It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kentwood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kentwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kentwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kentwood may be for you.
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 10.55% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kentwood in 2022 was $16,998, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,992 for a family of four. Kentwood also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Kentwood is a very 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.
