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Kentwood, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Kentwood is a Census city of 54,296 people across 20.91 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $74,373, 61.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 82 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kentwood
What Kentwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.91 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,596
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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.
Kentwood
How many people live in Kentwood
- Population54,296
- Median age35.1
- Population under 1812,657
- Share under 1823.3 percent
- Population 65 and over7,965
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households21,245
- Family households12,816
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
Income and work in Kentwood
- Median household income$74,373
- Per capita income$36,116
- Civilian labor force29,887
- Employed28,549
- Unemployed1,338 plus or minus 298
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over36,706
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
Housing in Kentwood
- Housing units22,322
- Occupied units21,245
- Vacant units1,077 plus or minus 284
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied13,033
- Renter occupied8,212
- Ownership rate61.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$268,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,260
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units13,355
- Share single family59.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,185
- Share in buildings of two or more36.7 percent
- Mobile homes782 plus or minus 203
- Median year structure built1983
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 commute24,532
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,038
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,032
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent
- Drove alone74.1 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home12.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kentwood
SBA loans in Kentwood (7(a))
- Approvals82
- Gross approval$9,065,300
- Average approval$110,552
- Median approval$46,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$155,690
- Largest approval$1,667,000
- Jobs supported185
- Jobs per approval2.3
- Loans with a final outcome30
- Paid in full29
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans3.3 percent
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.4 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentwood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kentwood
SBA loans in Kentwood (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$21,041,000
- Average approval$701,367
- Median approval$493,500
- Largest approval$3,296,000
- Jobs supported292
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kentwood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 15 loans have 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.
Kentwood
Flood risk in Kentwood
- NFIP communityCity of Kentwood
- NFIP community number260107
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/23/23
The City of Kentwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260107 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.
Kent County, not Kentwood
Kent County context, not Kentwood figures
- Establishments in Kent County17,799
- Covered employment, Kent County415,565
- Average annual pay, Kent County$62,288
- Housing units permitted, Kent County2,090
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kentwood.
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
Kentwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kentwood, Michigan?
54,296, in 21,245 households. Kentwood city covers 20.91 square miles of land, which is 2,596 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?
Kent 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 Kentwood?
$74,373. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,200. Median gross rent is $1,260 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?
82 7(a) approvals totaling $9.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $46,750, plus 30 504 approvals worth $21.0 m since FY2010. 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?
Of the 30 loans that have reached a final outcome, 29 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 3.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Kentwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kentwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kentwood, city of, community 260107, 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 Kent 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 Kentwood.
Is zoning published for Kentwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.