Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,061
| This zip code: | $35,061 | | Louisiana: | $40,926 |
Nearest zip codes: 70465, 39657, 70436, 39632, 70456, 39652.
Housing units in zip code 70444 with a mortgage: 581 (43 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 769
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $913
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $275
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.4% | | Whole state: | 18.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 70444 include: Midway Church (A), Silver Creek Church (B), Sheridan Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Beulah Church (E), Big Creek Church (F), Bladefield Church (G), Greenlaw Church (H), First Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hyde Cemetery (1), Hutchinson Cemetery (2), German Cemetery (3), Amacker Cemetery (4), Casper-Lea Cemetery (5), Masonic Cemetery (6), Strickland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peters Creek (A), Dyson Branch (B), Crittenden Creek (C), Button Creek (D), Evans Branch (E), North Carson Creek (F), Line Creek (G), Gill Creek (H), Mud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Kentwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 135
- 1995 to 1998: 395
- 1990 to 1994: 279
- 1980 to 1989: 1,003
- 1970 to 1979: 808
- 1960 to 1969: 574
- 1950 to 1959: 415
- 1940 to 1949: 220
- 1939 or earlier: 366
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kentwood, LA (70444): |
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- no bedroom: 30
- 1 bedrooms: 117
- 2 bedrooms: 787
- 3 bedrooms: 1,701
- 4 bedrooms: 346
- 5 or more bedrooms: 73
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 74
- 2 bedrooms: 274
- 3 bedrooms: 183
- 4 bedrooms: 23
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 70444 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 329
- 1 vehicle: 1,021
- 2 vehicles: 1,182
- 3 vehicles: 402
- 4 vehicles: 79
- 5 or more vehicles: 41
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 150
- 1 vehicle: 282
- 2 vehicles: 91
- 3 vehicles: 19
- 4 vehicles: 21
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70444:
- Less than $10,000: 208
- $10,000 to $14,999: 104
- $15,000 to $19,999: 107
- $20,000 to $24,999: 105
- $25,000 to $29,999: 76
- $30,000 to $34,999: 85
- $35,000 to $39,999: 95
- $40,000 to $49,999: 153
- $50,000 to $59,999: 176
- $60,000 to $69,999: 126
- $70,000 to $79,999: 121
- $80,000 to $89,999: 106
- $90,000 to $99,999: 105
- $100,000 to $124,999: 319
- $125,000 to $149,999: 336
- $150,000 to $174,999: 102
- $175,000 to $199,999: 107
- $200,000 to $249,999: 317
- $250,000 to $299,999: 161
- $300,000 to $399,999: 84
- $400,000 to $499,999: 55
- $500,000 to $749,999: 61
- $750,000 to $999,999: 13
- $1,000,000 or more: 31
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70444:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 30
- $150 to $199: 54
- $200 to $249: 24
- $250 to $299: 41
- $300 to $349: 10
- $350 to $399: 10
- $400 to $449: 2
- $450 to $499: 2
- $600 to $649: 6
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 229
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $41,884.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $136,780
- Black or African American householders: $80,661
- Asian householders: $265,870
- Some other race householders: $139,070
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,635
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,936 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
| 70444: | $98,936 | | Louisiana: | $126,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,189 - $132,166
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $183,820| Here: | $183,820 | | State: | $177,270 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $528,079| Here: | $528,079 | | State: | $167,971 |
In 2-unit structures: $97,125| Here: | $97,125 | | State: | $218,101 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $6,092,585| Here: | $6,092,585 | | State: | $189,844 |
Mobile homes: $33,736| Here: | $33,736 | | State: | $34,481 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $47,390 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,670
- One, attached: 37
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 4
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 8
- Mobile homes: 1,395
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,635 (76%)
- Carpooled: 541 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
- Walked: 99 (3%)
- Other means: 40 (1%)
- Worked at home: 118 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 163
- 5 to 9 minutes: 299
- 10 to 14 minutes: 323
- 15 to 19 minutes: 514
- 20 to 24 minutes: 440
- 25 to 29 minutes: 122
- 30 to 34 minutes: 357
- 35 to 39 minutes: 97
- 40 to 44 minutes: 97
- 45 to 59 minutes: 329
- 60 to 89 minutes: 224
- 90 or more minutes: 374
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 9,687
- In family households: 8,588 (1,919 male householders, 728 female householders)
1,851 spouses, 3,268 children (2,996 natural, 66 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 430 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 158 other relatives, 145 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,099 (451 male householders (371 living alone)), 522 female householders (491 living alone)), 126 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 87 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 997 2-persons, 673 3-persons, 533 4-persons, 277 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 862 1-person, 103 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 1 5-persons.
1,536 married couples with children.
844 single-parent households (141 men, 703 women).
97.7% of residents of 70444 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 17% well, 16% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 7% not well, 6% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 48% well, 11% not well).
Foreign born population: 42 (0.4%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 2.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (29%)
- Vietnam (24%)
- Other Northern Europe (19%)
- United Kingdom (14%)
- Germany (5%)
- Japan (5%)
- Korea (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 18
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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White population: 6,367
Black population: 3,341
American Indian population: 17
Asian population: 14
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 23
Two or more races population: 46

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3051 |
|  United States or American: 1179 |
|  Irish: 583 |
|  French (except Basque): 449 |
|  English: 362 |
|  German: 321 |
|  Italian: 126 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 123 |
|  French Canadian: 120 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 103 |
|  African: 103 |
|  Scottish: 48 |
|  European: 47 |
|  Welsh: 14 |
|  British: 11 |
|  Greek: 9 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Dutch: 6 |
|  Finnish: 6 |
|  Norwegian: 5 |
|  Basque: 4 |
|  Danish: 3 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHESBROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (68495 HIGHWAY 1054 in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053004
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GASOLINE SPILL (COLONIAL PIPELINE) (NEAR KENTWOOD, LA in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1997-0525, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- MOUNTAIN BROOK WATER (100 AVENUE C in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: BOTTLED WATER MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: JASON CHAMBERS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LIFE WATER, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B & H FUELS (HWY 51 .25 S HWY 38 in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FARRELL HOLDEN & JC BRELAND (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BROWNS GARAGE (309 E AVENUE G in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICHARD BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FARMERS TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT (107 AVE F in KENTWOOD, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FORREST WAYNE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALAN GULOTTA DAIRY (74079 OLD SPRING CREEK ROAD in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- AUNT BETTYE'S WASHATERIA ( in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANING
Alternative names: AUNT BETTYE'S WASHA-
- BARRY BRIDGES DAIRY FARM (RT4 BOX 627 in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- MRS. HASPEL STEWARD DAIRY (20299 LA HWY 10 in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- PAMELA FLETCHER DAIRY FARM (78039 B. CUTRER ROAD in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- PAUL M. HUGHES DAIRY (75322 HWY 1053 in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- RICKY MCINTYRE DAIRY FARM (76259 N. HAYES ROAD in KENTWOOD, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,778
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (54%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7676
- Northeast: 67
- Midwest: 120
- South: 1802
- West: 61
70% of the 70444 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Louisiana.
Population in 1990: 11,244. Population change in the 1990s: -1,435 (-12.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
| Here: | 8.0% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 95
| Here: | 16.2% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34
| Here: | 14.8% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (KENTWOOD, LA):
- JF FONTENOT ELECTRICAL CONTRAC (21159 HIGHWAY 38 E; small business): $41,571 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items, Other Utilities, Electric Services, Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials, and more by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $11,660; 2005: $20,839; 2006: $9,072.
Biggest contracts:
$12,153 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2005-11-17.
$9,072 with Army for Other Utilities. Signed on 2006-03-27. Completion date: 2006-04-16.
$8,686 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2005-11-03. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
$6,781 with Army for Electrical Insulators and Insulating Materials. Signed on 2004-04-08. Completion date: 2004-04-20.
- RICHLUND ENTERPRISES, LLC (101 3RD ST; small business)
$40,141 with Navy for Miscellaneous Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2003-05-05. Completion date: 2003-05-23.
- GULF STATES BEVERAGE, INC (505 N 3RD ST; small business)
$14,248 with Army for Beverages, Nonalcoholic. Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2004-06-28.
- MAGNOLIA SPRINGS WATER COMPANY (1434 3RD ST): $1,718 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$436 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-11-13. Completion date: 2004-11-12.
$436 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-11-13. Completion date: 2004-11-12.
$423 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-11-24. Completion date: 2005-09-15.
$423 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-11-24. Completion date: 2005-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
86 people in nursing homes
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