Where has Kent looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Kent | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 171,456 | 178,710 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 6.6% | — | |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $92,406 | 45 | ||
| Poverty rate | 7.5% | 7.9% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.7% | 36.9% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 8.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $366,100 | $348,650 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,327 | $1,253 | 55 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.8% | 8.0% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.9% | 14.8% | 18 |
KentPeer median
KentPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +5.5% |
| Housing units | — | — | +4.4% |
| Median household income | — | — | +30.2% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +52.9% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +28.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +11.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +194.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +3.1% |
| Restaurants & bars | 25.4 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.5 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.7 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 30.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.6 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.1 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.7 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 32.1 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina, OH | 89 | 183,660 | — | $94,968 | 36.2% |
| Maui, HI | 85 | 164,522 | — | $97,161 | 31.0% |
| Washington, WI | 84 | 137,879 | — | $96,359 | 35.2% |
| Merrimack, NH | 81 | 155,967 | — | $97,004 | 38.9% |
| Butler, PA | 78 | 197,254 | +6.6% | $89,843 | 39.4% |
| Ulster, NY | 78 | 182,601 | +0.6% | $86,271 | 38.2% |
| Porter, IN | 75 | 174,818 | — | $87,972 | 31.1% |
| York, ME | 74 | 216,731 | +8.9% | $88,333 | 36.2% |
| Livingston, MI | 74 | 195,833 | — | $103,039 | 40.2% |
| Rensselaer, NY | 72 | 160,332 | — | $87,915 | 37.6% |