Kentwood is a city located in Michigan. Kentwood has a 2020 population of 52,105. Kentwood is currently growing at a rate of 0.13% annually and its population has increased by 6.92% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 48,732 in 2010.
The average household income in Kentwood is $67,921 with a poverty rate of 11.04%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $967 per month, and the median house value is $169,700. The median age in Kentwood is 34.4 years, 33 years for males, and 35.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Kentwoodwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 32,077 | 61.95% |
Black or African American | 10,979 | 21.20% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 97 | 0.19% |
Asian | 4,833 | 9.33% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 46 | 0.09% |
Some Other Race | 1,097 | 2.12% |
Two or More Races | 2,651 | 5.12% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 20,223 | 2.54 | 57.9 |
Married | 8,553 | 3.27 | 80.9 |
Male | 1,030 | 3.55 | 68.5 |
Female | 2,806 | 3.37 | 37 |
Non Family | 7,834 | 1.31 | 39 |
3.21
Average Family Size
2.54
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 1,694 | 4.89% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,856 | 5.36% |
High School Graduate | 8,665 | 25.02% |
Some College | 7,845 | 22.65% |
Associates Degree | 2,954 | 8.53% |
Bachelors Degree | 8,091 | 23.36% |
Graduate Degree | 3,532 | 10.20% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Islander | 46 | 46 | 46 |
White | 22,102 | 21,037 | 8,689 |
Asian | 3,114 | 1,804 | 765 |
Black | 6,309 | 5,665 | 1,519 |
2+ Races | 723 | 689 | 167 |
Native American | 80 | 80 | 17 |
Other Race | 776 | 526 | 157 |
Hispanic | 2,460 | 1,953 | 389 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
$36,803
Average Earnings
$43,669
Average Male
$31,204
Average Female
77.02% of Kentwood residents speak only English, while 22.98% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 8.21% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 10,851 | 2,796 | 25.77% |
Hispanic | 5,181 | 687 | 13.26% |
White | 28,877 | 1,850 | 6.41% |
Multiple | 2,559 | 155 | 6.06% |
Asian | 4,829 | 197 | 4.08% |
Other | 234 | NaN% |
11.04%
Overall Poverty Rate
8.77%
Male Poverty Rate
13.13%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Kentwood is Black, with 25.77% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Kentwood is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.57%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.37%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 15.69%.
45.7%
Overall Marriage Rate
48.0%
Male Marriage Rate
43.7%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 2,037 | 7.82% |
Black | 241 | 3.29% |
Native American | 4 | 5.00% |
Asian | 25 | 0.72% |
Other Race | 20 | 2.42% |
2+ Races | 35 | 3.78% |
Hispanic | 96 | 3.29% |
5.81%
Veteran Poverty Rate
26.20%
Veteran Disability Rate
70.9%
Labor Force Participation
68.2%
Employment Rate
3.9%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
64.30%
Born in Kentwood
81.82%
Native Born
18.18%
Foreign Born
10.37%
Non Citizen
7.82%
Naturalized
81.82% of Kentwood residents were born in the United States, with 64.30% having been born in Michigan. 10.37% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | 20,310 | 0.00% | |
1980 | 30,438 | 10,128 | 4.13% |
1990 | 37,826 | 7,388 | 2.20% |
2000 | 45,255 | 7,429 | 1.81% |
2010 | 48,732 | 3,477 | 0.74% |
2011 | 49,186 | 454 | 0.93% |
2012 | 49,752 | 566 | 1.15% |
2013 | 50,352 | 600 | 1.21% |
2014 | 50,861 | 509 | 1.01% |
2015 | 51,352 | 491 | 0.97% |
2016 | 51,742 | 390 | 0.76% |
2017 | 51,781 | 39 | 0.08% |
2018 | 51,829 | 48 | 0.09% |
2019 | 51,898 | 69 | 0.13% |
2020 | 51,967 | 69 | 0.13% |
2021 | 52,036 | 69 | 0.13% |
2022 | 52,105 | 69 | 0.13% |