Kennard vs Knightstown

A side-by-side comparison of Kennard and Knightstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Kennard and Knightstown are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knightstown has the higher population (2,154 vs 519 in Kennard). Kennard has the higher median household income ($61,750 vs $44,655 in Knightstown). Knightstown has the higher median home value ($121,500 vs $105,100 in Kennard).

Population, income & housing

	Kennard	Knightstown
Population	519	2,154
Median age	35.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,750	$44,655
Median home value	$105,100	$121,500
Median gross rent	$1,052	$805
Housing units	186	1,059
Homeownership rate	76.7%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kennard	Knightstown
Population	540 → 519 (-3.9%)	2,223 → 2,154 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$60,417 → $61,750 (+2.2%)	$52,037 → $44,655 (-14.2%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $105,100 (+41.6%)	$82,300 → $121,500 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$893 → $1,052 (+17.8%)	$737 → $805 (+9.2%)

Kennard

Population

540519

Median household income

$60,417$61,750

Median home value

$74,200$105,100

Median gross rent

$893$1,052

Knightstown

Population

2,2232,154

Median household income

$52,037$44,655

Median home value

$82,300$121,500

Median gross rent

$737$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kennard	Knightstown
Under 5	4.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	26.2%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	7.7%	9.4%
35 to 44	23.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	5.6%	10.5%
75 and over	3.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kennard	Knightstown
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kennard	Knightstown
No high school diploma	14.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	48.9%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kennard	Knightstown
Drove alone	86.3%	87.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kennard	Knightstown
1-unit, detached	87.6%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Kennard	Knightstown
Poverty rate	14.8%	23.7%
Average household size	3.26	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1949	1941