2020 census As of the
2020 census, Kendallville had a population of 10,271. The median age was 36.5 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over. There were 4,103 households in Kendallville, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.8% were married-couple households, 19.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 9,862 people, 3,940 households, and 2,483 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 4,382 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.1%
White, 0.5%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, 2.9% from
other races, and 1.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population. There were 3,940 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were
married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the city was 34.6 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 9,616 people, 3,873 households, and 2,459 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,172 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.66%
White, 0.25%
African American, 0.16%
Native American, 0.59%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 1.37% from
other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.16% of the population. There were 3,873 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were
married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,899, and the median income for a family was $42,341. Males had a median income of $33,258 versus $23,851 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,335. About 7.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. ==Annual cultural events==