What is the population of Kent city?

Kent city has 135,015 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Kent city?

Median household income in Kent city is $90,416 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kent city?

Median gross rent is $1,833 a month and the median home value is $537,500, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.

Is Kent city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kent city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kent, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kent, Washington (Kent, WA — Census place “Kent city”) is 135,015 residents, ranking #6 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $90,416, the median home is worth $537,500 and median gross rent runs $1,833 a month. Looking for the Kent Washington ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Kent, WA: 98030, 98031, 98032, 98042.

Population: 135,015Kent city residents
Median household income: $90,416Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $537,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,833Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 35.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.9%Owner-occupied households

Kent ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kent.

The Kent WA ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Kent city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kent city median would spend about 24.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 56.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Kent city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kent city is a mid-size city in Washington, with 135,015 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #6 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 35.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Kent city earn a median of $90,416 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kent city is valued at $537,500, 77.2% above the national figure and 15% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,833 a month, 30.4% above the national figure, or roughly $21,996 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 56.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Kent city?: Kent city has 135,015 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Kent city?: Median household income in Kent city is $90,416 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kent city?: Median gross rent is $1,833 a month and the median home value is $537,500, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.
Is Kent city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kent city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kent city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.