Kent, WA Profile

Kent, WA, population 85,530, is located in Washington's King county, about 13.2 miles from Tacoma and 16.0 miles from Bellevue.

Through the 90's Kent's population has grown by about 109%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Kent has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Kent's population has grown by about 4%.

Kent's property crime levels tend to be higher than Washington's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Kent tend to be higher than Washington's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	71%
	African American	8%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	9%
	Hawaiian	1%
	Other/Mixed	10%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	6.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	80,485	N/A
2001	81,479	1.24%
2002	81,742	0.32%
2003	81,542	-0.24%
2004	81,679	0.17%
2005	82,080	0.49%
2006	83,600	1.85%
2007	84,206	0.72%
2008	84,673	0.55%
2009	85,530	1.01%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$46,046

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	360
2002	342
2003	384
2004	494
2005	579
2006	677
2007	626
2008	639
2009	601
2010	584

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	2	25	125	139
2002	4	19	125	132
2003	12	34	146	125
2004	5	54	117	232
2005	3	57	165	254
2006	2	83	224	254
2007	4	64	174	283
2008	2	84	171	286
2009	1	82	180	244
2010	2	67	157	275

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,501
2002	6,816
2003	6,246
2004	5,873
2005	7,437
2006	7,514
2007	5,806
2008	5,472
2009	4,528
2010	5,205

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	866	3,221	1,165
2002	910	3,282	1,389
2003	1,109	2,919	1,129
2004	1,196	2,322	1,329
2005	1,187	3,492	1,474
2006	1223	3466	1563
2007	1075	2790	1008
2008	1112	2702	835
2009	828	2381	611
2010	1018	2665	781