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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Kent | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,116 | 23,116 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 3.0% | — | |
| Median household income | $42,964 | $44,941 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 27.1% | 29.5% | 36 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.1% | 47.2% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 11.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $219,900 | $246,050 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $991 | $919 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 19.7% | 8.0% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 16.0% | 10.5% | 82 |
KentPeer median
KentPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -0.7% |
| Housing units | — | — | +7.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +17.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +46.7% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +18.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +6.3% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +170.1% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -6.3% |
| Restaurants & bars | 18.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 5.5 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 10.8 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.9 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 20.3 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green, OH | 89 | 29,983 | — | $45,154 | 44.2% |
| Starkville, MS | 84 | 25,721 | — | $42,125 | 50.5% |
| Carbondale, IL | 81 | 22,158 | — | $32,128 | 48.2% |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 81 | 21,236 | — | $44,706 | 42.9% |
| Moscow, ID | 80 | 26,286 | — | $57,022 | 50.0% |
| Ruston, LA | 78 | 22,284 | — | $31,120 | 40.2% |
| Brookings, SD | 77 | 23,948 | +5.8% | $63,493 | 47.5% |
| Morgantown, WV | 77 | 30,236 | +0.3% | $44,727 | 58.5% |
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| Ypsilanti, MI | 73 | 19,857 | — | $46,588 | 46.9% |