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Kent, WA
136,588 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 5335415 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Kent ranked #272 of 340 cities and 11th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Kent and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Federal Way WA, West Valley City UT, Gresham OR, Elgin IL, Richmond CA, Sparks NV, Rialto CA, Clovis CA, Vista CA, Lakewood CO, Hesperia CA, Hayward CA, El Cajon CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #272 of 340 cities · 11th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #53 | #60 | #97 | #121 | #52 | #128 | #32 | #34 | #60 | #34 | #57 | #106 | #140 | #120 | #88 | #155 | #186 | #143 | #272 | #142 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 84,674 | 86,249 | 87,704 | 89,268 | 91,281 | 119,067 | 122,165 | 124,739 | 126,118 | 127,727 | 129,241 | 130,508 | 131,697 | 131,734 | 132,319 | 136,593 | 135,151 | 134,806 | 135,048 | 136,588 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #212 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | -0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | — | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #201 of 271 cities with data · 8th of 13 in its peer group with data | 6.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #226 of 340 cities · 11th of 14 in its peer group | 18.3% | 19.3% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 23.4% | 20.5% | 21.1% | 23.0% | 19.5% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 23.7% | 23.0% | — | 24.0% | 24.5% | 26.0% | 25.8% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #146 of 304 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data | 3.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 5.1 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #207 of 295 cities with data · 10th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.6 | 28.6 | 33.7 | 50.1 | 41.0 | 34.8 | 54.2 | 77.7 | 103.1 | 128.1 | 106.9 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 58,159 | 61,242 | 62,624 | 62,251 | 59,081 | 56,617 | 59,220 | 60,097 | 62,781 | 66,897 | 70,377 | 70,719 | 72,968 | 75,259 | 77,778 | 72,887 | 71,332 | 77,452 | 78,707 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #245 of 329 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -2.6 | -2.9 | -3.5 | +1.4 | -0.1 | +1.9 | +3.4 | +2.8 | -3.5 | +1.0 | -0.1 | +4.3 | -5.8 | -1.4 | +2.3 | -1.1 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53,494 | 57,495 | 56,402 | 62,831 | 63,058 | 64,486 | 65,662 | 61,756 | 71,263 | — | 65,978 | 68,957 | 71,513 | 69,730 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #65 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% | — | 7.6% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 3.6% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #89 of 314 cities with data · 1st of 7 in its peer group with data | 26% | 33% | 27% | 27% | 47% | 15% | 19% | 30% | 27% | 30% | 34% | 33% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 37% | 35% | 39% | 32% | 31% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #50 of 314 cities with data · 6th of 7 in its peer group with data | $2,256 | $2,017 | $2,392 | $2,132 | $2,378 | $1,979 | $1,999 | $1,803 | $1,632 | $1,474 | $1,331 | $1,329 | $2,563 | $1,819 | $1,867 | $1,593 | $1,357 | $1,089 | $961 | $871 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Kent. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.