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27.82° N · 82.71° W · GEOID 1236175

Kenneth City

Pinellas County, Florida · part of the Tampa, FL metro

FloridaKenneth City, FLKenneth CityKenneth City

The short answer

Kenneth City is home to 5,012 people. Median household income is $49,347 a year and median rent is $1,649 a month, 40.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $241,200, about 4.9x annual median household income.

The story in Kenneth City is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 25.6% to 40.1% of income. Also notable: Rent run 43% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

7OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Kenneth City scores better than 7% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 384th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%13
Economy 20%35
Safety 20%46
Amenities 15%37
Education 10%14
Commute 10%40
Growth 5%1
Median gross rent
$1,649
21% above the median place
Median household income
$49,347
39% below the median place
Median home value
$241,200
24% below the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
9% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Kenneth City

  • HousingOwning with a mortgage costs about $239 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 40.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Kenneth City

Pinellas County loses about 1.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in47,103
Moved out48,285
Net−1,182

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$96K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pinellas County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pinellas County report $95,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $74,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$66,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,649 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,410 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $241,200.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 10.6% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Mims, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.8%
1% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$95,596
35% above the median place
Moved from another state1
3.3%
66% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.8%1% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.3%66% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-1.6167% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$95,59635% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$74,7966% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $30,900 a year, less than in 97% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

Kenneth City40.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$65,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
40.1%
97% above the median place
Home price to income
4.9x
29% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
40%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$30,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Kenneth City, $1,649 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Kenneth City, but easier on the budget

Places that match Kenneth City on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Mims, FL8425.4% vs 40.1%$14,200Compare
Cherokee Village, AR8330.6% vs 40.1%n/aCompare
Fairview, GA8318.5% vs 40.1%$24,300Compare
Port Salerno, FL8225.6% vs 40.1%$20,600Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
66.0%
30% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,313
60% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
41% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,64921% above
Rent to income140.1%97% above
Property tax rate10.5%41% below
Home price to income14.9x29% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.90% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,91719% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,7002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,31360% below
Median home value1$241,20024% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-2.0%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.3%21% above
Homeownership180.7%21% above
Renters paying 30%+166.0%30% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,41025% below
Vacant homes111.3%59% above
Median year built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $49,347, 39% below the median place.

Median household income1
$49,347
39% below the median place
Income per person1
$26,300
34% below the median place
Poverty rate1
13.8%
28% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$49,34739% below
Income per person1$26,30034% below
Unemployment1County figure4.4%9% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8547% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure441,425193% above
Poverty rate113.8%28% above
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home110.6%15% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%48% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 55.4, 42% above the median place.

Median age1
55.4
42% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.1%
9% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.7%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher17.3% −46%
No health insurance10.5% +64%
Household size2.3 −8%
High school or higher88.6% −4%
Born abroad14.6% +66%
All 9 people measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,0126632nd largest
Population change since 20207-3.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age155.442% above
Bachelor's or higher117.3%46% below
High school or higher188.6%4% below
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad114.6%66% above
No health insurance110.5%64% above
Homes with broadband184.1%9% below
05

Life in Kenneth City

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

78 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k8.0 3.8×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k6.0 −46%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi16.8 80.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • De Soto National Memorial 21 miles
  • Canaveral National Seashore 135 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 159 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.3 +17%
Shops39.2 +29%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.5 +59%
Doctors' offices and clinics33.4 +65%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
20.6
33% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
33.4
65% above the median place
Public school students14
87,876
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14County figure153above (median 9)
Public school students14County figure87,876above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher14County figure16.15% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.317% above
Shops per 10k9County figure39.229% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.559% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure33.465% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k108.0276% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k106.046% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi1016.8above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1120.633% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure78above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 202, 5% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
202
5% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,375
13% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low15
52°F
105% above the median place
Average temperature15
73°F
34% above the median place
Hurricane risk16
98.9
40% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureKenneth CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure90°F4% above
January average low15County figure52°F105% above
Average temperature15County figure73°F34% above
Annual precipitation15County figure52.6 in20% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure98.26% above
Hurricane risk16County figure98.940% above
Tornado risk16County figure99.022% above
Wildfire risk16County figure81.133% above
Heat wave risk16County figure95.56% above
Median air quality index17County figure442% above
Good air days17County figure69.6%2% above
08

Kenneth City in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, up from 40% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Kenneth City does better than 12% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 62%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,649/mo (2024)$2,170/mo$1,780 to $2,650/mo+4.7%
Median household income$49,347 (2024)$61,500$52,000 to $72,500+3.7%
Median home value$241,200 (2024)$348,000$253,000 to $480,000+6.3%
Population4,868 (2025)4,8204,620 to 5,020−0.2%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Kenneth City

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Port Charlotte, FL$1,553$63,844Compare
Tavares, FL$1,496$58,886Compare
Leisure Village, NJ$1,700$44,542Compare
Mims, FL$1,250$59,005Compare
Mims, FLLeisure Village, NJTavares, FLPort Charlotte, FLKenneth City, FLKenneth CityPort CharlotteTavaresLeisure VillageMimsKenneth CityPort CharlotteTavaresLeisure VillageMims

Places built like Kenneth City

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Kenneth City performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Kenneth City, FL40.1%1.3%/yr-3.7%
Fairview, GA18.5%6.6%/yrn/aCompare
West Lealman, FL30.3%5.7%/yrn/aCompare
River Park, FL36.6%7.0%/yrn/aCompare
Cherokee Village, AR30.6%-0.3%/yr4.2%Compare
Swoyersville, PA12.5%5.9%/yr1.6%Compare
Houghton Lake, MI19.7%11.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Kenneth City a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 7 out of 100, better than 7% of the places we rate and 384th of 474 in Florida. Owning with a mortgage costs about $239 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes 40.1% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 18 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Kenneth City expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 40.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $241,200.

What salary do you need to live in Kenneth City?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Kenneth City safe?

There were 202 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Kenneth City?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Port Charlotte, FL, Tavares, FL, Leisure Village, NJ and Mims, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Kenneth City with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Kenneth City itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/kenneth-city-florida

Citytistics. “Kenneth City, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/kenneth-city-florida/

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