With 135,603 people, Kent is a city in Washington. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 56,079 people. 33% of locals were born outside the United States. Few US cities rank higher on income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $587,800. Density works out to 4,008 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,302, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kent
What changed most since 1990
Population37,960 → 135,603(+257%)US over the same years: +35%
White share87.0% → 37.0%(−50.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants36.0% → 57.2%(+21.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Kent's population equals 5.9% of King County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 2.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.7%(1,922)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(1,279)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(1,578)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(212)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,540 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kent, decade by decade
Kent population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
37,960
$77,621
$256,327
21.0%
29.7
2000
79,524
$83,880
$306,220
24.0%
64.2
2010
92,411
$77,267
$436,031
23.8%
85.5
2020
136,588
$89,559
$459,120
27.1%
94.2
2024
135,603
$92,302
$587,800
29.8%
94.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
