Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Kentwood is worth considering.
Being a small town, Kentwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Kentwood is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.53% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kentwood in 2022 was $20,315, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,260 for a family of four. However, Kentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kentwood also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.22% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Kentwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kentwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kentwood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kentwood include English, German, Italian, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Kentwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
