Kensett is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States.

[2] It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.53 square miles (3.96 km2), all land.

[5] As of the census of 2020,[7] there were 257 people, 128 households, and 72 families residing in the city.

There were 135 housing units at an average density of 133.3 per square mile (51.5/km2).

At the 2010 census there were 266 people in 125 households, including 77 families, in the city.

There were 142 housing units at an average density of 92.8 per square mile (35.8/km2).

There were 143 housing units at an average density of 93.7 per square mile (36.2/km2).

About 14.3% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.0% of those sixty five or over.