Kennedy

Population: 504
Median household income: $42,031
Median home value: $103,400

Kennedy, a community in Lamar County, Alabama, has 504 residents. The median household income of $42,031 is below the Lamar County median ($47,447).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kennedy's population grew 12.5% from 448 to 504, while its median home value rose 15.8% from $89,300 to $103,400.

The median gross rent is $667. 7.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 504
Median age: 48.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,031
Median home value: $103,400
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 230
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

448504

Median household income

$41,786$42,031

Median home value

$89,300$103,400

Median gross rent

$260$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	448	$41,786	$89,300	$260
2020	406	$42,875	$80,600	$282
2021	383	$43,158	$77,500	$313
2022	427	$48,333	$96,700	$538
2023	504	$42,031	$103,400	$667

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	4.0%
5 to 17	69	13.7%
18 to 24	16	3.2%
25 to 34	62	12.3%
35 to 44	36	7.1%
45 to 54	81	16.1%
55 to 64	91	18.1%
65 to 74	63	12.5%
75 and over	66	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	417	82.7%
Black or African American	55	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	11.5%
High school graduate	187	46.9%
Some college or associate's	135	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	18	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled21.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	149	71.3%
Carpooled	44	21.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	4.8%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	43.2%
15 to 29 min	46	23.1%
30 to 44 min	39	19.6%
45 to 59 min	22	11.1%
60+ min	6	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 11.5% (58 of 504)

	Count	Share
Family households	128	64.3%
Nonfamily households	71	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	199	86.5%
Vacant	31	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	165	82.9%
Renter-occupied	34	17.1%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	5.7%
5 to 19 units	5	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	22.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0139520
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5807, -87.9855