Kent, WA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school20,345100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,4787.3
Kindergarten1,3336.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,49346.7
High school (grades 9-12)4,20620.7
College or graduate school3,83518.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over49,306100.0
Less than 9th grade2,3944.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,2098.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)13,00726.4
Some college, no degree13,45727.3
Associate degree4,4189.0
Bachelor's degree8,73117.7
Graduate or professional degree3,0906.3
Percent high school graduate or higher86.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher24.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over60,736100.0
Never married17,77729.3
Now married, except separated30,88750.9
Separated1,0741.8
Widowed2,5994.3
Female
2,1073.5
Divorced8,39913.8
Female
4,6187.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,378100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren48635.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over57,405100.0
Civilian veterans7,64913.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years18,421100.0
With a disability1,4237.7
Population 21 to 64 years48,314100.0
With a disability8,48617.6
Percent employed
59.1(X)
No disability39,82882.4
Percent employed
80.3(X)
Population 65 years and over5,772100.0
With a disability2,71747.1
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over72,774100.0
Same house in 199526,84236.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199541,70657.3
Same county
27,10737.2
Different county
14,59920.1
Same state
4,4766.2
Different state
10,12313.9
Elsewhere in 19954,2265.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population79,325100.0
Native65,89983.1
Born in United States
65,18582.2
State of residence
35,61044.9
Different state
29,57537.3
Born outside United States
7140.9
Foreign born13,42616.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8,21610.4
Naturalized citizen
4,9836.3
Not a citizen
8,44310.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)13,426100.0
Europe3,13823.4
Asia5,77643.0
Africa8196.1
Oceania1601.2
Latin America3,02322.5
Northern America5103.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over72,774100.0
English only56,87878.2
Language other than English15,89621.8
Speak English less than 'very well
8,13411.2
Spanish
4,8246.6
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5543.5
Other Indo-European languages
5,3997.4
Speak English less than "very well"
2,7143.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,7016.5
Speak English less than "very well"
2,5173.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population79,325100.0

Total ancestries reported

83,340105.1
Arab3300.4
Czech13680.5
Danish8121.0
Dutch1,2371.6
English7,1789.0
French (except Basque)12,1502.7
French Canadian15390.7
German12,91616.3
Greek2030.3
Hungarian1930.2
Irish17,2209.1
Italian2,5243.2
Lithuanian850.1
Norwegian4,1005.2
Polish1,0841.4
Portuguese2140.3
Russian1,0611.3
Scotch-Irish1,1001.4
Scottish1,5682.0
Slovak1200.2
Subsaharan African1,0131.3
Swedish2,2642.9
Swiss4320.5
Ukrainian1,4771.9
United States or American3,2824.1
Welsh4170.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)950.1
Other ancestries29,35837.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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