Kent, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Kent is a Census city of 27,116 people across 9.49 square miles of land, in Portage County. Median household income is $42,964, 40.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 78 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kent
What Kent is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.49 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,858
- County holding the largest share of its areaPortage County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
How many people live in Kent
- Population27,116
- Median age23.8
- Population under 183,394
- Share under 1812.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,082
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent
- Households10,069
- Family households4,189
- Share of households that are families41.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
Income and work in Kent
- Median household income$42,964
- Per capita income$28,098
- Civilian labor force15,272
- Employed13,560
- Unemployed1,712 plus or minus 476
- Unemployment rate11.2 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over12,664
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
Housing in Kent
- Housing units12,537
- Occupied units10,069
- Vacant units2,468
- Vacancy rate19.7 percent
- Owner occupied4,104
- Renter occupied5,965
- Ownership rate40.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$991
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent
- Single family units5,717
- Share single family45.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,804
- Share in buildings of two or more54.3 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
How Kent gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,828
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,243
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,705
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.0 percent
- Drove alone64.7 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked9.7 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home16.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
SBA loans in Kent (7(a))
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$30,340,700
- Average approval$388,983
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$865,300
- Largest approval$4,152,000
- Jobs supported824
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full19
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.4 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kent, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kent
SBA loans in Kent (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$6,823,000
- Average approval$620,273
- Median approval$362,000
- Largest approval$2,051,000
- Jobs supported50
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kent, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Kent
Flood risk in Kent
- NFIP communityCity of Kent
- NFIP community number390456
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/07/17
The City of Kent participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390456 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Portage County, not Kent
Portage County context, not Kent figures
- Establishments in Portage County3,051
- Covered employment, Portage County56,561
- Average annual pay, Portage County$57,670
- Housing units permitted, Portage County200
Every figure in this section is published for Portage County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kent.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kent questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kent, Ohio?
27,116, in 10,069 households. Kent city covers 9.49 square miles of land, which is 2,858 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kent in?
Portage County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kent?
$42,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,900. Median gross rent is $991 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kent businesses?
78 7(a) approvals totaling $30.3 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $6.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kent, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kent borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kent. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Kent in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kent appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kent, city of, community 390456, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kent figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Portage County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kent.
Is zoning published for Kent?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.