Demographics of Kent city, Washington

Kent city, Washington had 134,871 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −483 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

134,871
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 135,603 ±113.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −483 people.; 35.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,302 ±$3,984
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, Washington's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kent city, Washington'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, Washington's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kent city, Washington'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	135,354	100.0	100.0
2021	133,966	99.0	100.2
2022	133,303	98.5	100.7
2023	133,088	98.3	101.6
2024	134,138	99.1	102.5
2025	134,871	99.6	103.1

Population of Kent city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	135,354	—
2021	133,966	−1,388
2022	133,303	−663
2023	133,088	−215
2024	134,138	+1,050
2025	134,871	+733

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±0.7: for men 34.6 ±0.8 and for women 36.6 ±0.9. 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	Washington	United States
Under 5	8,420 ±759	6.2% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	23,738 ±1,211	17.5% ±0.9	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,151 ±958	9.0% ±0.7	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	41,448 ±1,782	30.6% ±1.3	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,708 ±1,534	24.9% ±1.1	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,138 ±903	11.9% ±0.7	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,302 ±$3,984, and income per person $42,664 ±$1,426, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington 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	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	4,498 ±552	9.5% ±1.2	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,832 ±730	14.5% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,357 ±793	15.6% ±1.7	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,058 ±866	15.0% ±1.8	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,979 ±826	19.0% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,654 ±584	12.0% ±1.2	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,778 ±531	14.4% ±1.1	18.5% ±0.2	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	Washington	United States
All ages	14,481 ±1,803	10.8% ±1.3	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,371 ±945	17.1% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,177 ±839	9.1% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,933 ±286	8.1% ±1.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kent city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kent city	Washington	United States
Housing units	49,652 ±989	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±0.1	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.0% ±0.9	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.2% ±2.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.8% ±1.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$587,800 ±$11,358	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,909 ±$48	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1985 ±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	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	22,531 ±2,166	16.6% ±1.6	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	50,206 ±2,544	37.0% ±1.9	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,266 ±1,932	12.7% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31,144 ±1,756	23.0% ±1.3	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	158 to 676	0.1% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4,072 ±974	3.0% ±0.7	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	305 ±137	0.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,662 ±1,602	7.1% ±1.2	6.8% ±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	Washington	United States
Born in the state	55,905 ±2,001	41.2% ±1.5	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,114 ±1,700	23.7% ±1.3	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,551 ±538	1.9% ±0.4	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	45,033 ±2,193	33.2% ±1.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,808 ±1,099	16.1% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23,225 ±2,105	17.1% ±1.6	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kent city among the places of Washington

6th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Kent city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seattle city	754,195 ±72
Spokane city	230,293 ±108
Tacoma city	222,758 ±60
Vancouver city	195,300 ±71
Bellevue city	151,847 ±87
Kent city	135,603 ±113
Everett city	111,845 ±65
Spokane Valley city	106,365 ±56
Renton city	105,317 ±65
Federal Way city	99,493 ±51
Yakima city	96,961 ±41

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Kent city, Washington

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 25 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 28 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 50 Places in Washington by median rent
No. 68 Places in Washington by median home value
No. 80 Places in Washington by median household income

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