Kent is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 27,147 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Kent is the 53rd largest community in Ohio.Kent is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kent is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kent who work in food service (15.02%), teaching (10.90%), and office and administrative support (9.96%). Also of interest is that Kent has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.80% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Kent is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Kent culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Kent really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Kent every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Kent. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Kent benefits directly from this. The education level of Kent ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Kent, 44.51% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Kent in 2022 was $27,506, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,024 for a family of four. However, Kent contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kent is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kent home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kent residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kent include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Kent is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Langs. of India.
