Kent vs Wolverton

A side-by-side comparison of Kent and Wolverton: population, income, housing, and more.

Kent and Wolverton are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wolverton has the higher population (136 vs 61 in Kent). Kent has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $46,944 in Wolverton). Since 2019, Kent's population has grown faster (+7.0% vs -15.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Kent	Wolverton
Population	61	136
Median age	52.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$46,944
Median home value	$106,900	—
Median gross rent	—	$435
Housing units	25	62
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kent	Wolverton
Population	57 → 61 (+7.0%)	160 → 136 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$49,583 → $56,250 (+13.4%)	$55,625 → $46,944 (-15.6%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $106,900 (+94.4%)	$93,600 → $75,000 (-19.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$363 → $435 (+19.8%)

Kent

Population

5761

Median household income

$49,583$56,250

Median home value

$55,000$106,900

Wolverton

Population

160136

Median household income

$55,625$46,944

Median home value

$93,600$75,000

Median gross rent

$363$435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kent	Wolverton
Under 5	6.6%	1.5%
5 to 17	4.9%	21.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.3%
25 to 34	16.4%	5.1%
35 to 44	16.4%	5.9%
45 to 54	16.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	23.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	18.4%
75 and over	8.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kent	Wolverton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kent	Wolverton
No high school diploma	3.7%	4.4%
High school graduate	14.8%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	64.8%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kent	Wolverton
Drove alone	89.7%	79.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kent	Wolverton
1-unit, detached	92.0%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Kent	Wolverton
Poverty rate	1.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1938	1938