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    Kent, OH
    Demographic Data



    Kent Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Kent Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    27,720

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    3.8%
    5 - 17:
    8.7%
    18 - 24:
    40.8%
    25 - 34:
    12.1%
    35 - 54:
    16.2%
    55 - 64:
    7.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    11.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    33.2%
    33.2%
    94.8%
    94.8%
    47.1%
    47.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Kent
    USA
    $28,098
    $28,098
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Kent
    USA
    $42,964
    $42,964
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    27.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Education
    Accommodation
    Retail
    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Arts
    Other
    Construction
    Finance
    Real estate
    Wholesale
    Administration
    19.7%
    19.7%
    16.2%
    16.2%
    12.9%
    12.9%
    11.1%
    11.1%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    81.0%
    81.0%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    2.5%
    2.5%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    Italian
    English
    Polish
    Scottish
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    French
    Slovak
    European
    Scots-Irish
    Ukrainian
    Swedish
    Russian
    African
    Finnish
    Norwegian
    Jordanian
    British
    21.9%
    21.9%
    15.0%
    15.0%
    9.8%
    9.8%
    9.2%
    9.2%
    7.1%
    7.1%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Arabic
    Spanish
    Langs. of India
    German/Yiddish
    African languages
    Chinese
    Russian
    Other Asian languages
    Polish
    Persian
    Tagalog
    Other Indo-European
    Japanese
    Slavic languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Vietnamese
    92.2%
    92.2%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Kent Residents

    6.7%

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    Zip Codes in Kent, OH