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Ohio·Portage County
8 tracts·29K people·$220K median·3,163/mi²
White 81 · Black 8 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Hispanic 3 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Other 32 · Married couple 29
Health 46 · Professional 14 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 11 · Retail 11 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Service 25 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 65 · Carpool 14 · Work from home 13 · Walk 9 · Transit 3 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kent is $219,900 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Kent has 27,116 residents across 6 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 23.8; the population is 81.0% White, 8.5% Black, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 47.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.1% (Census ACS).
Longcoy Elementary School (73%), Walls Elementary School (70%) and Davey Elementary School (67%) lead the elementary schools; Stanton Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (64%); Theodore Roosevelt High School is the high school with reported scores (65%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $991/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kent is $42,964 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kent, median rent is $991/month and the median home value is $219,900 (Census ACS).
Kent reported 1.6 violent crimes and 12.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kent are inland flooding (87), ice storm (84) and hail (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kent, 9.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).