Kenner

Population & Demographics

Kenner, LA

Kenner is home to 64,904 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,373 resident workers commute each day.

LouisianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,904
people
Population

64,904 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kenner population & demographics

Who lives in Kenner — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,904
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$64,020
Median home value
$246,300
Median gross rent
$1,179/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.1%
Poverty rate
15.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kenner

How Kenner breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White42.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.5%
Black17.0%
Two or more races4.7%
Asian4.6%
Some other race1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Kenner

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kenner.

Kenner at a glance
Employed Residents
25,373
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New Orleans
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kenner proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kenner commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

56 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kenner

25,373 commutes, one dot at a time

Kenner

Where 25,373 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kenner, by worker count.

1New Orleans11.9 mi5,710
2Metairie4.5 mi5,055
3Kenner0.0 mi4,219
4Elmwood5.1 mi1,569
5Baton Rouge61.1 mi744
6Jefferson6.5 mi692
7Marrero12.0 mi657
8St. Rose5.1 mi388

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kenner.

1Kenner0.0 mi4,219
2New Orleans11.9 mi4,177
3Metairie4.5 mi3,784
4Laplace14.7 mi832
5Baton Rouge61.1 mi496
6Marrero12.0 mi483
7River Ridge3.8 mi441
8Destrehan8.0 mi402

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kenner’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing8.8%
COConstruction8.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.4%
WSWholesale Trade4.3%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing4.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kenner

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Kenner

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