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Kentland, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Kentland is a Census town of 1,828 people across 1.35 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $59,500, 78.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kentland
What Kentland is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,354
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Kentland
- Population1,828
- Median age40.4
- Population under 18464 plus or minus 98
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over295
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households834
- Family households543 plus or minus 117
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kentland
- Median household income$59,500 plus or minus $11,895
- Per capita income$28,439
- Civilian labor force970 plus or minus 206
- Employed775
- Unemployed195 plus or minus 110
- Unemployment rate20.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over1,263
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.8 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kentland
- Housing units889
- Occupied units834
- Vacant units55 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied658
- Renter occupied176 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate78.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$855
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units742
- Share single family83.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more132 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kentland gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute694
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more233 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone71.9 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kentland (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,529,500
- Average approval$843,167
- Median approval$790,000
- Largest approval$970,500
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises66.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentland, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Kentland
- NFIP communityTown of Kentland
- NFIP community number180182
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/14
The Town of Kentland participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180182 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Newton County, not Kentland
Newton County context, not Kentland figures
- Establishments in Newton County232
- Covered employment, Newton County3,237
- Average annual pay, Newton County$48,666
- Housing units permitted, Newton County26
Every figure in this section is published for Newton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kentland.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kentland questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kentland, Indiana?
1,828, in 834 households. Kentland town covers 1.35 square miles of land, which is 1,354 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kentland in?
Newton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kentland?
$59,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,000. Median gross rent is $855 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kentland businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $790,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentland, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kentland borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kentland. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kentland in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kentland appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kentland, town of, community 180182, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kentland figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Newton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kentland.
Is zoning published for Kentland?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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