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Population: 2,205. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,171 (-1.5% change)
Males: 981 (44.5%), Females: 1,224 (55.5%)

Zip code: 70444

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $17,297
Median house value: $57,800

Population by Race

Races in Kentwood:

  • Black (64.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (34.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (7.8%), Irish (3.8%), English (3.7%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), French (2.5%), German (2.4%).

Elevation: 225 feet

Land area: 6.9 square miles

Map of Kentwood, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kentwood

  • High school or higher: 65.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kentwood town

  • Never married: 34.7%
  • Now married: 40.2%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -288 (-11.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kentwood:

  • S PIKE HOSP ASSC DBA BEACHAM MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; MAGNOLIA, MS)
  • HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; AMITE, LA)
  • ST HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 17 miles; GREENSBURG, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kentwood:

  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 52 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 68 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 71 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kentwood:

  • MC COMB/PIKE COUNTY/JOHN E LEWIS FIELD (about 17 miles; MC COMB, MS; Abbreviation: MCB)
  • PAUL PITTMAN MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; TYLERTOWN, MS; Abbreviation: T36)
  • HAMMOND MUNI (about 30 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Abbreviation: HDC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kentwood:

  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 60 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 70 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 72 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,193)

Schools

Public high schools in Kentwood:

  • JEWEL M. SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 673; Location: 15841 HIGHWAY 440; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • KENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 603 NINTH STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kentwood:

  • SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: 72961 HIGHWAY 1061; Grades: PK – 06)
  • O.W. DILLON MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 1541 C B TEMPLE ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CHESBROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 68495 HIGHWAY 1054; Grades: PK – 06)

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