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Kentwood, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Kentwood is a Census town of 2,087 people across 7.11 square miles of land, in Tangipahoa Parish. Median household income is $31,364, 49.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kentwood
What Kentwood is
- Census place typetown
- Land area7.11 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land294 plus or minus 81
- County holding the largest share of its areaTangipahoa 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.
Kentwood
How many people live in Kentwood
- Population2,087 plus or minus 573
- Median age36.5
- Population under 18525 plus or minus 151
- Share under 1825.2 percent
- Population 65 and over407 plus or minus 118
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households756 plus or minus 178
- Family households396 plus or minus 130
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
Income and work in Kentwood
- Median household income$31,364
- Per capita income$16,998
- Civilian labor force728 plus or minus 237
- Employed669 plus or minus 236
- Unemployed59 plus or minus 62
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over1,356 plus or minus 357
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.0 percent plus or minus 26.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
Housing in Kentwood
- Housing units1,014
- Occupied units756 plus or minus 178
- Vacant units258 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate25.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied377 plus or minus 101
- Renter occupied379 plus or minus 141
- Ownership rate49.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,022 plus or minus $244
- Annual rent as a share of median income39.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Single family units789 plus or minus 176
- Share single family77.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes190 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
How Kentwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute657 plus or minus 232
- Commuting under 15 minutes189 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more237 plus or minus 118
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.1 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled19.9 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
SBA loans in Kentwood (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Kentwood
Flood risk in Kentwood
- NFIP communityTown of Kentwood
- NFIP community number220210
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10
The Town of Kentwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220210 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.
Tangipahoa Parish, not Kentwood
Tangipahoa Parish context, not Kentwood figures
- Establishments in Tangipahoa Parish2,617
- Covered employment, Tangipahoa Parish47,214
- Average annual pay, Tangipahoa Parish$46,783
- Housing units permitted, Tangipahoa Parish1,085
Every figure in this section is published for Tangipahoa Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Kentwood.
All Tangipahoa 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
Kentwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kentwood, Louisiana?
2,087, in 756 households. Kentwood town covers 7.11 square miles of land, which is 294 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kentwood in?
Tangipahoa 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 Kentwood?
$31,364. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,500. Median gross rent is $1,022 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kentwood businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kentwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kentwood. Only 0 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 Kentwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kentwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kentwood, town of, community 220210, 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 Kentwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tangipahoa 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 Kentwood.
Is zoning published for Kentwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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