People QuickFacts Kent Washington Population, 2006 estimate 83,501 6,395,798 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.8% 8.5% Population, 2000 79,524 5,894,121 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.4% 6.7% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.7% 25.7% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.3% 11.2% Female persons, percent, 2000 50.4% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 70.8% 81.8% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.2% 3.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 1.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 9.4% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 0.4% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.4% 3.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 8.1% 7.5%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 36.9% 48.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 16.9% 10.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 21.8% 14.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.6% 87.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 24.0% 27.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.7 25.5  Housing units, 2000 32,488 2,451,075 Homeownership rate, 2000 48.8% 64.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $178,000 $168,300  Households, 2000 31,113 2,271,398 Persons per household, 2000 2.53 2.53 Median household income, 1999 $46,046 $45,776 Per capita money income, 1999 $21,390 $22,973 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.6% 10.6%     Business QuickFacts Kent Washington Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,079,485 84,634,499 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,041,355 65,262,333 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,777 $10,758 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 120,443 8,642,681 Total number of firms, 2002 6,509 467,290 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.1% 1.5% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 14.7% 5.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1% 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 24.5% 29.4%      Geography QuickFacts Kent Washington Land area, 2000 (square miles) 28 66,544 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,837.1 88.6 FIPS Code 35415 53 Counties King County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts