The Gibson County portion of Kenton is part of the Humboldt, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Obion County portion is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,205 people, 540 households, and 354 families residing in the town.

30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Kenton is one of four communities in the United States that has a large population of white squirrels.

[9] The town celebrates this anomaly with its annual White Squirrel Festival held during the week in which the Fourth of July falls.