U.S. Beacon March 28, 2024

Kent, WA

King County, Washington

Latitude: 47.382689     Longitude: -122.227021
Population 81,800 (2005)
Elevation of Kent, Washington: 50 feet



General Social Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5335415, place: Kent city, Washington)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school: 20,345 (100%)
Nursery school, preschool: 1,478 (7.26%)
Kindergarten: 1,333 (6.55%)
Elementary school (grades 1-8): 9,493 (46.66%)
High school (grades 9-12): 4,206 (20.67%)
College or graduate school: 3,835 (18.85%)

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over: 49,306 (100%)
Less than 9th grade: 2,394 (4.86%)
9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 4,209 (8.54%)
High school graduate (includes equivalency): 13,007 (26.38%)
Some college, no degree: 13,457 (27.29%)
Associate degree: 4,418 (8.96%)
Bachelor's degree: 8,731 (17.71%)
Graduate or professional degree: 3,090 (6.27%)
Percent high school graduate or higher: 86.6%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 24%

MARITIAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over: 60,736 (100%)
Never married: 17,777 (29.27%)
Now married, except separated: 30,887 (50.85%)
Separated: 1,074 (1.77%)
Total Widowed: 2,599 (4.28%)
Widowed Female: 2,107 (3.47%)
Total Divorced: 8,399 (13.83%)
Divorced Female: 4,618 (7.6%)

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years: 1,378 (100%)
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren: 486 (35.27%)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over: 57,405 (100%)
Civilian veterans: 7,649 (13.32%)

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years: 18,421 (100%)
--With a disability: 1,423 (7.72%)
Population 21 to 64 years: 48,314 (100%)
--With a disability: 8,486 (17.56%)
----Percent employed: 59.1%
--No disability: 39,828 (82.44%)
----Percent employed: 80.3%
Population 65 years and over: 5,772 (100%)
--With a disability: 2,717 (47.07%)

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over: 72,774 (100%)
Same house in 1995: 26,842 (36.88%)
Different house in the U.S. in 1995: 41,706 (57.31%)
--Same county: 27,107 (37.25%)
--Different county: 14,599 (20.06%)
----Same state: 4,476 (6.15%)
----Different state: 10,123 (13.91%)
Elsewhere in 1995: 4,226 (5.81%)

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population: 79,325 (100%)
Native: 65,899 (83.07%)
--Born in United States: 65,185 (100%)
----State of residence: 35,610 (44.89%)
----Different state: 29,575 (37.28%)
--Born outside United States: 714 (0.9%)
Foreign born: 13,426 (16.93%)
----Entered 1990 to March 2000: 8,216 (10.36%)
--Naturalized citizen: 4,983 (6.28%)
--Not a citizen: 8,443 (10.64%)

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea): 13,426 (100%)
Europe: 3,138 (23.37%)
Asia: 5,776 (43.02%)
Africa: 819 (6.1%)
Oceania: 160 (1.19%)
Latin America: 3,023 (22.52%)
Northern America: 510 (3.8%)

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over: 72,774 (100%)
English only: 56,878 (78.16%)
Language other than English: 15,896 (21.84%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 8,134 (11.18%)
--Spanish: 4,824 (6.63%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 2,554 (3.51%)
--Other Indo-European languages: 5,399 (7.42%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 2,714 (3.73%)
--Asian and Pacific Island languages: 4,701 (6.46%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 2,517 (3.46%)

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population: 79,325 (100%)
Total ancestries reported: 83,340% (105.06%)
Arab: 330 (0.42%)
Czech: 368 (0.46%)
Danish: 812 (1.02%)
Dutch: 1,237 (1.56%)
English: 7,178 (9.05%)
French (except Basque): 2,150 (2.71%)
French Canadian: 539 (0.68%)
German: 12,916 (16.28%)
Greek: 203 (0.26%)
Hungarian: 193 (0.24%)
Irish: 7,220 (9.1%)
Italian: 2,524 (3.18%)
Lithuanian: 85 (0.11%)
Norwegian: 4,100 (5.17%)
Polish: 1,084 (1.37%)
Portuguese: 214 (0.27%)
Russian: 1,061 (1.34%)
Scotch-Irish: 1,100 (1.39%)
Scottish: 1,568 (1.98%)
Slovak: 120 (0.15%)
Subsaharan African: 1,013 (1.28%)
Swedish: 2,264 (2.85%)
Swiss: 432 (0.54%)
Ukrainian: 1,477 (1.86%)
United States or American: 3,282 (4.14%)
Welsh: 417 (0.53%)
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups): 95 (0.12%)
Other ancestries: 29,358 (37.01%)

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