Housing units in zip code 98031 with a mortgage: 7,005 (535 second mortgage, 1,319 home equity loan, 455 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,602
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,988
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $567
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
16.8%
Whole state:
12.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 98031: Benson Center (A), Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center (B), Kent Fire Department Station 77 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 98031 include: Kent Covenant Church (A), New Heights Christian Fellowship Church (B), Galilee Baptist Church (C), Panther Lake Community Church (D), East Hill Friends Church (E), Eastridge Baptist Church (F), Islamic Center of Kent (G), Living Faith Foursquare Church (H), Lutheran Church of the Cross (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
7,865 married couples with children.
4,101 single-parent households (1,097 men, 3,004 women).
58.4% of residents of 98031 zip code speak English at home.
28.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% very well, 28% well, 24% not well, 11% not at all).
35.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 32% well, 31% not well, 10% not at all).
29.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% very well, 30% well, 18% not well, 18% not at all).
15.7% of residents speak other language at home (51% very well, 42% well, 7% not well).
Foreign born population: 11,743 (29.5%) (48.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
29.5%
Whole state:
12.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Ukraine (13%)
Vietnam (11%)
Mexico (10%)
Philippines (9%)
India (9%)
Korea (4%)
Russia (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 4,663
1990 to 1999: 4,528
1980 to 1989: 2,813
Before 1980: 1,199
Races in zip code 98031:
White population: 18,551 Black population: 5,003 American Indian population: 498 Asian population: 9,081 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3,122 Some other race population: 3,702 Two or more races population: 1,756 Hispanic or Latino population: 5,930
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 98031 not listed on the city page:
EMERALD PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 565; Location: 11800 SE 216TH ST, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
SCENIC HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location: 26025 WOODLAND WAY S, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 515; Location: 20831 108TH AVE SE, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
PARK ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 514; Location: 11010 SE 232ND, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
PINE TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 27825 118TH SE, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
SOOS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 464; Location: 12651 SE 218TH PLACE, KENT, WA; Grades: PK - 06)
EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: 9825 SOUTH 240TH, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
SPRINGBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 446; Location: 20035 100TH AVE SE, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 06)
STAR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 443; Location: 4014 S 270TH, KENT, WA; Grades: KG - 05)
GEORGE T. DANIEL ELEMENTARY SCHOO (Students: 439; Location: 11310 SE 248TH STREET, KENT, WA; Grades: PK - 06)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CHEVRON 206670 (18015 E VALLEY HWY in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-416047, REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN MONITORING, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAH000006312, EPCRA, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEVRON SS 206670, CHEVRON STATION 1153 INC, CORNERSTONE 2 CHEVRON
CIRCLE K STORE 01546 (10225 SOUTHEAST 240TH STREET in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-NW1293, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM, TOXICS-5751, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAH000024040, CESQG STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAR000010462, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: IRENE JIMENEZ (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CIRCLE K 01546, CIRCLE K NO 1546
AMERICAN CAN PACKAGING INC KENT (8801 S 187TH in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD981763725, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
BUDGET PANELS INC (20219 87TH S BLDG H in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-CRK000002150, EPCRA Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Business NAICS classification: WOOD OFFICE FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
AAA WELDING CO FAURO CORP (22610 85TH PL S in KENT, WA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - WATQUAL-SO3001932, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Business SIC classification: FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL
ADVANCED IMAGES INC (8601 S 212TH ST in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAH000018333, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business NAICS classification: PHOTOFINISHING LABORATORIES (EXCEPT ONE-HOUR).; PHOTOFINISHING LABORATORIES (EXCEPT ONE-HOUR). Organizations: LARRY JORGENSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ALL NEW AUTO REBUILD RAILROAD AVE (404 N RAILROAD AVE in KENT, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD980986509, CESQG Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: BRAD HENDRICKS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ARCO 4228 (10402 SE 256TH in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988514618, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, TOXICS-8748, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988514618, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: BASKARON INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BP WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARCO 04228
CHEVRON 207528 (10715 SE 240TH in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAH000006114, EPCRA, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEVRON SS 207528
CHEVRON STA 60093594 (10120 SE 256TH ST in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - TOXICS-5142, REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN MONITORING, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988519021, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: CHEVRON USA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KENS CHEVRON SERVICE
CIRCLE K STORE 5490 (13122 SE 240TH in KENT, WA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988487104, CESQG, TOXICS-10146, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZWASTE-WAD988487104, EPCRA Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: KAYO OIL (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BP STORE 5490
CLASSIC CLEANERS KENT (431 E SMITH ST in KENT, WA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD988484028, CESQG Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: HAE KYU KIM (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HUI CHONG KIM (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALUMA SYSTEMS USA INCORPORATED (8639 SOUTH 190TH STREET in KENT, WA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (Washington State Department of Ecology's Facility/Site identification system) - HAZWASTE-WAD980977201, SQG Business SIC classification: LUMBER AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS DEALERS Organizations: JIM LINDENBAUM (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HILL INVESTMENT CO BLDG 190-F (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (44%)
Electricity (44%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Population in 1990: 50,515. Population change in the 1990s: +13,699 (+27.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 29,476
Northeast: 1,868
Midwest: 5,976
South: 3,561
West: 10,746
46% of the 98031 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Washington.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,260
Here:
16.1%
Washington:
9.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,136
Here:
29.1%
Washington:
8.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 985
Here:
32.0%
Washington:
16.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
CUSTOM HYDRAULIC & MACHINE, IN (22911 86TH AVE SOUTH in KENT, WA; small business) : $2,226,263 in 212 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Hose and Flexible Tubing, Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, and moreby Navy, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $112,230; 2002: $89,246; 2003: $79,389; 2004: $952,466; 2005: $556,313; 2006: $436,619.
Biggest contracts:
$216,157 with Navy for Plate, Sheet, Strip, Foil; and Leaf. Signed on 2004-07-15. Completion date: 2004-09-13.
$112,230 with Defense Logistics Agency for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing. Signed on 2001-05-02. Completion date: 2001-11-28.
$99,000 with Navy for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2004-11-02. Completion date: 2004-12-13.
$92,750, same as above.Signed on 2006-06-05. Completion date: 2006-11-02.
LINCOLN MOVING & STORAGE CO , (8420 S 190TH STREET in KENT, WA; small business) : $899,807 in 25 contractsfrom 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Motor Charter for Things, Other Cargo and Freight Services, Warehousing and Storage Services, Other Housekeeping Services, and moreby Navy, Army, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, and others Signed by year:2000: $200,000; 2001: $263,001; 2002: $68,740; 2003: $180,716; 2004: $59,392; 2005: $127,958; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$263,001 with Navy for Motor Charter for Things. Signed on 2001-06-19. Completion date: 2001-08-24.
$200,000 with Army for Other Cargo and Freight Services. Signed on 2000-04-28. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$117,710 with Army for Warehousing and Storage Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$83,183, same as above.Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-01-31.
GOODALL RUBBER CO (8635 S 212TH in KENT, WA) : $645,756 in 37 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings, Hose and Flexible Tubing, Valves, Nonpowered, Coils and Transformers, and moreby Navy, Army, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $211,952; 2003: $83,700; 2004: $54,559; 2005: $290,045; 2006: $5,500.
Biggest contracts:
$109,200 with Navy for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2002-09-09. Completion date: 2002-11-01.
$83,700 with Army for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Taking place in MI. Signed on 2003-07-29. Completion date: 2003-12-29.
$75,428 with Navy for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-02-17. Completion date: 2005-09-16.
$54,000 with Navy for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2002-01-17. Completion date: 2002-03-01.
PRECISION SPRING & STAMPING CO (22617 85TH PL S in KENT, WA; small business) : $559,566 in 67 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Airframe Structural Components, Hardware, Commercial, Coil, Flat, Leaf, and Wire Springs, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $51,188; 2003: $0; 2004: $304,705; 2005: $122,652; 2006: $81,021.
Biggest contracts:
$69,455 with Defense Logistics Agency for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2004-12-29. Completion date: 2005-03-29.
$51,188, same as above.Signed on 2002-08-22. Completion date: 2002-11-30.
$34,808, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-18. Completion date: 2005-03-28.
$34,808, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-22. Completion date: 2005-04-01.
PRODUCTION SUPPLY COMPANY OF W (8657 S 190TH ST in KENT, WA; small business) : $280,017 in 15 contractsfrom 1999 to 2004
Contracts for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $27,034; 2001: $199,303; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $26,865; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$37,765 with Defense Logistics Agency for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2001-04-09. Completion date: 2001-04-24.
$36,540, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-24. Completion date: 2001-04-24.
$36,540, same as above.Signed on 2001-05-17. Completion date: 2001-06-01.
$31,532, same as above.Signed on 2001-04-24. Completion date: 2001-04-24.
SARAH A BRADFORD (27319 110TH AVE S E in KENT, WA; small business) : $124,845 in 2 contractsfrom 2001 to 2002
$63,345 with Army for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2002-07-23. Completion date: 2003-07-31.
$61,500, same as above.Signed on 2001-07-12. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP INC (19604 PACIFIC HWY S 101 in KENT, WA)
$109,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Pharmacology Services. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
rl services (12544 SE 233RD Street in Kent, WA; small business) : $105,215 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$57,000 with Offices, Boards and Divisions (includes Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, etc.) for Expert Witness. Signed on 2003-09-02. Completion date: 2004-03-21.
$48,215, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
CREATIVE CONCEPTS ART & RESTOR (11818 S E 272ND PLACE in KENT, WA; small business)
$75,500 with Defense Logistics Agency for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Warehouse Buildings. Signed on 2001-08-29. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
PACIFIC FOODS INC (21612 88TH AVE S in KENT, WA) : $68,125 in 12 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $48,634; 2005: $19,491; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$14,145 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$13,211, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$12,199, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$9,079, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2004-02-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)