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Kenner, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Kenner is a Census city of 64,904 people across 14.89 square miles of land, in Jefferson Parish. Median household income is $64,020, 63.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $22.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kenner
What Kenner is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.89 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,359
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson Parish, 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 Kenner
- Population64,904
- Median age39.3
- Population under 1815,289
- Share under 1823.6 percent
- Population 65 and over12,491
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households25,557
- Family households16,186
- Share of households that are families63.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kenner
- Median household income$64,020
- Per capita income$36,508
- Civilian labor force32,656
- Employed30,504
- Unemployed2,152 plus or minus 512
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over45,275
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kenner
- Housing units27,908
- Occupied units25,557
- Vacant units2,351
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent
- Owner occupied16,138
- Renter occupied9,419
- Ownership rate63.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$246,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,179
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent
- Single family units18,740
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,716
- Share in buildings of two or more31.2 percent
- Mobile homes396 plus or minus 194
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kenner gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute28,560
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,945
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11,133
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.0 percent
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled12.7 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home4.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kenner (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$21,972,000
- Average approval$360,197
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$950,000
- Largest approval$2,500,000
- Jobs supported569
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full9
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.8 percent
- Share to franchises8.2 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS43
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenner, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 loans have 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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SBA loans in Kenner (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$8,881,000
- Average approval$2,220,250
- Median approval$2,410,000
- Largest approval$3,787,000
- Jobs supported46
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenner, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Kenner
- NFIP communityCity of Kenner
- NFIP community number225201
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date02/02/18
The City of Kenner participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 225201 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson Parish, not Kenner
Jefferson Parish context, not Kenner figures
- Establishments in Jefferson Parish11,728
- Covered employment, Jefferson Parish184,764
- Average annual pay, Jefferson Parish$63,803
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson Parish501
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Kenner.
All Jefferson Parish figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Kenner questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kenner, Louisiana?
64,904, in 25,557 households. Kenner city covers 14.89 square miles of land, which is 4,359 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kenner in?
Jefferson Parish, 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 Kenner?
$64,020. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,300. Median gross rent is $1,179 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kenner businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $22.0 m since FY2020, across 24 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $8.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kenner, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kenner borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kenner. Only 11 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kenner in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kenner appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kenner, city of, community 225201, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Kenner figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson Parish 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 Kenner.
Is zoning published for Kenner?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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