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Kent Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Kent Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,147

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.1%
5 - 17:
10.6%
18 - 24:
39.8%
25 - 34:
11.0%
35 - 54:
17.1%
55 - 64:
7.7%
Over 65 Years:
10.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
32.3%
32.3%
95.0%
95.0%
44.5%
44.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Kent
USA
$27,506
$27,506
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Kent
USA
$37,505
$37,505
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

25.5%

Employment Industries

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Education
Accommodation
Retail
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Construction
Administration
Public Service
Arts
Finance
18.0%
18.0%
17.1%
17.1%
11.2%
11.2%
10.4%
10.4%
8.6%
8.6%
6.9%
6.9%
4.9%
4.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
80.2%
80.2%
8.1%
8.1%
5.5%
5.5%
3.2%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Polish
Scottish
Hungarian
Dutch
European
Slovene
Slovak
French
Other Arab
Czechoslovakian
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Russian
Norwegian
Ukrainian
Czech
24.5%
24.5%
17.3%
17.3%
9.3%
9.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
Langs. of India
Spanish
Chinese
German/Yiddish
African languages
Russian
Other Asian languages
Polish
Persian
Japanese
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
French
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
93.6%
93.6%
1.8%
1.8%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Kent Residents

5.3%