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Washington·King County
33 tracts·124K people·$588K median·3,671/mi²
White 37 · Asian 23 · Hispanic 17 · Black 13 · Multiracial 7 · Other 4
Married couple 48 · Other 27 · Living alone 25
Manufacturing 31 · Retail 30 · Professional 15 · Health 14 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 14 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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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 $587,800 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Kent has 135,603 residents across 28 census tracts and 21 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 37.0% White, 23.0% Asian, 16.6% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Black, 7.1% Multiracial and 3.5% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 29.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.8% (Census ACS).
Sunrise Elementary School (70%), Meridian Elementary School (61%) and Martin Sortun Elementary School (56%) lead the elementary schools; Meridian Middle School (43%), Canyon Ridge Middle School (23%) and Evergreen Middle School (18%) lead the middle schools; Kentridge High School (62%), Kent-Meridian High School (31%) and Kent Virtual Academy (25%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,909/month, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kent is $92,302 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Kent, median rent is $1,909/month and the median home value is $587,800 (Census ACS).
Kent reported 5.6 violent crimes and 50.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 123 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kent are earthquake (98), volcanic activity (95) and landslide (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.70g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kent, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).