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Kent, Washington QuickFacts

	Kent, Washington	United States
Total population	79,524	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	kent

Kent, Washington Population

	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
Male	39,440	49.6%	49.06%
Female	40,084	50.4%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.8		35.3

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	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
18 years and over	57,513	72.32%	74.31%
21 years and over	54,209	68.17%	69.97%
62 years and over	7,125	8.96%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,838	7.34%	12.43%

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	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
White	56,307	70.81%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,547	8.23%	12.32%
Asian	7,489	9.42%	3.64%
Some other race	4,910	6.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,271	5.37%	2.43%

Kent, Washington Housing

	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
Total households	31,113		105,480,101
Family households (families)	19,591	62.97%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	11,522	37.03%	31.94%

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	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
Total housing units	32,534		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,375	4.23%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	31,113	95.63%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,178	46.65%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	15,935	48.98%	30.77%

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	Kent, Washington	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	114	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	519	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,786	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,884	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	3,207	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	802	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	159	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	178,000	119,600

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	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,822	31.57%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	11,459	36.83%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,292	13.79%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,005	9.66%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,549	4.98%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,011	3.25%	9.65%

Kent, Washington Education

	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,345		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,478	7.26%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,333	6.55%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,493	46.66%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,206	20.67%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,835	18.85%	22.81%

Kent, Washington Economy

	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	59,670		217,168,077
In labor force	42,868	71.84%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	42,757	71.66%	63.39%
- - Employed	40,322	67.57%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,435	4.08%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	111	0.19%	0.53%
Not in labor force	16,802	28.16%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,302	50.78%	51.66%
In labor force	19,781	33.15%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	19,781	33.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	18,491	30.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,487	12.55%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,344		12,787,501

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	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	31,053		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,300	7.41%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,404	4.52%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,560	11.46%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,098	13.2%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,595	18.02%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,430	23.93%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,415	11.0%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,411	7.76%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	560	1.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	280	0.9%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	46,046		41,994

	Kent, Washington	%, Kent, Washington	United States
With earnings	26,913	45.1%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	53,759		56,604
With Social Security income	4,790	8.03%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,631		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,219	2.04%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,842		6,320
With public assistance income	1,656	2.78%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,243		3,032
With retirement income	3,532	5.92%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,332		17,376

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