Kent, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Kent is a Census city of 135,603 people across 33.83 square miles of land, in King County. Median household income is $92,302, 57.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 282 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $225.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kent
What Kent is
- Census place typecity
- Land area33.83 sq mi
- Water area0.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,008
- County holding the largest share of its areaKing 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
- Population135,603
- Median age35.5
- Population under 1832,158
- Share under 1823.7 percent
- Population 65 and over16,138
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent
- Households47,156
- Family households31,831
- Share of households that are families67.5 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$92,302
- Per capita income$42,664
- Civilian labor force73,192
- Employed68,041
- Unemployed5,151
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over91,294
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
Housing in Kent
- Housing units49,652
- Occupied units47,156
- Vacant units2,496
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent
- Owner occupied26,961
- Renter occupied20,195
- Ownership rate57.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$587,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,909
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent
- Single family units28,914
- Share single family58.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19,234
- Share in buildings of two or more38.7 percent
- Mobile homes1,458 plus or minus 324
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kent gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute56,703
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,370
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more27,521
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone67.9 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent
- Public transport4.3 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home13.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent
SBA loans in Kent (7(a))
- Approvals282
- Gross approval$225,160,500
- Average approval$798,441
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,421,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,427
- Jobs per approval12.2
- Loans with a final outcome72
- Paid in full64
- Charged off8
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans11.1 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.6 percent
- Share to franchises7.4 percent
- Distinct lenders61
- Distinct industries by NAICS104
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kent, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
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)
- Approvals48
- Gross approval$47,402,000
- Average approval$987,542
- Median approval$736,000
- Largest approval$3,886,000
- Jobs supported402
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Charged off3
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kent, in any county, FY2010 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, 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 number530080
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date08/19/20
The City of Kent participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530080 and carries Community Rating System class 5, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
King County, not Kent
King County context, not Kent figures
- Establishments in King County70,376
- Covered employment, King County1,449,785
- Average annual pay, King County$132,279
- Housing units permitted, King County10,564
Every figure in this section is published for King 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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, Washington?
135,603, in 47,156 households. Kent city covers 33.83 square miles of land, which is 4,008 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?
King 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?
$92,302. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $587,800. Median gross rent is $1,909 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?
282 7(a) approvals totaling $225.2 m since FY2020, across 61 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 48 504 approvals worth $47.4 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?
Of the 72 loans that have reached a final outcome, 64 were paid in full and 8 charged off, a charge off rate of 11.1 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Kent in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kent appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kent, city of, community 530080, carrying Community Rating System class 5, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 King 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.