Demographics of Kent city, Ohio

Kent city, Ohio had 27,737 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −425 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kent city, in four figures

27,737
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,116 ±59.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −425 people.; 23.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,964 ±$4,620
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Kent city, Ohio's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kent city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Kent city, Ohio's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kent city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,162	100.0	100.0
2021	24,766	87.9	100.2
2022	27,121	96.3	100.7
2023	27,589	98.0	101.6
2024	27,598	98.0	102.5
2025	27,737	98.5	103.1

Population of Kent city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,162	—
2021	24,766	−3,396
2022	27,121	+2,355
2023	27,589	+468
2024	27,598	+9
2025	27,737	+139

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.8 ±0.8: for men 24.3 ±1.9 and for women 23.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kent city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,028 ±289	3.8% ±1.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,366 ±482	8.7% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,058 ±942	40.8% ±3.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,929 ±774	21.9% ±2.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,653 ±532	13.5% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,082 ±429	11.4% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,964 ±$4,620, and income per person $28,098 ±$1,972, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Kent city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	3,266 ±546	32.4% ±5.1	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,400 ±502	23.8% ±4.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,123 ±283	11.2% ±2.7	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	591 ±195	5.9% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,461 ±325	14.5% ±3.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	743 ±331	7.4% ±3.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	485 ±149	4.8% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Kent city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	5,845 ±820	27.1% ±3.8	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	721 ±276	21.5% ±7.3	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,672 ±721	33.1% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	452 ±217	11.0% ±5.0	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kent city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kent city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	12,537 ±501	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.3% ±2.9	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.7% ±2.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	40.8% ±3.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	59.2% ±4.9	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,900 ±$18,932	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$991 ±$47	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Kent city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	677 ±225	2.5% ±0.8	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,963 ±727	81.0% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,302 ±577	8.5% ±2.1	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	967 ±400	3.6% ±1.5	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 60	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,171 ±416	4.3% ±1.5	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Kent city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	18,336 ±883	67.6% ±3.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,672 ±762	24.6% ±2.8	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	89 to 487	0.3% to 1.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,820 ±599	6.7% ±2.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	668 ±311	2.5% ±1.1	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,152 ±520	4.2% ±1.9	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Kent city among the places of Ohio

55th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Kent city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bowling Green city	29,983 ±27
Garfield Heights city	29,269 ±32
Shaker Heights city	28,922 ±32
Marysville city	27,518 ±373
Green city	27,393 ±36
Kent city	27,116 ±59
Wooster city	26,971 ±45
Troy city	26,842 ±274
Medina city	25,950 ±37
Avon Lake city	25,752 ±33
Xenia city	25,689 ±50

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Kent city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 51 Places by poverty rate
No. 70 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 84 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 96 Places in Ohio by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026