Kentwood is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 54,077 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Kentwood is the 27th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Kentwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kentwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kentwood is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kentwood who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), management occupations (9.42%), and sales jobs (8.20%). Also of interest is that Kentwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Kentwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Kentwood are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.60% of adults in Kentwood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Kentwood in 2022 was $34,158, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,632 for a family of four. However, Kentwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kentwood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kentwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kentwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kentwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kentwood include German, Dutch, English, Irish, and Polish. Kentwood also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.30%. The most common language spoken in Kentwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Spanish.
