Kent City, MI Demographics

A map of Kent City's Population by Race

Kent City, Michigan had a population of 1,262 in 2020. It was 73.5% White, 0.5% Black, 0.1% Asian, 23.9% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 1.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Kent City, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is the 387th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Kent City's White Population

928 residents of Kent City identify as White, or 73.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Kent City roughly similar to the White share of the population of Michigan (72.4% White). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #655 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is more White than neighboring Comstock Park (68.4% White). Kent City is less White than neighboring Casnovia (85.8% White), Sparta (87.2% White), Grant (77.8% White), and Ravenna (89.6% White).

Kent City's Black Population

6 residents of Kent City identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Kent City less than the Black share of the population of Michigan (13.5% Black). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #407 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is more Black than neighboring Casnovia (0% Black), Grant (0.3% Black), and Ravenna (0.3% Black). Kent City is less Black than neighboring Sparta (0.8% Black), and Comstock Park (8.7% Black).

Kent City's Asian Population

1 residents of Kent City identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Kent City roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Michigan (3.3% Asian). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #549 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is less Asian than neighboring Casnovia (0.9% Asian), Sparta (0.3% Asian), Grant (0.3% Asian), Ravenna (0.5% Asian), and Comstock Park (1.6% Asian).

Kent City's Hispanic Population

301 residents of Kent City identify as Hispanic, or 23.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Kent City larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Michigan (5.6% Hispanic). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #11 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is more Hispanic than neighboring Casnovia (9.5% Hispanic), Sparta (6.7% Hispanic), Grant (18.2% Hispanic), Ravenna (6.2% Hispanic), and Comstock Park (15.7% Hispanic).

Kent City's Native American/Other Population

5 residents of Kent City identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Kent City roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Michigan (0.9% Native American/Other). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #565 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is more Native American/Other than neighboring Casnovia (0% Native American/Other), and Grant (0% Native American/Other). Kent City is less Native American/Other than neighboring Sparta (0.5% Native American/Other), Ravenna (0.5% Native American/Other), and Comstock Park (0.7% Native American/Other).

Kent City's Multiracial Population

21 residents of Kent City identify as Multiracial, or 1.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Kent City roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Michigan (4.4% Multiracial). Of the 745 places in Michigan, Kent City is ranked #706 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Kent City is less Multiracial than neighboring Casnovia (3.8% Multiracial), Sparta (4.5% Multiracial), Grant (3.4% Multiracial), Ravenna (2.9% Multiracial), and Comstock Park (4.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.