Kentwood.
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Michigan·Kent County
15 tracts·55K people·$268K median·2,606/mi²
White 52 · Black 22 · Hispanic 10 · Asian 10 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 31 · Other 25
Professional 47 · Manufacturing 19 · Retail 15 · Health 11 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 18 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 12 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kentwood is $268,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Kentwood has 54,296 residents across 13 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.1; the population is 52.3% White, 21.5% Black, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 5.4% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 36.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.4% (Census ACS).
Meadow Brook Elementary School (68%), Glenwood Elementary (46%) and Meadowlawn Elementary (41%) lead the elementary schools; Crestwood Middle School (38%), Valleywood Middle School (16%) and Kelloggsville Middle School (13%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,260/month, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kentwood is $74,373 a year, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kentwood, median rent is $1,260/month and the median home value is $268,200 (Census ACS).
Kentwood reported 5.1 violent crimes and 27.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kentwood are strong wind (88), tornado (83) and winter weather (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kentwood, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).