Kensett

Population: 2,027
Median household income: $27,839
Median home value: $92,200

Kensett is a community in White County, Arkansas, home to 2,027 residents. At $27,839, its median household income sits below White County's $53,435.

From 2019 to 2023, Kensett's population grew 17.4% from 1,726 to 2,027, while its median home value rose 58.4% from $58,200 to $92,200.

The median gross rent is $683. 4.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,027
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $27,839
Median home value: $92,200
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 823
Homeownership rate: 39.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7262,027

Median household income

$23,992$27,839

Median home value

$58,200$92,200

Median gross rent

$554$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,726	$23,992	$58,200	$554
2020	2,288	$26,168	$64,500	$657
2021	2,207	$26,014	$66,500	$670
2022	2,044	$28,225	$83,800	$686
2023	2,027	$27,839	$92,200	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	7.7%
5 to 17	406	20.0%
18 to 24	97	4.8%
25 to 34	331	16.3%
35 to 44	215	10.6%
45 to 54	169	8.3%
55 to 64	263	13.0%
65 to 74	201	9.9%
75 and over	188	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,119	55.2%
Black or African American	435	21.5%
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	200	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	273	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree1.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	340	24.9%
High school graduate	636	46.5%
Some college or associate's	332	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	26	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	33	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	641	88.2%
Carpooled	72	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	1.4%
Worked from home	4	0.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	418	57.8%
15 to 29 min	204	28.2%
30 to 44 min	46	6.4%
45 to 59 min	2	0.3%
60+ min	53	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 30.7% (617 of 2,007)

	Count	Share
Family households	505	69.1%
Nonfamily households	226	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	731	88.8%
Vacant	92	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	39.9%
Renter-occupied	439	60.1%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units15.9%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other24.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	448	54.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	131	15.9%
5 to 19 units	14	1.7%
20 or more units	27	3.3%
Mobile home & other	200	24.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0536430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.2352, -91.6713