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Population (2000): 27,906
Land Area (2000): 22.500 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.053 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 24.8186 (-4.0) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 71.9186 (22.2) / 82.3186 (28.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,160
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 625
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches

Kent Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	26,946	2002	Not Available	2005	27,613
2000	26,001	2003	27,777	2006	28,169
2001	27,956	2004	28,139	2007	27,921

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	27,963	99.89%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	31	0.11%

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Kent Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,254	14,341	913	5.98%	60
1991	15,475	14,427	1,047	6.77%	68
1992	15,958	14,683	1,275	7.99%	80
1993	16,040	14,952	1,088	6.78%	68
1994	16,296	15,336	960	5.89%	59
1995	16,443	15,641	801	4.87%	49
1996	16,790	15,916	875	5.21%	52
1997	16,686	15,889	798	4.78%	48
1998	16,619	15,874	744	4.48%	45
1999	16,827	16,045	782	4.65%	47
2000	14,129	13,517	612	4.33%	43
2001	14,147	13,476	670	4.74%	47
2002	14,200	13,340	860	6.05%	61
2003	16,651	15,929	722	4.34%	43
2004	16,758	15,985	774	4.62%	46
2005	17,019	16,241	778	4.57%	46
2006	17,194	16,469	725	4.21%	42
2007	17,323	16,544	780	4.50%	45
2008	17,379	16,491	888	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	15,155	13,932	1,223	8.07%	81
Feb 1990	15,106	14,078	1,028	6.81%	68
Mar 1990	15,095	14,180	915	6.06%	61
Apr 1990	15,131	14,223	908	6.00%	60
May 1990	15,247	14,420	827	5.42%	54
Jun 1990	15,113	14,305	808	5.35%	53
Jul 1990	15,362	14,408	954	6.21%	62
Aug 1990	15,176	14,408	768	5.06%	51
Sep 1990	15,315	14,514	801	5.23%	52
Oct 1990	15,379	14,627	752	4.89%	49
Nov 1990	15,495	14,536	959	6.19%	62
Dec 1990	15,471	14,459	1,012	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,151	13,952	1,199	7.91%	79
Feb 1991	15,414	14,077	1,337	8.67%	87
Mar 1991	15,469	14,227	1,242	8.03%	80
Apr 1991	15,430	14,365	1,065	6.90%	69
May 1991	15,424	14,481	943	6.11%	61
Jun 1991	15,407	14,389	1,018	6.61%	66
Jul 1991	15,519	14,601	918	5.92%	59
Aug 1991	15,523	14,507	1,016	6.55%	65
Sep 1991	15,477	14,591	886	5.72%	57
Oct 1991	15,589	14,695	894	5.73%	57
Nov 1991	15,627	14,657	970	6.21%	62
Dec 1991	15,665	14,586	1,079	6.89%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,706	14,279	1,427	9.09%	91
Feb 1992	15,761	14,360	1,401	8.89%	89
Mar 1992	15,780	14,449	1,331	8.43%	84
Apr 1992	15,909	14,680	1,229	7.73%	77
May 1992	15,947	14,793	1,154	7.24%	72
Jun 1992	15,865	14,636	1,229	7.75%	77
Jul 1992	16,149	14,829	1,320	8.17%	82
Aug 1992	15,995	14,814	1,181	7.38%	74
Sep 1992	16,050	14,824	1,226	7.64%	76
Oct 1992	16,155	14,908	1,247	7.72%	77
Nov 1992	16,042	14,830	1,212	7.56%	76
Dec 1992	16,135	14,793	1,342	8.32%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,996	14,477	1,519	9.50%	95
Feb 1993	15,979	14,561	1,418	8.87%	89
Mar 1993	15,994	14,689	1,305	8.16%	82
Apr 1993	15,861	14,762	1,099	6.93%	69
May 1993	15,951	14,960	991	6.21%	62
Jun 1993	15,884	14,830	1,054	6.64%	66
Jul 1993	16,084	15,065	1,019	6.34%	63
Aug 1993	15,956	15,095	861	5.40%	54
Sep 1993	15,894	15,096	798	5.02%	50
Oct 1993	16,205	15,279	926	5.71%	57
Nov 1993	16,295	15,284	1,011	6.20%	62
Dec 1993	16,385	15,331	1,054	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	16,256	14,878	1,378	8.48%	85
Feb 1994	16,323	14,992	1,331	8.15%	82
Mar 1994	16,331	15,104	1,227	7.51%	75
Apr 1994	16,296	15,233	1,063	6.52%	65
May 1994	16,293	15,368	925	5.68%	57
Jun 1994	16,054	15,162	892	5.56%	56
Jul 1994	16,387	15,386	1,001	6.11%	61
Aug 1994	16,265	15,444	821	5.05%	50
Sep 1994	16,285	15,509	776	4.77%	48
Oct 1994	16,404	15,695	709	4.32%	43
Nov 1994	16,360	15,669	691	4.22%	42
Dec 1994	16,302	15,595	707	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,250	15,258	992	6.10%	61
Feb 1995	16,321	15,372	949	5.81%	58
Mar 1995	16,342	15,468	874	5.35%	53
Apr 1995	16,302	15,500	802	4.92%	49
May 1995	16,376	15,704	672	4.10%	41
Jun 1995	16,235	15,453	782	4.82%	48
Jul 1995	16,583	15,888	695	4.19%	42
Aug 1995	16,416	15,781	635	3.87%	39
Sep 1995	16,456	15,754	702	4.27%	43
Oct 1995	16,634	15,917	717	4.31%	43
Nov 1995	16,652	15,821	831	4.99%	50
Dec 1995	16,744	15,779	965	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,580	15,474	1,106	6.67%	67
Feb 1996	16,662	15,606	1,056	6.34%	63
Mar 1996	16,821	15,763	1,058	6.29%	63
Apr 1996	16,619	15,761	858	5.16%	52
May 1996	16,789	15,969	820	4.88%	49
Jun 1996	16,535	15,734	801	4.84%	48
Jul 1996	16,807	15,985	822	4.89%	49
Aug 1996	16,677	15,959	718	4.31%	43
Sep 1996	16,833	16,075	758	4.50%	45
Oct 1996	17,066	16,301	765	4.48%	45
Nov 1996	17,123	16,238	885	5.17%	52
Dec 1996	16,973	16,121	852	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,671	15,482	1,189	7.13%	71
Feb 1997	16,699	15,623	1,076	6.44%	64
Mar 1997	16,701	15,714	987	5.91%	59
Apr 1997	16,587	15,781	806	4.86%	49
May 1997	16,615	15,974	641	3.86%	39
Jun 1997	16,491	15,787	704	4.27%	43
Jul 1997	16,738	16,017	721	4.31%	43
Aug 1997	16,626	16,007	619	3.72%	37
Sep 1997	16,686	16,014	672	4.03%	40
Oct 1997	16,809	16,151	658	3.91%	39
Nov 1997	16,824	16,107	717	4.26%	43
Dec 1997	16,790	16,007	783	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	16,542	15,597	945	5.71%	57
Feb 1998	16,551	15,636	915	5.53%	55
Mar 1998	16,676	15,781	895	5.37%	54
Apr 1998	16,562	15,901	661	3.99%	40
May 1998	16,660	16,019	641	3.85%	38
Jun 1998	16,434	15,749	685	4.17%	42
Jul 1998	16,839	16,077	762	4.53%	45
Aug 1998	16,493	15,837	656	3.98%	40
Sep 1998	16,553	15,890	663	4.01%	40
Oct 1998	16,702	16,018	684	4.10%	41
Nov 1998	16,672	15,962	710	4.26%	43
Dec 1998	16,741	16,025	716	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	16,624	15,642	982	5.91%	59
Feb 1999	16,662	15,719	943	5.66%	57
Mar 1999	16,697	15,842	855	5.12%	51
Apr 1999	16,743	15,979	764	4.56%	46
May 1999	16,844	16,194	650	3.86%	39
Jun 1999	16,802	16,046	756	4.50%	45
Jul 1999	16,969	16,138	831	4.90%	49
Aug 1999	16,760	16,080	680	4.06%	41
Sep 1999	16,861	16,125	736	4.37%	44
Oct 1999	16,946	16,271	675	3.98%	40
Nov 1999	17,005	16,271	734	4.32%	43
Dec 1999	17,015	16,235	780	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	14,025	13,270	755	5.38%	54
Feb 2000	14,137	13,372	765	5.41%	54
Mar 2000	14,191	13,469	722	5.09%	51
Apr 2000	14,186	13,573	613	4.32%	43
May 2000	14,155	13,590	565	3.99%	40
Jun 2000	14,185	13,535	650	4.58%	46
Jul 2000	14,208	13,614	594	4.18%	42
Aug 2000	14,084	13,502	582	4.13%	41
Sep 2000	14,010	13,467	543	3.88%	39
Oct 2000	14,108	13,624	484	3.43%	34
Nov 2000	14,128	13,608	520	3.68%	37
Dec 2000	14,136	13,583	553	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	14,043	13,328	715	5.09%	51
Feb 2001	14,030	13,335	695	4.95%	50
Mar 2001	14,036	13,393	643	4.58%	46
Apr 2001	14,064	13,481	583	4.15%	41
May 2001	14,043	13,513	530	3.77%	38
Jun 2001	14,238	13,544	694	4.87%	49
Jul 2001	14,221	13,607	614	4.32%	43
Aug 2001	14,074	13,444	630	4.48%	45
Sep 2001	14,142	13,476	666	4.71%	47
Oct 2001	14,277	13,571	706	4.95%	49
Nov 2001	14,324	13,551	773	5.40%	54
Dec 2001	14,267	13,472	795	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,145	13,106	1,039	7.35%	73
Feb 2002	14,207	13,181	1,026	7.22%	72
Mar 2002	14,194	13,229	965	6.80%	68
Apr 2002	14,162	13,232	930	6.57%	66
May 2002	14,059	13,270	789	5.61%	56
Jun 2002	14,206	13,345	861	6.06%	61
Jul 2002	14,281	13,454	827	5.79%	58
Aug 2002	14,179	13,417	762	5.37%	54
Sep 2002	14,266	13,510	756	5.30%	53
Oct 2002	14,286	13,552	734	5.14%	51
Nov 2002	14,195	13,408	787	5.54%	55
Dec 2002	14,214	13,374	840	5.91%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	16,267	15,493	774	4.76%	48
Feb 2003	16,437	15,647	790	4.81%	48
Mar 2003	16,447	15,713	734	4.46%	45
Apr 2003	16,579	15,893	686	4.14%	41
May 2003	16,591	15,935	656	3.95%	40
Jun 2003	16,831	15,920	911	5.41%	54
Jul 2003	16,804	16,056	748	4.45%	45
Aug 2003	16,708	16,021	687	4.11%	41
Sep 2003	16,747	16,052	695	4.15%	41
Oct 2003	16,796	16,147	649	3.86%	39
Nov 2003	16,826	16,145	681	4.05%	40
Dec 2003	16,781	16,130	651	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	16,424	15,622	802	4.88%	49
Feb 2004	16,454	15,735	719	4.37%	44
Mar 2004	16,603	15,812	791	4.76%	48
Apr 2004	16,648	15,901	747	4.49%	45
May 2004	16,713	15,983	730	4.37%	44
Jun 2004	16,905	15,997	908	5.37%	54
Jul 2004	16,963	16,149	814	4.80%	48
Aug 2004	16,864	16,091	773	4.58%	46
Sep 2004	16,827	16,052	775	4.61%	46
Oct 2004	16,907	16,166	741	4.38%	44
Nov 2004	16,953	16,175	778	4.59%	46
Dec 2004	16,836	16,132	704	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	16,677	15,818	859	5.15%	52
Feb 2005	16,744	15,864	880	5.26%	53
Mar 2005	16,838	15,977	861	5.11%	51
Apr 2005	16,892	16,108	784	4.64%	46
May 2005	16,998	16,279	719	4.23%	42
Jun 2005	17,115	16,237	878	5.13%	51
Jul 2005	17,223	16,442	781	4.53%	45
Aug 2005	17,197	16,455	742	4.31%	43
Sep 2005	17,099	16,363	736	4.30%	43
Oct 2005	17,240	16,509	731	4.24%	42
Nov 2005	17,095	16,404	691	4.04%	40
Dec 2005	17,106	16,434	672	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	16,751	16,001	750	4.48%	45
Feb 2006	16,858	16,078	780	4.63%	46
Mar 2006	16,887	16,193	694	4.11%	41
Apr 2006	16,978	16,310	668	3.93%	39
May 2006	17,095	16,506	589	3.45%	34
Jun 2006	17,205	16,426	779	4.53%	45
Jul 2006	17,416	16,616	800	4.59%	46
Aug 2006	17,416	16,651	765	4.39%	44
Sep 2006	17,363	16,650	713	4.11%	41
Oct 2006	17,457	16,775	682	3.91%	39
Nov 2006	17,514	16,758	756	4.32%	43
Dec 2006	17,388	16,668	720	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,027	16,240	787	4.62%	46
Feb 2007	17,049	16,326	723	4.24%	42
Mar 2007	17,116	16,406	710	4.15%	41
Apr 2007	17,151	16,453	698	4.07%	41
May 2007	17,205	16,493	712	4.14%	41
Jun 2007	17,413	16,546	867	4.98%	50
Jul 2007	17,585	16,720	865	4.92%	49
Aug 2007	17,459	16,606	853	4.89%	49
Sep 2007	17,480	16,668	812	4.65%	46
Oct 2007	17,494	16,712	782	4.47%	45
Nov 2007	17,478	16,723	755	4.32%	43
Dec 2007	17,421	16,631	790	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,009	16,178	831	4.89%	49
Feb 2008	17,107	16,349	758	4.43%	44
Mar 2008	17,293	16,459	834	4.82%	48
Apr 2008	17,373	16,648	725	4.17%	42
May 2008	17,418	16,607	811	4.66%	47
Jun 2008	17,552	16,572	980	5.58%	56
Jul 2008	17,659	16,580	1,079	6.11%	61
Aug 2008	17,529	16,520	1,009	5.76%	58
Sep 2008	17,471	16,504	967	5.53%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Kent Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	1,223	16.31%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	674	8.99%
3.	Construction	437	5.83%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	387	5.16%
5.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	305	4.07%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	271	3.61%
7.	Metal Manufactuing	255	3.40%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	245	3.27%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	237	3.16%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	201	2.68%
11.	Other Transportation	192	2.56%
12.	Public Administration	191	2.55%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	163	2.17%
14.	Finance and Insurance	148	1.97%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	142	1.89%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	141	1.88%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	137	1.83%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	125	1.67%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	118	1.57%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	117	1.56%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,985	24.55%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,336	16.52%
3.	Health Care	773	9.56%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	283	3.50%
5.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	245	3.03%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	228	2.82%
7.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	210	2.60%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	203	2.51%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	192	2.37%
10.	Finance and Insurance	186	2.30%
11.	Social Assistance	183	2.26%
12.	Public Administration	150	1.85%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	140	1.73%
14.	Info Services and Data Processing	123	1.52%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	116	1.43%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	102	1.26%
17.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	101	1.25%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	96	1.19%
19.	Other Transportation	91	1.13%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	86	1.06%

Kent Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	435	5.80%
2.	Other Production Occupations	374	4.99%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	318	4.24%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	307	4.09%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	299	3.99%
6.	Other Management Occupations	265	3.53%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	262	3.49%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	261	3.48%
9.	Computer Specialists	243	3.24%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	240	3.20%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	238	3.17%
12.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	224	2.99%
13.	Other Installation / Maintenance	218	2.91%
14.	Other Protective Service Workers	191	2.55%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	188	2.51%
16.	Top Executives	173	2.31%
17.	Cashiers	162	2.16%
18.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	153	2.04%
19.	Media and Communications Workers	147	1.96%
20.	Entertainers and Performers / Sports	137	1.83%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Waiters and Waitresses	646	7.99%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	475	5.87%
3.	Cashiers	455	5.63%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	425	5.26%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	370	4.58%
6.	Secretaries and Admins	359	4.44%
7.	Other Management Occupations	329	4.07%
8.	Postsecondary Teachers	272	3.36%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	251	3.10%
10.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	219	2.71%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	210	2.60%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	198	2.45%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	188	2.32%
14.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	183	2.26%
15.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	181	2.24%
16.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	180	2.23%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	172	2.13%
18.	Other Production Occupations	163	2.02%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	148	1.83%
20.	Registered Nurses	145	1.79%

Kent Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,118	46.41%
15-35 hours	7,387	30.84%
1-14 hours	1,205	5.03%
No regular hours	4,246	17.72%

Kent Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	269	1.82%
5 AM-5:29 AM	196	1.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	443	3.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM	535	3.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,116	7.56%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,567	10.62%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,560	10.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,433	9.71%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	885	6.00%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,222	8.28%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	619	4.19%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	398	2.70%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,287	15.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,232	15.12%

Kent Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	941	6.37%
5-9	2,863	19.39%
10-14	2,505	16.97%
15-19	2,164	14.66%
20-24	1,934	13.10%
25-29	879	5.95%
30-34	1,183	8.01%
35-39	256	1.73%
40-44	289	1.96%
45-59	967	6.55%
60-89	535	3.62%
At least 90	246	1.67%

Kent Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	268	1.82%	11,018	74.64%
30-44	45	0.30%	1,683	11.40%
45-59	0	0.00%	967	6.55%
At least 60	16	0.11%	765	5.18%

Kent Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	86	0.57%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,336	8.85%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,993	72.79%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	40	0.26%
Public transportation	329	2.18%
Walked	1,978	13.10%
Worked at home	341	2.26%

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Kent Family Information Back to top
: 9,784 (22,237 people)
: 4,993 (14,181 people)
: 1,839
: 9,297
Kent Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,774	18.13%
$10,000-$14,999	970	9.91%
$15,000-$19,999	672	6.87%
$20,000-$24,999	873	8.92%
$25,000-$29,999	654	6.68%
$30,000-$34,999	635	6.49%
$35,000-$39,999	522	5.34%
$40,000-$44,999	549	5.61%
$45,000-$49,999	367	3.75%
$50,000-$59,999	633	6.47%
$60,000-$74,999	720	7.36%
$75,000-$99,999	731	7.47%
$100,000-$124,999	330	3.37%
$125,000-$149,999	234	2.39%
$150,000-$199,999	76	0.78%
$200,000 or more	44	0.45%

Kent Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,169	32.43%
Family, 2 people	2,146	21.96%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,189	12.17%
Family, 3 people	1,302	13.32%
Nonfamily, 3 people	343	3.51%
Family, 4 people	864	8.84%
Nonfamily, 4 people	124	1.27%
Family, 5 people	349	3.57%
Nonfamily, 5 people	96	0.98%
Family, 6 people	103	1.05%
Nonfamily, 6 people	31	0.32%
Family, 7 or more people	37	0.38%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	19	0.19%

Kent Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,218	33.07%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,971	11.95%
Public Assistance	347	1.40%
Retirement	1,361	5.48%
Self Employment	769	3.09%
Social Security	1,638	6.59%
Supplemental Security	300	1.21%
Wage / Salary	8,100	32.59%
Other	1,150	4.63%

Kent Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,898	56.42%
With children under 18	1,466	43.58%

Kent Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	749	6.94%
Married	3,717	34.44%
Never Married	6,219	57.62%
Widowed	109	1.01%

Kent Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,134	8.48%
Married	3,640	27.23%
Never Married	7,713	57.69%
Widowed	882	6.60%

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Kent Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	163	0.69%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,191	5.07%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,060	21.55%
Some college, no degree	11,100	47.28%
Associate degree	712	3.03%
Bachelors degree	3,229	13.75%
Graduate or professional degree	2,024	8.62%

Kent Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	295	1.06%	176	0.63%	471	1.69%
Kindergarten	244	0.87%	0	0.00%	244	0.87%
Grades 1-4	989	3.54%	117	0.42%	1,106	3.96%
Grades 5-8	794	2.85%	44	0.16%	838	3.00%
Grades 9-12	881	3.16%	48	0.17%	929	3.33%
Undergrad college	9,645	34.56%	214	0.77%	9,859	35.33%
Graduate or professional school	1,151	4.12%	31	0.11%	1,182	4.24%
Total	13,999	50.16%	630	2.26%	14,629	52.42%

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Kent Business Information Back to top
: $332,612,000
: $34,916,000

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Kent Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	16,658	74.77%
Below Poverty Level	5,622	25.23%

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Kent Criminal Information Back to top
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Kent Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.078	0.371	0.000	0.334	2.783	0.371	7.348	23.640	2.078	33.437
2000	1.731	0.154	0.038	0.500	2.423	0.808	6.884	23.691	1.846	33.229
2001	1.395	0.358	0.000	0.608	2.361	1.431	7.512	25.469	2.254	36.665
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	1.404	0.504	0.000	0.612	2.520	2.052	5.724	21.637	1.512	28.873
2004	1.848	0.355	0.071	0.533	2.807	1.990	4.549	20.861	1.884	27.293
2005	1.593	0.398	0.000	0.688	2.680	2.426	7.279	20.679	2.245	30.203
2006	1.030	0.249	0.000	0.852	2.130	1.669	6.355	21.158	1.065	28.578
2007	2.113	0.251	0.000	0.394	2.758	1.612	6.662	17.120	1.182	24.963

Kent Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	13	39
2005	14	39
2006	14	40
2007	14	40

Kent Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	976
2000	927
2001	1,091

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Kent Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,671	9.57%
10-19 Years	5,698	20.42%
20-29 Years	9,546	34.21%
30-39 Years	2,836	10.16%
40-49 Years	2,757	9.88%
50-59 Years	1,792	6.42%
60-69 Years	996	3.57%
70-79 Years	1,008	3.61%
80-89 Years	531	1.90%
90+ Years	71	0.25%

Kent Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	12,793	45.84%
Female	15,113	54.16%

Kent Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	23,807	85.31%
African-American	2,533	9.08%
Asian	595	2.13%
Multiracial	512	1.83%
Hispanic/Latino	357	1.28%
Amerindian	50	0.18%
Other Race	47	0.17%
Pacific Islander	5	0.02%

Kent Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	7,271	25.50%
2.	Irish	4,188	14.69%
3.	English	3,085	10.82%
4.	Italian	3,016	10.58%
5.	Polish	1,470	5.15%
6.	United States Or American	1,253	4.39%
7.	French Non-Basque	851	2.98%
8.	Scottish	795	2.79%
9.	Hungarian	748	2.62%
10.	Dutch	503	1.76%

Kent Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	24,580	92.43%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	521	1.96%
3.	Chinese	231	0.87%
4.	French	201	0.76%
5.	German	184	0.69%
6.	Arabic	102	0.38%
7.	Other Asian	84	0.32%
8.	Italian	82	0.31%
9.	Greek	59	0.22%
10.	Other Slavic	58	0.22%

Kent Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	26,776	95.65%
Naturalized immigrant	297	1.06%
Not a citizen	921	3.29%

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.