Kennedy is a

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(CDP) in

San Joaquin County San Joaquin County ( ; , meaning " St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton. San Jo ...

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, United States. The population was 3,223 at the 2020 census, down from 3,254 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Kennedy is located at (37.931774, -121.251802). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

Kennedy first appeared as a

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in the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Kennedy had a population of 3,223. The population density was . The racial makeup of Kennedy was 14.2%

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, 6.8%

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, 1.6% Native American, 9.5% Asian, 0.2%

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, 46.2% from other races, and 21.5% from two or more races.

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of any race were 76.2% of the population. The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 18 people (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 856 households, out of which 50.4% included children under the age of 18, 47.2% were married-couple households, 6.9% were

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couple households, 25.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households were one person, and 5.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.74. There were 682

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(79.7% of all households). The age distribution was 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.7% aged 18 to 24, 27.1% aged 25 to 44, 20.3% aged 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.6years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. There were 879 housing units at an average density of , of which 856 (97.4%) were occupied. Of these, 51.4% were owner-occupied, and 48.6% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $58,859, and the

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was $21,098. About 21.0% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Kennedy had a population of 3,254. The population density was . The racial makeup of Kennedy was 517 (15.9%)

, 200 (6.1%)

, 23 (0.7%) Native American, 258 (7.9%) Asian, 4 (0.1%)

, 2,109 (64.8%) from other races, and 143 (4.4%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2,513 persons (77.2%). The Census reported that 3,230 people (99.3% of the population) lived in households, 24 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 768 households, out of which 460 (59.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 392 (51.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 169 (22.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 89 (11.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 55 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 86 households (11.2%) were made up of individuals, and 41 (5.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.21. There were 650

(84.6% of all households); the average family size was 4.47. The population was spread out, with 1,178 people (36.2%) under the age of 18, 371 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 847 people (26.0%) aged 25 to 44, 580 people (17.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 278 people (8.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males. There were 853 housing units at an average density of , of which 453 (59.0%) were owner-occupied, and 315 (41.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%. 1,806 people (55.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,424 people (43.8%) lived in rental housing units.

References

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