Kentwood is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,195 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kentwood is the 166th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kentwood is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kentwood is a town of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kentwood who work in sales jobs (21.52%), office and administrative support (8.52%), and teaching (8.37%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kentwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kentwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Kentwood is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
