Demographics of Kenton city, Ohio

Kenton city, Ohio had 7,808 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −149 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kenton city, in four figures

7,808
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,663 ±541.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −149 people.; 41.0 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,033 ±$5,643
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kenton city, Ohio's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kenton city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kenton city, Ohio's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kenton city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,957	100.0	100.0
2021	7,901	99.3	100.2
2022	7,865	98.8	100.7
2023	7,854	98.7	101.6
2024	7,858	98.8	102.5
2025	7,808	98.1	103.1

Population of Kenton city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,957	—
2021	7,901	−56
2022	7,865	−36
2023	7,854	−11
2024	7,858	+4
2025	7,808	−50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±1.7: for men 40.2 ±3.9 and for women 42.4 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kenton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	472 ±153	6.2% ±1.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,191 ±266	15.5% ±3.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	892 ±277	11.6% ±3.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,722 ±312	22.5% ±3.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,881 ±303	24.5% ±3.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,505 ±259	19.6% ±3.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,033 ±$5,643, and income per person $34,150 ±$6,739, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kenton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	757 ±226	22.6% ±6.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	702 ±173	21.0% ±4.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	665 ±199	19.9% ±5.7	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	458 ±183	13.7% ±5.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	520 ±209	15.5% ±6.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	47 to 247	1.4% to 7.4%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 183	0.4% to 5.5%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kenton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,385 ±442	18.6% ±5.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	417 ±190	25.7% ±10.4	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	767 ±340	19.4% ±8.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	201 ±92	10.7% ±4.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kenton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kenton city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	3,653 ±266	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±1.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.8% to 12.9%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±6.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±7.8	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,100 ±$16,952	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$625 ±$141	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±9	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kenton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4 to 208	0.1% to 2.7%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,152 ±583	93.3% ±3.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 140	< 0.1% to 1.8%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	307 ±136	4.0% ±1.8	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kenton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	6,539 ±508	85.3% ±2.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,098 ±343	14.3% ±4.4	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 44	0% to 0.6%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 28	0% to 0.4%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kenton city among the places of Ohio

225th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Kenton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Groesbeck CDP	7,824 ±1,309
Northridge CDP	7,817 ±482
Campbell city	7,784 ±25
Fairlawn city	7,711 ±21
Dry Run CDP	7,687 ±826
Kenton city	7,663 ±541
Canfield city	7,649 ±26
Hubbard city	7,598 ±33
Independence city	7,534 ±24
Wauseon city	7,505 ±287
Landen CDP	7,499 ±1,054

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 36 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 47 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 93 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 151 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 231 Places in Ohio by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026