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Kent, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $217,113 (it was $112,700 in 2000)
Kent:

$217,113
Ohio:

$204,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,736 - $345,646

Total population: 29,639 (Urban population: 27,963, Rural population: 31 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 13,095 (10,329 occupied: 4,429 owner occupied, 5,932 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

57%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,507 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $165,210.

Median contract rent in 2022: $772 (lower quartile is $632, upper quartile is $987)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,054


Median gross rent in Kent, OH in 2022: $875

Housing units in Kent with a mortgage: 2,449 (285 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 269 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 109

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $119,018

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $91,308

Median monthly housing costs: $938

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Kent, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 27,425
  • Male householders: 4,730 (1,904 living alone), Female householders: 5,528 (2,399 living alone)
  • 3,082 spouses (3,009 opposite-sex spouses), 725 unmarried partners, (602 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,523 children (3,899 natural, 275 adopted, 348 stepchildren), 202 grandchildren, 365 brothers or sisters, 207 parents, 69 foster children, 136 other relatives, 2,329 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,525

Size of family households: 2,286 2-persons, 1,002 3-persons, 909 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,393 1-person, 1,044 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

2,131 married couples with children.
1,165 single-parent households (91 men, 1,074 women).

92.8% of residents of Kent speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,033 (7.4%)
(34.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kent, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kent, Ohio
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1071 bedroom
  • 6042 bedrooms
  • 2,4813 bedrooms
  • 8034 bedrooms
  • 4355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent, Ohio
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent, Ohio
  • 588no bedroom
  • 1,8051 bedroom
  • 2,4302 bedrooms
  • 5953 bedrooms
  • 4924 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kent in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kent in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 119no vehicle
  • 1,3331 vehicle
  • 2,1012 vehicles
  • 6093 vehicles
  • 2404 vehicles
  • 285+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kent in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kent in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,366no vehicle
  • 2,8131 vehicle
  • 1,3642 vehicles
  • 1203 vehicles
  • 1294 vehicles
  • 1415+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent, Ohio
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent, Ohio
  • 01 room
  • 712 rooms
  • 183 rooms
  • 1454 rooms
  • 5995 rooms
  • 1,0826 rooms
  • 7757 rooms
  • 7858 rooms
  • 9549+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent, Ohio
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent, Ohio
  • 5821 room
  • 3272 rooms
  • 1,3513 rooms
  • 1,9564 rooms
  • 8395 rooms
  • 3376 rooms
  • 2157 rooms
  • 1418 rooms
  • 1849+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Kent, OH
Kent city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Kent, OH household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kent, OH in 2022
  • 1,707Less than $10,000
  • 1,364$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,344$20,000 to $29,999
  • 900$30,000 to $39,999
  • 534$40,000 to $49,999
  • 458$50,000 to $59,999
  • 366$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,049$75,000 to $99,999
  • 788$100,000 to $124,999
  • 685$125,000 to $149,999
  • 502$150,000 to $199,999
  • 617$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kent, OH

  • Distribution of house value in Kent, OH in 2022
  • 16$10,000 to $14,999
  • 11$15,000 to $19,999
  • 12$20,000 to $24,999
  • 21$40,000 to $49,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 27$60,000 to $69,999
  • 7$70,000 to $79,999
  • 39$80,000 to $89,999
  • 42$90,000 to $99,999
  • 315$100,000 to $124,999
  • 574$125,000 to $149,999
  • 349$150,000 to $174,999
  • 375$175,000 to $199,999
  • 775$200,000 to $249,999
  • 242$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,185$300,000 to $399,999
  • 128$400,000 to $499,999
  • 124$500,000 to $749,999
  • 64$750,000 to $999,999
  • 15$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kent, OH

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kent, OH in 2022
  • 15$100 to $149
  • 103$150 to $199
  • 60$200 to $249
  • 97$250 to $299
  • 17$300 to $349
  • 31$350 to $399
  • 327$400 to $449
  • 184$450 to $499
  • 316$500 to $549
  • 71$550 to $599
  • 576$600 to $649
  • 415$650 to $699
  • 450$700 to $749
  • 535$750 to $799
  • 558$800 to $899
  • 910$900 to $999
  • 663$1,000 to $1,249
  • 62$1,250 to $1,499
  • 143$1,500 to $1,999
  • 64$2,000 to $2,499
  • 64$3,500 or more
  • 127No cash rent
Work and jobs in Kent: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,840 (22.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 409
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,116
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,361
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,006
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,777
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,013
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 950
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 298
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 165
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 682
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 196
  • 90 or more minutes: 208
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kent

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,771 (70.1%)
  • Carpooled: 845 (5.5%)
  • Bus: 128 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 44 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 908 (5.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2,840 (18.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 8.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 22.4%Males
  • 26.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.4%Males
Races in Kent detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kent, Ohio
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kent, Ohio
  • 1,1132010 or later
  • 1912000 to 2009
  • 401990 to 1999
  • 2431980 to 1989
  • 461970 to 1979
  • 133Before 1970
Ancestries in Kent, OH

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,920 (16.3%)
  • American: 1,856 (15.8%)
  • Irish: 915 (7.8%)
  • English: 739 (6.3%)
  • Italian: 660 (5.6%)
  • Polish: 609 (5.2%)
  • European: 244 (2.1%)
  • Egyptian: 122 (1.0%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 116 (1.0%)
  • Hungarian: 96 (0.8%)
  • Russian: 96 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 92 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 75 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 74 (0.6%)
  • French: 73 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 70 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 67 (0.6%)
  • African: 65 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 63 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 63 (0.5%)
  • Slovene: 52 (0.4%)
  • Brazilian: 46 (0.4%)
  • Jordanian: 45 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 42 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 41 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 40 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 38 (0.3%)
  • British: 37 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 34 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 31 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 19 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 17 (0.1%)
  • Serbian: 17 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 13 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 10 (0.09%)
  • Ghanaian: 10 (0.09%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.09%)
  • Jamaican: 7 (0.06%)
  • Swedish: 3 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Saudi Arabia
Kent:

23.5% (345)
Ohio:

0.6% (3,669)

India
Kent:

15.4% (226)
Ohio:

11.6% (66,525)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kent:

11.0% (161)
Ohio:

6.2% (35,703)

Egypt
Kent:

9.8% (144)
Ohio:

0.8% (4,651)

Bangladesh
Kent:

7.1% (104)
Ohio:

0.4% (2,091)

Ecuador
Kent:

5.7% (84)
Ohio:

0.3% (1,918)

Russia
Kent:

4.8% (70)
Ohio:

1.5% (8,452)

Canada
Kent:

4.2% (62)
Ohio:

2.6% (14,988)

Jordan
Kent:

3.7% (55)
Ohio:

0.8% (4,309)

Brazil
Kent:

2.7% (39)
Ohio:

0.9% (5,101)

Iran
Kent:

1.9% (28)
Ohio:

0.6% (3,552)

Jamaica
Kent:

1.8% (27)
Ohio:

0.7% (4,187)

Ghana
Kent:

1.7% (25)
Ohio:

1.8% (10,561)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,362
  • Other state: 6,194
  • Northeast: 2,351
  • Midwest: 1,477
  • South: 1,920
  • West: 415

68.7% of Kent residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75.1% lived in Ohio.


Kent:

68.7%
State average:

87.8%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 71
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 42
  • 9th grade: 2
  • 10th grade: 40
  • 11th grade: 5
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,615
  • Less than 1 year of college: 206
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,210
  • Associate degree: 251
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,738
  • Master's degree: 895
  • Professional school degree: 53
  • Doctorate degree: 315
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 68
  • 9th grade: 11
  • 10th grade: 149
  • 11th grade: 65
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 47
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,570
  • Less than 1 year of college: 358
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 691
  • Associate degree: 280
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,649
  • Master's degree: 1,571
  • Professional school degree: 123
  • Doctorate degree: 137
Educational Attainment for Females
Kent marital status for males
Kent marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,263
  • One, attached: 751
  • Two: 876
  • 3 or 4: 847
  • 5 to 9: 1,813
  • 10 to 19: 1,577
  • 20 to 49: 177
  • 50 or more: 1,787
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kent
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kent, OH
  • 92.5%Utility gas
  • 5.0%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kent, OH
  • 53.6%Utility gas
  • 41.3%Electricity
  • 2.6%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
Here:

4.2%
Ohio:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:

7.8%
Ohio:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 251
Here:

2.8%
Ohio:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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