Kennett, Missouri demographics

Kennett, MO demographics: median age 41.4; 15.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kennett city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2938306. The survey estimates a population of 10,196 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kennett is 41.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 4,244 households (±242). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.4 ±2.2	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	2,675 ±362	26.2% ±3.5 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	1,805 ±248	17.7% ±2.4 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,586 ±372	35.2% ±3.5 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,130 ±284	20.9% ±2.7 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	4,889 ±280	48.0% ±2.4 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,307 ±318	52.0% ±2.7 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	7,908 ±399	77.6% ±3.2 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,135 ±245	11.1% ±2.4 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	78 ±109 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,070 ±353	10.5% ±3.4 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,001 ±312	98.1% ±1.2 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	195 ±122 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,604 ±202	37.8% ±4.2 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	425 ±139	10.0% ±3.2 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	624 ±170	14.7% ±3.9 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,433 ±245	33.8% ±5.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	158 ±104 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,205 ±151	28.4% ±3.2 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,039 ±286	71.6% ±5.4 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,433 ±245	33.8% ±5.4 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,438 ±261	33.9% ±5.8 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	551 ±156	13.0% ±3.6 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	473 ±130	11.1% ±3.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	218 ±98	5.1% ±2.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	26 ±34 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	105 ±83 · low precision	2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	10,097 ±302	99.0% ±0.9 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	99 ±91 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	9,274 ±327	97.0% ±1.2 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	266 ±136 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	25 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,908
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,290 ±272	18.7% ±3.8 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,651 ±375	38.4% ±5.2 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,285 ±248	18.6% ±3.5 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	605 ±145	8.8% ±2.1 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	536 ±142	7.8% ±2.0 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	541 ±170	7.8% ±2.4 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	8,625 ±450	86.0% ±3.7 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	872 ±305	8.7% ±3.0 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	373 ±163	3.7% ±1.6 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	161 ±105 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.5% of Kennett residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 92.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kennett	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.5% ±3.1 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.8% ±3.4 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±1.5 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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