI are hispanic (5.59k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.7%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9.64k people
17.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.23k people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Kentwood, MI residents (9.64k 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, MI was 17.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    620 ± 191
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    337 ± 153
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    296 ± 140

Kentwood, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kentwood, MI employs 28.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kentwood, MI were Manufacturing (6,348 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,336 people), and Retail Trade (3,244 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($83,087), Utilities ($67,153), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,029).

Employment

Occupations

28.5k
2024 Value
± 1,460
1.46%
1 Year growth
± 7.06%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kentwood, MI grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 28.1k employees to 28.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kentwood, MI, are Production Occupations (3,766 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,045 people), and Management Occupations (2,522 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kentwood, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

28.5k
2024 Value
± 1,460
1.46%
1 Year growth
± 7.06%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kentwood, MI grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 28.1k employees to 28.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kentwood, MI, are Manufacturing (6,348 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,336 people), and Retail Trade (3,244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kentwood, MI, though some of these residents may live in Kentwood, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,693
Median earning men ± $2,301
$38,613
Median earning women ± $3,161

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($83,599), Information ($66,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,777).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($63,353), Public Administration ($61,424), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% 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 23.6%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Kentwood, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

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 Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Kentwood, MI awarded 171 degrees. The student population of Kentwood, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 9 male students and 187 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kentwood, MI are White (74 and 43.3%), Unknown (40 and 23.4%), Black or African American (30 and 17.5%), and Hispanic or Latino (14 and 8.19%).

The largest universities in Kentwood, MI by number of degrees awarded are Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood (106 and 62%) and Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids (65 and 38%).

The most popular majors in Kentwood, MI are Medical Assistant (83 and 48.5%), General Cosmetology (65 and 38%), and Dental Assisting (23 and 13.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 196 students enrolled in Kentwood, MI, 4.59% men and 95.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 84 records, of which 95.2% were women and 4.76% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Dental Assisting
    23 degrees awarded
  2. Medical Assistant
    83 degrees awarded
  3. General Cosmetology
    65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Kentwood, MI was Dental Assisting with 23 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Kentwood, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood
    106 degrees awarded
  2. Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids
    65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood with 106 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 7 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kentwood, MI, which is 0.0427 times less than the 164 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 74 degrees mean that there were 1.85 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 40 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kentwood, MI was $268,200 in 2024, which is 0.806 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $249,000 to $268,200, a 7.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Kentwood, MI is 61.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kentwood, MI have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kentwood, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$268,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,983
$13,033
Median Property Taxes
±$847

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, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

61.3%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.3% of the housing units in Kentwood, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,373
Median Household Income
± $5,045
21.2k
Number of Households
± 1,214

In 2024, the median household income of the 21.2k households in Kentwood, MI grew to $74,373 from the previous year's value of $73,647.

The following chart displays the households in Kentwood, MI 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kentwood, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (12%)
  3. Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in Kentwood, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kentwood, MI have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Kentwood, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kentwood, MI (5.58k out of 53.8k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

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Health

96.1% of the population of Kentwood, MI has health coverage, with 54.7% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.87%
Uninsured
54.7%
Employer Coverage
18.6%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
0.38%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kentwood, MI declined by 2.66% from 3.97% to 3.87%.

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