Kenner vs Marrero

A side-by-side comparison of Kenner and Marrero: population, income, housing, and more.

Kenner and Marrero are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenner has the higher population (65,113 vs 31,866 in Marrero). Kenner has the higher median household income ($64,099 vs $45,633 in Marrero). Kenner has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $173,200 in Marrero).

Population, income & housing

	Kenner	Marrero
Population	65,113	31,866
Median age	39.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,099	$45,633
Median home value	$241,800	$173,200
Median gross rent	$1,129	$997
Housing units	27,984	13,858
Homeownership rate	61.0%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenner	Marrero
Population	66,777 → 65,113 (-2.5%)	30,894 → 31,866 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$54,975 → $64,099 (+16.6%)	$44,866 → $45,633 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$138,700 → $173,200 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$969 → $1,129 (+16.5%)	$915 → $997 (+9.0%)

Kenner

Population

66,77765,113

Median household income

$54,975$64,099

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$969$1,129

Marrero

Population

30,89431,866

Median household income

$44,866$45,633

Median home value

$138,700$173,200

Median gross rent

$915$997

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenner	Marrero
Under 5	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.2%
75 and over	6.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenner	Marrero
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	31.3%
Black or African American	18.2%	50.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.6%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	1.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenner	Marrero
No high school diploma	15.3%	22.1%
High school graduate	27.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenner	Marrero
Drove alone	78.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	14.6%
Public transit	0.5%	1.2%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	3.2%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenner	Marrero
1-unit, detached	60.6%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	9.4%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Kenner	Marrero
Poverty rate	14.5%	22.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1977	1974