Editing Kenton, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1840= 299
|1850= 1065
|1860= 1612
|1870= 2610
|1880= 3940
|1890= 5557
|1900= 6852
|1910= 7185
|1920= 7690
|1930= 7069
|1940= 7593
|1950= 8475
|1960= 8747
|1970= 8315
|1980= 8605
|1990= 8356
|2000= 8336
|2010= 8262
|2020= 7947
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>2020 United States census, Kenton, Ohio, Total Population https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Kenton%20city,%20Ohio</ref>
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[[File:Historical Collections of Ohio- An Encyclopedia of the State; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining (14792901353).jpg|thumb|Courthouse Square in 1890]]

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], 8,262 people in 3,351 households, including 2,092 families, lived in the city.  The population density was 1,836 persons per square mile (712.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The 3,773 housing units had an average density of {{convert|838.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.2% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.90%.<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=2010 Census|access-date=October 17, 2011|author=2010 Census}}</ref>

Of the 3,351 households, 29.2% had children under 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were not families. About 31.9% of households were one person and 14.3% were one person 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 28.1% under 20, 6.5% from 20 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% 65 or older.  The median age was 37.2 years.  For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], 8,336 people in 3,495 households, including 2,149 families, resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,860.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 3,795 housing units at an average density of {{convert|847.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 97.11% White, 0.91% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.90%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 3,495 households, 29.9% had children under 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were not families. About 33.4% of households were one person, and 15.3% were one person  65 or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 25.5% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median household income was $29,065 and the median family income was $37,170. Males had a median income of $31,225 versus $19,413 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,324. About 11.6% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those 65 or over.