Kensett

Population: 241
Median household income: $40,278
Median home value: $64,000

Kensett is a community in Worth County, Iowa, home to 241 residents. At $40,278, its median household income sits below Worth County's $76,875.

From 2019 to 2023, Kensett's population declined 13.6% from 279 to 241, while its median home value fell 9.2% from $70,500 to $64,000.

The median gross rent is $629. 6.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 241
Median age: 56.9 yrs
Median household income: $40,278
Median home value: $64,000
Median gross rent: $629
Housing units: 155
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

279241

Median household income

$35,000$40,278

Median home value

$70,500$64,000

Median gross rent

$555$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	279	$35,000	$70,500	$555
2020	285	$33,750	$60,500	$575
2021	266	$33,750	$57,500	$595
2022	275	$37,273	$58,600	$636
2023	241	$40,278	$64,000	$629

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6429.5%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.2%
5 to 17	22	9.1%
18 to 24	24	10.0%
25 to 34	14	5.8%
35 to 44	15	6.2%
45 to 54	29	12.0%
55 to 64	71	29.5%
65 to 74	43	17.8%
75 and over	20	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	221	91.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate47.9%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	5.7%
High school graduate	92	47.9%
Some college or associate's	76	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106	82.2%
Carpooled	7	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	11.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	16.7%
15 to 29 min	63	55.3%
30 to 44 min	22	19.3%
45 to 59 min	4	3.5%
60+ min	6	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 9.5% (23 of 241)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	39.9%
Nonfamily households	83	60.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138	89.0%
Vacant	17	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110	79.7%
Renter-occupied	28	20.3%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1940665
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3534, -93.2108