Kent, WA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	79,524	100.0

Male	39,440	49.6
Female	40,084	50.4

Under 5 years	6,676	8.4
5 to 9 years	6,467	8.1
10 to 14 years	5,743	7.2
15 to 19 years	5,279	6.6
20 to 24 years	6,074	7.6
25 to 34 years	13,873	17.4
35 to 44 years	13,955	17.5
45 to 54 years	10,072	12.7
55 to 59 years	3,293	4.1
60 to 64 years	2,254	2.8
65 to 74 years	3,201	4.0
75 to 84 years	2,006	2.5
85 years and over	631	0.8

Median age (years)	31.8	(X)

18 years and over	57,513	72.3
Male	28,203	35.5
Female	29,310	36.9
21 years and over	54,209	68.2
62 years and over	7,125	9.0
65 years and over	5,838	7.3
Male	2,401	3.0
Female	3,437	4.3

RACE
One race	75,253	94.6
White	56,307	70.8
Black or African American	6,547	8.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	777	1.0
Asian	7,489	9.4
Asian Indian	1,380	1.7
Chinese	951	1.2
Filipino	1,586	2.0
Japanese	579	0.7
Korean	836	1.1
Vietnamese	1,309	1.6
Other Asian ¹	848	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	608	0.8
Native Hawaiian	112	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	82	0.1
Samoan	245	0.3
Other Pacific Islander ²	169	0.2
Some other race	3,525	4.4
Two or more races	4,271	5.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	59,617	75.0
Black or African American	7,869	9.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,749	2.2
Asian	9,074	11.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,051	1.3
Some other race	4,979	6.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	79,524	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6,466	8.1
Mexican	4,584	5.8
Puerto Rican	307	0.4
Cuban	75	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,500	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	73,058	91.9
White alone	53,964	67.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	79,524	100.0
In households	78,826	99.1
Householder	31,113	39.1
Spouse	14,036	17.7
Child	24,201	30.4
Own child under 18 years	20,204	25.4
Other relatives	3,881	4.9
Under 18 years	1,196	1.5
Nonrelatives	5,595	7.0
Unmarried partner	2,286	2.9
In group quarters	698	0.9
Institutionalized population	165	0.2
Noninstitutionalized population	533	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,113	100.0
Family households (families)	19,591	63.0
With own children under 18 years	11,057	35.5
Married-couple family	14,036	45.1
With own children under 18 years	7,268	23.4
Female householder, no husband present	3,976	12.8
With own children under 18 years	2,875	9.2
Nonfamily households	11,522	37.0
Householder living alone	8,871	28.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,804	5.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	11,834	38.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,314	13.9

Average household size	2.53	(X)
Average family size	3.15	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	32,488	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,113	95.8
Vacant housing units	1,375	4.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	94	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	4.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,113	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	15,178	48.8
Renter-occupied housing units	15,935	51.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.70	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.38	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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