COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kennett vs Blytheville
PLACE A
Kennett, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Blytheville, Arkansas
Kennett is 17% smaller than Blytheville. Kennett earns more, with a median household income $4,635 higher. Kennett has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -14%).
KENNETTBLYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,11812,227−17% vs Blytheville
Population density1,445590+855
Population growth-3.8%-14.2%+10.4 pts
Median age41.442.3−0.9
Male48.0%44.7%+3.3 pts
Female52.0%55.3%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.7%33.2%+43.5 pts
Black11.1%58.4%−47.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%3.8%−1.9 pts
Asian0.8%1.3%−0.6 pts
Other9.5%3.3%+6.3 pts
Median household income$52,500$47,865+$4,635
Per capita income$26,543$28,970−$2,427
Poverty rate19.1%24.2%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.518−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%16.7%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%8.8%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%9.2%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation51.7%62.1%−10.4 pts
Median home value$112,000$119,000−$7,000
Median gross rent$651$855−$204
Owner-occupied57.9%50.3%+7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%20.6%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%51.1%−25.7 pts
Average commute20.015.5+4.6
Worked from home3.5%2.4%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured13.5%5.0%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025