Kennett is home to 27,493 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The typical home is worth $97,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $648 a month at the median. 22.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,849, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kennett
What changed most since 1990
Population33,112 → 27,493(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.0% → 13.2%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate29.9% → 22.0%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 25 metro and micro areas based in Missouri
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.5%(272)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(235)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.5%(606)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.6%(106)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(29)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,394 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kennett, decade by decade
Kennett population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,112
$36,932
$71,282
8.0%
20.1
2000
33,155
$45,319
$82,885
9.1%
28.6
2010
31,953
$42,258
$96,816
10.1%
37.5
2020
28,283
$46,082
$95,145
13.9%
49.5
2024
27,493
$47,849
$97,600
13.2%
54.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
