Kent

Population: 27,190
Median household income: $42,524
Median home value: $210,700

Kent, a community in Portage County, Ohio, has 27,190 residents. Its median household income of $42,524 runs below the Portage County figure of $72,822.

From 2019 to 2023, Kent's population declined 8.8% from 29,811 to 27,190, while its median home value rose 43.6% from $146,700 to $210,700.

Households average 2.13 people. The median gross rent is $983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,190
Median age: 24.2 yrs
Median household income: $42,524
Median home value: $210,700
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 12,796
Homeownership rate: 42.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,81127,190

Median household income

$32,993$42,524

Median home value

$146,700$210,700

Median gross rent

$801$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,811	$32,993	$146,700	$801
2020	29,698	$36,809	$154,400	$789
2021	27,912	$36,799	$163,100	$847
2022	27,336	$37,505	$201,000	$898
2023	27,190	$42,524	$210,700	$983

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2438.6%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,011	3.7%
5 to 17	2,668	9.8%
18 to 24	10,494	38.6%
25 to 34	3,230	11.9%
35 to 44	2,609	9.6%
45 to 54	2,011	7.4%
55 to 64	2,023	7.4%
65 to 74	2,020	7.4%
75 and over	1,124	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,735	79.9%
Black or African American	2,252	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	841	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,524	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	803	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree23.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	622	4.8%
High school graduate	3,296	25.3%
Some college or associate's	3,039	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,035	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,025	23.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,143	64.4%
Carpooled	760	6.0%
Public transit	103	0.8%
Walked	1,181	9.3%
Bicycle	114	0.9%
Worked from home	2,193	17.3%
Other means	146	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,914	37.5%
15 to 29 min	3,719	35.6%
30 to 44 min	1,787	17.1%
45 to 59 min	697	6.7%
60+ min	330	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 24.8% (5,387 of 21,713)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,448	43.7%
Nonfamily households	5,732	56.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,180	79.6%
Vacant	2,616	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,292	42.2%
Renter-occupied	5,888	57.8%

1-unit, detached38.9%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units24.9%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,984	38.9%
1-unit, attached	787	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1,474	11.5%
5 to 19 units	3,186	24.9%
20 or more units	2,365	18.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3939872
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 41.1476, -81.3620