Kenton, TN Demographic Data
Kenton, TN Summary
Kenton is located in Gibson County in Tennessee
- Population: 1,277
- Area: 2.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 634.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 308.40 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kenton, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
658
55%
50.8
Male
538
45%
49.2
Total Population
1,196
323,128,000
Kenton, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38
3.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
30
2.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
40
3.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
87
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
52
4.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
132
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
158
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
197
16.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
78
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
67
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
158
13.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
127
10.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
32
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,022
85.5%
77.2
Female
590
57.7%
51.3
Male
432
42.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
999
83.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
364
30.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
317
26.5%
15.2
Female
196
61.8%
55.8
Male
121
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Kenton, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,173
98.1%
96.8
White
868
72.6%
72.6
Black or African American
286
23.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
1.0%
0.8
Asian
7
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,196
100.0%
82.2
Kenton, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
60
6.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
92
9.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
469
49.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
202
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
40
4.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
64
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
22
2.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
152
16.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
797
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
86
9.0%
31.2
Kenton, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
295
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
425
39.1%
47.5
Divorced
153
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
35
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
180
16.5
5.8%
Kenton, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,132
97.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
26
2.2%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
7
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.3%
1.1%
Kenton, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
69
11.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
69
11.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
93
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
88
15.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
137
23.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
91
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
26
4.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9
1.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
32,768
57,617
Per capita income
18,405
31,128
Kenton, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
3.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
14
3.1%
9.8
Construction
15
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
121
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25
5.5%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
125
27.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
37
8.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
24
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
8
1.7%
4.6
Retail trade
36
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
37
8.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
58
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
92
20.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
137
29.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
83
18.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
88
19.2%
18.1%
Kenton, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
456
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
353
77.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
57
12.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
26
5.7%
2.7
Other means
6
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
14
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.7
26.6
Kenton, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
67
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
247
42.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
171
29.1%
37.1
3 or more
103
17.5%
21.0
Kenton, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
588
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
349
59.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
239
40.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
102
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Kenton, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
690
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
7
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
63
9.1%
9.1
4 rooms
129
18.7%
16.5
5 rooms
197
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
137
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
79
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
43
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
35
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kenton, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
690
1-unit, detached
513
74.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
6
0.9%
5.9
2-units
55
8.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
35
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
32
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
13
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
36
5.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kenton, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
55
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
29
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
106
15.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
219
31.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
121
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
83
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
23
3.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
54
7.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Kenton, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
312
53.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
269
45.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Kenton, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
150
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
4
2.7%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
6
4.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
10
6.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
21.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
98
65.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
49
32.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
52
34.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kenton, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
196
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
2.0%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
5.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
75
38.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
106
54.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
43
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
491
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
39
20.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
18
9.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
24
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
5.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
76
39.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
46
0.0%
0.0%
Kenton, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
349
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
53
15.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
191
54.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
52
14.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
40
11.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9
2.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
70,300
205,000
