Kennett city, MO

Dunklin County, MO

2022 population: 10,383 ( 549 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.0 square miles
Population density: 1482.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,751	74.65%	9.0%
Black:	1,466	14.12%	16.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	18	0.17%	74.3%
2+ races:	803	7.73%	361.5%
Hispanic:	345	3.32%	11.1%

Total non-White:	2,632	25.35%	8.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-765	-8.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	216	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,932
8,516	77.90%
1,749	16.00%
24	0.22%
70	0.64%
174	1.59%
388	3.55%
2,416	22.10%

2000
11,272
9,398	83.37%
1,507	13.37%
24	0.21%
52	0.46%
188	1.67%
101	0.90%
1,874	16.63%

1990
10,941
9,706	88.71%
1,126	10.29%
16	0.15%
44	0.40%
n/a
49	0.45%
1,235	11.29%

1980
10,145
9,197	90.66%
870	8.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
78	0.77%
948	9.34%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-882	-7.8
542	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-308	-2.8
639	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

509	5.0
287	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennett city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.3
2,881	27.7%
7,502	72.3%
2,144	20.6%

3,992
2.48

2,531	63.4%
1,537	60.7%
389	15.4%
1,461	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
38.4
2,791	25.5%
8,141	74.5%
1,800	16.5%

4,377
2.41

2,849	65.1%
1,860	65.3%
480	16.8%
1,528	34.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
3,037	26.9%
8,235	73.1%
1,819	16.1%

4,537
2.40

3,084	68.0%
2,221	72.0%
500	16.2%
1,453	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
2,951	27.0%
7,990	73.0%
1,844	16.9%

4,384
2.45

3,035	69.2%
2,274	74.9%
375	12.4%
1,349	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
3,027	29.8%
7,118	70.2%
1,620	16.0%

4,060
2.50

2,943	72.5%
2,385	81.0%
282	9.6%
1,117	27.5%

2022 Housing Data for Kennett city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	249	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	333	8.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	340	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	173	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	296	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	187	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	150	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	126	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	77	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	335	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	388	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	580	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	206	5.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	211	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	125	3.1%
$200,000 or more	216	5.4%

Median Household Income	52,907
Per Capita Income	28,435

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	498	12.5%
Public Assistance	80	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	964	24.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,329	61.1%
Unemployed	295	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,624	66.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,823	33.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,247	1,140	52.2%
Non-Profit	81	254	24.2%
Self-Employed	283	156	64.5%

Local Government	111	292	27.5%
State Government	118	122	49.2%
Federal Government	18	21	46.2%

Total Private + Self	1,530	1,296	54.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	328	689	32.3%
Total	1,858	1,985	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	488	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	600	15.6%
Professional, Technical	735	19.1%
Service Occupations	883	22.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	58	1.5%
All others	1,147	29.8%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	779	20.2%
Manufacturing	600	15.6%
Retail trade	437	11.3%
Educational services	429	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	339	8.8%
Public administration	217	5.6%
Construction	187	4.9%
Other services	149	3.9%
Transportation and warehousing	137	3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	136	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	107	2.8%
Wholesale trade	81	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	61	1.6%
Utilities	59	1.5%
Finance and insurance	55	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	1.3%
Information	15	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	345	3.32%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	18	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,308	95.2%
Spanish	464	4.7%
Other Indo-European	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,262	12.2%
English	1,047	10.1%
American	987	9.5%
German	725	7.0%
Scottish	439	4.2%
Dutch	353	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	263	2.5%
Italian	187	1.8%
French	62	0.6%
Dutch West Indian	60	0.6%
British	57	0.5%
Scandinavian	52	0.5%
Danish	42	0.4%
European	40	0.4%
Norwegian	40	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,263	98.8%
Not a citizen	120	1.2%

Native	10,244	98.7%
Foreign-born	139	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
534	7.9%	828	12.2%	2,703	39.9%	1,506	22.2%	631	9.3%	567	8.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	534	7.9%
9-12 Years	828	12.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,703	39.9%
Some College	1,506	22.2%
Bach. Degree	631	9.3%
Grad Degree	567	8.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -162	D +21	R + 3.9%
D -141
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	40%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,241	74.1%	Joe Biden (D)	754	24.9%	30	1.0%	3,025	17	27	0.10%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	2,403	71.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	895	26.6%	62	1.8%	3,360	15	26	0.12%

2020 President, Kennett city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

754

24.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,241

74.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,025

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Kennett city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

895

26.6%

Donald Trump (R)

2,403

71.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,360

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennett city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	39%	Mike Parson* (R)	2,166	72.2%	Nicole Galloway (D)	782	26.1%	52 [+]	1.7%	3,000	15	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 41 (1.4%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 11 (0.4%);
2018	S1	34%	Josh Hawley (R)	1,788	68.7%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	751	28.8%	65 [+]	2.5%	2,604	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 28 (1.1%); Craig O'Dear (I) 27 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.4%);
2016	S3	42%	Roy Blunt* (R)	2,014	60.7%	Jason Kander (D)	1,200	36.2%	102 [+]	3.1%	3,316	12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 46 (1.4%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 36 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 20 (0.6%);
2016	G	43%	Eric Greitens (R)	2,171	65.1%	Chris Koster (D)	1,103	33.1%	62 [+]	1.9%	3,336	14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 31 (0.9%); Les Turilli (I) 19 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,759
Median Value	$98,000

Occupied	3,992	83.9%
Vacant	767	16.1%

Owned	2,340	58.6%
Rented	1,652	41.4%
Median Rent	$598

Single-Family Units	3,853	81.0%
Detached	3,853	81.0%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	367	7.7%
Mobile Homes	151	3.2%

Kennett city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennett city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Kennett city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kennett city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kennett city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kennett city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kennett city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kennett city, MO