| People QuickFacts | Kent | Washington |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 120,916 | 6,823,267 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 118,564 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.0% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 92,411 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.0% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.2% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 8.8% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.1% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 55.5% | 77.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 11.3% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 15.2% | 7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.9% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 16.6% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 49.7% | 72.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.4% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.9% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 37.2% | 17.8% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.2% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 25.3% | 31.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 6,516 | 601,507 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 36,424 | 2,885,677 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 54.6% | 64.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 41.6% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $300,500 | $283,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 36,726 | 2,602,568 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.74 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,180 | $30,481 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $58,622 | $58,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 15.6% | 12.5% |
| Business QuickFacts | Kent | Washington |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,094 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.0% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.9% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 6,922,592 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,016,362 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,504,350 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,865 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 170,856 | 12,389,422 |