Population

134,871

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$587,800

Owner-occupied units

Kent, WA

Washington · 47.390° N, 122.214° W · 34 sq mi

Kent is a city in Washington, with a population of 134,871 and about 4,016 residents per square mile. The median household earns $92,302 a year, and the median home is worth $587,800.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

34 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

4,016

People per square mile

Rank by population

#223

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#411

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$92,302

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,909

Per month

Homeownership

57.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

30.4 min

One way

People

Median age

35.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

29.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

33.2%

Households

47,156

2.84 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.1^%

Professional & business services 12.5^%

Manufacturing 12.2^%

Retail trade 11.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Washington

Name

Steve Ballmer

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$118B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hunts Point

Source of wealth

Microsoft

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Washington · private sector

Employer

Amazon

Sector

Retail & cloud

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Washington

Company

Amazon

Revenue

$638.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Seattle

Ticker

AMZN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Washington

State bird

Willow Goldfinch

State flower

Coast Rhododendron

State capital

Olympia

Nickname

The Evergreen State

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Cities near Kent

Renton, WA6 mi · 104,975
Auburn, WA6 mi · 86,301
Federal Way, WA8 mi · 99,729
Burien, WA9 mi · 51,859
Tacoma, WA15 mi · 229,816
Bellevue, WA15 mi · 154,193
Sammamish, WA16 mi · 66,110
Seattle, WA17 mi · 784,777