Kentwood

Population: 2,057
Median household income: $32,074
Median home value: $93,000

Kentwood is a community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, home to 2,057 residents. Its median household income of $32,074 runs below the Tangipahoa Parish figure of $57,256.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kentwood's population declined 2.6% from 2,112 to 2,057, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $79,800 to $93,000.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 66.9% of the population. 62.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,057
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $32,074
Median home value: $93,000
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 966
Homeownership rate: 53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1122,057

Median household income

$29,076$32,074

Median home value

$79,800$93,000

Median gross rent

$717$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,112	$29,076	$79,800	$717
2020	2,102	$31,845	$70,300	$723
2021	2,304	$33,500	$85,500	$776
2022	1,932	$29,856	$83,500	$838
2023	2,057	$32,074	$93,000	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	7.7%
5 to 17	425	20.7%
18 to 24	181	8.8%
25 to 34	245	11.9%
35 to 44	330	16.0%
45 to 54	151	7.3%
55 to 64	174	8.5%
65 to 74	262	12.7%
75 and over	130	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	546	26.5%
Black or African American	1,376	66.9%
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	124	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.0%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree3.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	349	27.0%
High school graduate	492	38.1%
Some college or associate's	315	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	48	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	88	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone62.3%

Carpooled28.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means7.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	350	62.3%
Carpooled	160	28.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	40	7.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	26.3%
15 to 29 min	198	35.2%
30 to 44 min	77	13.7%
45 to 59 min	47	8.4%
60+ min	92	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 36.2% (719 of 1,985)

	Count	Share
Family households	380	53.7%
Nonfamily households	328	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	708	73.3%
Vacant	258	26.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	379	53.5%
Renter-occupied	329	46.5%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	732	75.8%
1-unit, attached	7	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	214	22.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2239545
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 7.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.9338, -90.5152