Kent, Washington demographics

Kent, WA demographics: median age 35.5; 29.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Kent city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5335415. The survey estimates a population of 135,603 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Kent is 35.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 47,156 households (±940). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.5 ±0.7	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 135,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	32,158 ±1,429	23.7% ±1.1 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	34,561 ±1,632	25.5% ±1.2 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	52,746 ±1,945	38.9% ±1.4 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	16,138 ±903	11.9% ±0.7 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 135,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	69,185 ±1,249	51.0% ±0.9 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	66,418 ±1,274	49.0% ±0.9 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 135,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	51,669 ±2,525	38.1% ±1.9 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	17,820 ±2,023	13.1% ±1.5 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	716 ±317	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	31,263 ±1,765	23.1% ±1.3 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4,107 ±974	3.0% ±0.7 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,382 ±2,008	9.9% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	16,646 ±1,808	12.3% ±1.3 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 135,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	113,072 ±2,185	83.4% ±1.6 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22,531 ±2,166	16.6% ±1.6 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 47,156
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	22,775 ±859	48.3% ±1.5 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,285 ±538	7.0% ±1.1 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,771 ±607	12.2% ±1.3 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,615 ±1,004	24.6% ±2.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,710 ±515	7.9% ±1.1 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 47,156
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	16,873 ±738	35.8% ±1.4 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	30,283 ±1,258	64.2% ±2.3 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 47,156
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,615 ±1,004	24.6% ±2.1 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	14,094 ±1,039	29.9% ±2.1 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,626 ±599	16.2% ±1.2 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,712 ±554	14.2% ±1.1 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,338 ±564	9.2% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,362 ±216	2.9% ±0.5 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,409 ±266	3.0% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 135,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	90,570 ±2,194	66.8% ±1.6 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	45,033 ±2,193	33.2% ±1.6 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 127,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	71,271 ±2,547	56.0% ±2.0 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	14,775 ±2,020	11.6% ±1.6 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	778 ±422 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	124 ±85 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5,094 ±1,386	4.0% ±1.1 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	8,713 ±1,267	6.9% ±1.0 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	578 ±206	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	3,008 ±726	2.4% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4,772 ±784	3.8% ±0.6 pp	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4,065 ±677	3.2% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	7,022 ±1,077	5.5% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	1,395 ±787 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	5,588 ±1,031	4.4% ±0.8 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 91,294
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	12,009 ±1,009	13.2% ±1.1 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	22,325 ±1,260	24.5% ±1.3 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	19,546 ±1,222	21.4% ±1.3 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	10,207 ±759	11.2% ±0.8 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19,586 ±1,410	21.5% ±1.5 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7,621 ±675	8.3% ±0.7 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 134,244
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	113,062 ±1,833	84.2% ±1.4 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	14,339 ±1,641	10.7% ±1.2 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,220 ±703	1.7% ±0.5 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,182 ±566	1.6% ±0.4 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,441 ±840	1.8% ±0.6 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.8% of Kent residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 95.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kent	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.8% ±0.9 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.6% ±0.8 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±0.4 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Kent . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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