Kentwood vs Walker

A side-by-side comparison of Kentwood and Walker: population, income, housing, and more.

Kentwood and Walker are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kentwood has the higher population (54,114 vs 25,201 in Walker). Walker has the higher median household income ($73,835 vs $73,647 in Kentwood). Walker has the higher median home value ($266,400 vs $249,000 in Kentwood).

Population, income & housing

	Kentwood	Walker
Population	54,114	25,201
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,647	$73,835
Median home value	$249,000	$266,400
Median gross rent	$1,205	$1,121
Housing units	22,450	10,634
Homeownership rate	60.4%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kentwood	Walker
Population	51,693 → 54,114 (+4.7%)	24,816 → 25,201 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$54,197 → $73,647 (+35.9%)	$65,170 → $73,835 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$158,700 → $249,000 (+56.9%)	$174,700 → $266,400 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,205 (+34.0%)	$850 → $1,121 (+31.9%)

Kentwood

Population

51,69354,114

Median household income

$54,197$73,647

Median home value

$158,700$249,000

Median gross rent

$899$1,205

Walker

Population

24,81625,201

Median household income

$65,170$73,835

Median home value

$174,700$266,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kentwood	Walker
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	18.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.3%
75 and over	5.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kentwood	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	84.3%
Black or African American	19.3%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	9.8%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kentwood	Walker
No high school diploma	10.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	24.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kentwood	Walker
Drove alone	79.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.0%	11.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.8%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	8.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kentwood	Walker
1-unit, detached	49.8%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	11.3%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	21.3%	18.9%
20 or more units	8.5%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Kentwood	Walker
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1983	1984