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Kenton, TN

1,487 Population
2.5 square miles 590.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,991 ±$4,788 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $30,922 ±$851
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
$40,993 ±$3,733 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $58,740 ±$1,873
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360

20.4% ±14.2% (304  ±221) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 16.6% 28,837 (±1.2% / ±2,076)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)

28.5 minutes ±5.4 (13,320  ±4,217) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 22.4 1,628,250 (±0.5 / ±47,107)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

569 ±112 Number of households
  • the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 71,459 ±914
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
2.6 ±0.3 (1,487  ±330) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 2.4 174,492 (±0 / ±142)
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352

14.7% ±12.1% (46  ±42) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 4.8% † 2,021 (±1% / ±422)
  • more than double the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)

Housing

675 ±116 Number of housing units
  • the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 79,784 ±472
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769

$96,400 ±$29,925 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: $168,600 ±$4,488
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438

4.6% ±2.8% (67  ±44.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 12.3% 21,883 (±1% / ±1,860.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)

Social

86.7% ±27.6% (937  ±185) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 89% 108,586 (±1.9% / ±2,376)
  • a little less than the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
5.7% ±2.9% (62  ±34.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 22.6% 27,547 (±1% / ±1,231.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)

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

0.2% ±0.3% (3  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 3% 5,452
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840

14.3% ±9.1% (165  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Jackson, TN Metro Area: 6.9% 9,661 (±0.6% / ±835)
  • nearly double the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
165 Total veterans ±113 165 Male ±113 N/A Female ±14

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