Kent is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 134,392 people and 32 associated neighborhoods, Kent is the sixth largest community in Washington.

Housing costs in Kent are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Kent telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Kent is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kent, the average commute to work is 31.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Kent use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Kent‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

In terms of college education, Kent is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.89% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kent in 2022 was $39,714, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,856 for a family of four. However, Kent contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kent is an extremely 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 Asian. Kent also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kent include German, English, Irish, European, and Somalian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Kent's cultural character, accounting for 32.17% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Kent is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.