City safety & data profile

KennerLA

Kenner, LA is a 67K-resident city in Jefferson Parish with a median household income of $64,020.

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Kenner, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Kenner has a population larger than 86% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $246,300, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

67K
Population (place)
Top 14%
By size
$64,020
Median income (place)
$246,300
Median home (place)
15.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Kenner

Kenner posts a median household income higher than 28% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Kenner area.

Bottom 29%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Kenner

Where Kenner income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$64,020 Bottom 28% higher than 28% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Kenner $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in LA

Population among 60 LA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New Orleans is the largest LA city on this list; Broussard leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in LA

Median household income among the same 60-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Broussard posts the highest place-level median income in LA; New Orleans is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Kenner, LA beyond the headline numbers

Kenner sits inside Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, at roughly 29.99°N, -90.24°W. Population 67,091, $64,020 median household income. Median home value $246,300, median rent $1,179. Poverty rate 15.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Kenner, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Kenner, LA stands at 15.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Kenner costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 4.7% of Kenner workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, diabetes departs furthest from its peer median: 16% in Kenner, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,711 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Kenner from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
67,091
Kenner · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$64,020
-28% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$246,300
-40% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jefferson Parish): Kenner's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
431K-1%
Median Income
$65,252+35%
Median Home Value
$251,400+46%
Poverty Rate
16.6%+1%
Unemployment
6.1%-18%

Economics

Economics indicators for Kenner, LA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,179/mo
Poverty Rate
15.4% +24% vs avg
Unemployment 6.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 29.1%
Work From Home 4.7%
Public Transit 0.3%

Population

White 47.2%
African American 17.2%
Asian 4.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41.1%
High Blood Pressure
40.8%
Short Sleep Duration
40%
Physical Inactivity
30.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.5%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Diabetes
16%
Current Smoking
14.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.6%
Annual Checkup 82.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
1
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-KENNER
KENNER · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Kenner?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Kenner right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet LA-KENNER · Kenner

Kenner: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Kenner; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Louisiana state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Kenner, LA?
Kenner, LA has a population of 67,091 people, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
What is the median household income in Kenner?
The median household income in Kenner, LA is $64,020 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.4%.
What is the median home value in Kenner?
The median home value in Kenner, LA is $246,300. Median rent is $1,179/month.
What are the top health concerns in Kenner?
The top health indicators in Kenner include Obesity (41.1%), High Blood Pressure (40.8%), Short Sleep Duration (40%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Kenner?
Kenner has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Kenner?
The median age in Kenner, LA is 39.3 years. 29.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Kenner, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside LA (15.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside LA ($64,020 here).

Compare Kenner with another city

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Using Kenner's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Kenner area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Jefferson Parish) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.