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Kentwood, LA

2,087 Population
7.1 square miles 293.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±4.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 35.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$16,998 ±$2,604 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: $31,792 ±$1,910
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$31,364 ±$5,897 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: $56,760 ±$2,614
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.3% ±16.6% (721  ±394) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 19.2% 25,394 (±1.9% / ±2,497)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±4 (16,030  ±6,233) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 29.6 1,600,590 (±0.9 / ±68,949)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

756 ±178 Number of households
  • the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 51,999 ±827
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (2,038  ±572) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 2.6 132,670 (±0 / ±89)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.7% ±12.3% (82  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 6.3% † 2,074 (±1.6% / ±528)
  • about double the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,014 ±200 Number of housing units
  • the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 60,006 ±75
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,500 ±$4,708 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: $212,900 ±$6,641
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±4.7% (169  ±105.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 13.7% † 18,393 (±1.6% / ±2,169.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73% ±26% (990  ±238.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 83.7% 75,066 (±2.9% / ±2,622.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.6% ±5.4% (143  ±82.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 20.8% 18,671 (±1.4% / ±1,281)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.2% (2  ±5) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 2.6% 3,528
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±4% (83  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Hammond, LA Metro Area: 6.2% † 6,438 (±0.7% / ±765)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
83 Total veterans ±67 74 Male ±63 9 Female ±17

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