Because there are quite a few people attending college in Keene, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Keene provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Being a small city, Keene does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Keene is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.30% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Keene in 2022 was $22,993, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,972 for a family of four. However, Keene contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Keene is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Keene home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Keene residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Keene also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.03% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Keene include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Keene is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
