A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 95% of compared French towns: 20%
Just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 4.2% in Kembs. At the 2023 Census Kembs was home to 5,834 people in 2,590 households. Put another way, about one in seven: 15% of residents are 65 or over. On households in social housing, Kembs sits lower than 88% of compared French towns: 4.5%.
Throughout this page, the Haut-Rhin median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Kembs
Growing fast
Kembs had 4,855 residents at the 2012 census and 5,834 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Kembs has grown +20%, faster than 90% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, +8% to 2017 and +11% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +4% in Haut-Rhin.
Younger than 76% of compared French towns: half of Kembs is under 40.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Kembs 40.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.4% in Kembs and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 70% of compared French towns: 31% of households are one person living alone
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Haut-Rhin median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in Kembs comes in at 28%. Higher than in 77% of compared French towns: 12% of households are single parents. To put it in context, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.2 people on average.
In Kembs, 33% of homes are flats, more than in 54% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the last two years, 14% of households moved in; at the other end, 17% have stayed 30 years or more. 7.5% of homes stand empty, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €37,430 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €37,430 a year: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 7.0% of residents.
More households headed by a manual worker than 98% of compared French towns: 27%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Kembs, 14% of households are headed by a manager or professional, beside 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 85% of compared French towns: 15%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Haut-Rhin has 10%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 85% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. Here, 12% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 90% of compared French towns: 20%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
48% of residents 15 and over are married, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 72% of compared French towns, at 15%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
On the census count, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
8th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 5,798 to 5,873
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 35.9 in Viry to 57.4 in Montmorillon.
Older than Kembs: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kembs | 40.5 | 15% | 1.7% | 15% |
| Bartenheim 4,211 · 2.4 mi | 43.2 | 17% | 1.4% | 14% |
| Sierentz 4,409 · 2.6 mi | 39.6 | 17% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Blotzheim 5,282 · 4.6 mi | 41 | 17% | 3.8% | 22% |
| Village-Neuf 4,709 · 5.2 mi | 43.7 | 19% | 3.4% | 18% |
| Habsheim 5,076 · 5.8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 0.8% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Louis 22,805 · 5.8 mi | 39.7 | 17% | 4.9% | 36% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Kembs
What is the population of Kembs?
5,834 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (4,855).
How old are Kembs’ residents?
The median age is 40.5, younger than 76% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Kembs?
49, with occasional dwellings: 1.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Kembs?
INSEE counts 870 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 15% of residents, and 720 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Kembs?
€37,430 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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