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| Kent |
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| Population 2002: | 81,724 |
| Population 2000: | 79,524 |
| Area codes: | 253 |
| Elevation: | 50 feet |
| Land area: | 28.0 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 16.9% (7.3% Asia, 3.9% Europe, 3.8% Latin America) |
| Population growth: | +2,200 (+2.77%) |
| County: | King |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (17.4%), Educational,health and social services (14.5%), Retail trade (11.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 67.9% |
| Black: | 8.2% |
| Hispanic: | 8.1% |
| Two or more races: | 5.4% |
| Other race: | 4.4% |
| American Indian: | 2.2% |
| Filipino: | 2.0% |
| Asian Indian: | 1.7% |
| Vietnamese: | 1.6% |
| Chinese: | 1.2% |
| Other Asian: | 1.1% |
| Korean: | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: | 0.8% |
| Japanese: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 50.9% |
| Never married: | 29.3% |
| Divorced: | 13.8% |
| Widowed: | 4.3% |
| Separated: | 1.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $178,000 |
| Household income: | $46,046 |
| Resident age: | 31.8 years |
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| Kent Compared to Washington State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 86.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 24.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.3% |
| Unemployed: | 5.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 910 (1111.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 479.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 132 (161.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 125 (152.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 19 (23.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (4.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 3,282 (4008.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,389 (1696.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 16.2% |
| Irish: | 9.1% |
| English: | 9.0% |
| Norwegian: | 5.2% |
| United States: | 4.1% |
| Italian: | 3.2% |