Kentwood

Population: 54,114
Median household income: $73,647
Median home value: $249,000

Located in Kent County, Michigan, Kentwood is a community with a population of 54,114. Its median household income of $73,647 runs below the Kent County figure of $80,390.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kentwood's population grew 4.7% from 51,693 to 54,114, while its median home value rose 56.9% from $158,700 to $249,000.

The median resident is 34.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,114
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,647
Median home value: $249,000
Median gross rent: $1,205
Housing units: 22,450
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,69354,114

Median household income

$54,197$73,647

Median home value

$158,700$249,000

Median gross rent

$899$1,205

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,693	$54,197	$158,700	$899
2020	51,780	$55,046	$169,700	$967
2021	53,884	$60,505	$186,000	$1,016
2022	54,042	$66,945	$227,000	$1,123
2023	54,114	$73,647	$249,000	$1,205

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,561	6.6%
5 to 17	9,712	17.9%
18 to 24	4,503	8.3%
25 to 34	9,502	17.6%
35 to 44	7,100	13.1%
45 to 54	5,905	10.9%
55 to 64	5,998	11.1%
65 to 74	4,615	8.5%
75 and over	3,218	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,533	54.6%
Black or African American	10,430	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	0.2%
Asian	5,282	9.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	0.3%
Two or more races	2,617	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,982	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,782	10.4%
High school graduate	9,063	24.9%
Some college or associate's	10,721	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,600	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,172	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,653	79.0%
Carpooled	1,917	7.0%
Public transit	354	1.3%
Walked	120	0.4%
Bicycle	75	0.3%
Worked from home	3,001	10.9%
Other means	292	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,765	35.9%
15 to 29 min	11,514	47.2%
30 to 44 min	2,311	9.5%
45 to 59 min	859	3.5%
60+ min	962	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.4% (5,071 of 53,681)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,204	61.1%
Nonfamily households	8,416	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,620	96.3%
Vacant	830	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,055	60.4%
Renter-occupied	8,565	39.6%

1-unit, detached49.8%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units21.3%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,175	49.8%
1-unit, attached	2,539	11.3%
2 to 4 units	1,185	5.3%
5 to 19 units	4,792	21.3%
20 or more units	1,906	8.5%
Mobile home & other	853	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2642820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.8848, -85.5925