Population, 1980

23,152

Population, 1990

37,960

Population, 1996

60,380

Population Growth, 1980-1990

64%

Population Growth, 1990-1996

59%

Households, 1990

16,246

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

7,520

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

9,330

25%

18 - 64

26,152

69%

65 and over

2,478

7%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

33,860

89%

African American

1,455

4%

Asian

1,668

4%

Hispanic*

1,462

4%

1994 Number of Business Units:

2,181

Total Jobs in Kent, 1994:

47,962

Manufacturing

17,424

1990 Median Household Income:

Wholesale/Utilities

12,494

1989

(1990 Census)

$32,341

Retail

7,828

1994

(Estimated)

$46,300

Finance/Services

5,884

Government and Other

4,332

Households by Income Category, 1989:

Major Businesses and Employers:

0 - 50%

3,403

21%

Sysco Food Services

Boeing Defense and Space Group

50 - 80%

3,473

21%

Continental Mills

Food Services of America

80 - 120%

4,340

27%

Sun Sportswear

Heath Tecna Aerospace Co.

120% +

5,018

31%

Kent School District

Flow International Corporation

1990 Median House Value:

$107,100

1990 Median Rental:

$458

% Change Average House Sale, '90-'94 :

13%

% Change Average 2-Bdrm Rental, '90-'94:

9%

1995 Total Housing Units:

20,087

Single Family

**

6,832

Multifamily

13,255

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

649

Single Family

**

188

Multifamily

461

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

9 / 159

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

5 / 135