Kent City PUMA, WA

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2021 Population
135,407
3.9% 1-year growth
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
35
0.285% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
11.3%
3.61% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$80,396
8.28% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$414,100
9.43% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Kent City PUMA, WA had a population of 135k people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $80,396. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Kent City PUMA, WA grew from 130,328 to 135,407, a 3.9% increase and its median household income grew from $74,245 to $80,396, a 8.28% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kent City PUMA, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (41%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (21.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Other (Hispanic) (9.99%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.37%).

41.7% of the households in Kent City PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.3% of the residents in Kent City PUMA, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Kent City PUMA, WA was $414,100, and the homeownership rate was 56.4%.

Most people in Kent City PUMA, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kent City PUMA, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Kent City PUMA, WA is home to a population of 135k people, from which 83.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 31.4% of Kent City PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (42.5k people).

In 2021, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.5k people) in Kent City PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 15.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Kent City PUMA, WA are Spanish (15,643 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (4,600 households), and Punjabi (4,236 households).

Citizenship

83.3%
2021 Citizenship
83%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 83.3% of Kent City PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Kent City PUMA, WA was 83%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kent City PUMA, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    55.5k ± 2.26k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    28.8k ± 1.82k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    15.7k ± 1.79k
16.4%
Hispanic Population
22.2k people

In 2021, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (55.5k people) in Kent City PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 15.7k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.4% of the people in Kent City PUMA, WA are hispanic (22.2k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kent City PUMA, WA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

31.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
42.5k people
31.3%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
40.7k people

As of 2021, 31.4% of Kent City PUMA, WA residents (42.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kent City PUMA, WA was 31.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    15,643 households (12.4%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    4,600 households (3.64%)
  3. Punjabi
    4,236 households (3.35%)

41.7% of the households in Kent City PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Kent City PUMA, WA was Spanish. 12.4% of the households in Kent City PUMA, WA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,512 ± 295
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,450 ± 338
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    887 ± 297

Kent City PUMA, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Kent City PUMA, WA employs 63.1k people. The largest industries in Kent City PUMA, WA are Construction (5,441 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,053 people), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing (3,835 people), and the highest paying industries are Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($121,155), Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($118,173), and Computer Systems Design ($113,892).

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
28,346
Women
46.3%
32,844
Men
53.7%

The workforce of Kent City PUMA, WA in 2020 was 61,190 people, with 46.3% woman, and 53.7% men.

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Occupations

63.1k
2021 Value
3.19%
1 Year growth
± 3.19%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Kent City PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 61.2k employees to 63.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kent City PUMA, WA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,898 people), Other managers (1,747 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,579 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kent City PUMA, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

63.1k
2021 Value
3.19%
1 Year growth
± 3.19%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Kent City PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 3.19%, from 61.2k employees to 63.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kent City PUMA, WA, are Construction (5,441 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,053 people), and Aircraft & parts manufacturing (3,835 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kent City PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Kent City PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,919
Median earning men ± $2,347
$40,486
Median earning women ± $1,476

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($76,300), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,218), and Public Administration ($73,827).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($66,410), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,848), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,386).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Washington. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Washington to other states, or from other states to Washington.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $42.2B
  2. $36.4B
  3. $33.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Washington product (by dollars) was Misc. mfg. prods. with $42.2B, followed by Mixed freight ($36.4B) and Electronics ($33.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Washington products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$416B
2020 Value in Washington
$982B
Projected 2050 Value in Washington
136% growth

In 2020, total outbound Washington trade was $416B. This is expected to increase 136% to $982B by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Washington to other states, or from other states to Washington.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $34.7B
  2. $26.5B
  3. $12.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Washington domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Oregon with $34.7B, followed by California with $26.5B and Texas and $12.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Washington shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.13% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.66% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Kent City PUMA, WA in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (27.7k), Some college (24.9k), and Bachelors Degree (19.7k).

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The median property value in Kent City PUMA, WA was $414,100 in 2021, which is 1.69 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $378,400 to $414,100, a 9.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Kent City PUMA, WA is 56.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Kent City PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kent City PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kent City PUMA, WA is $80,396. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Kent City PUMA, WA was Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA with a value of $166,625, followed by Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA and Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA, with respective values of $151,191 and $141,516.

Property

$414,100
Median Property Value 2021
±$8,227
$25,939
Median Property Taxes
±$1,094

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kent City PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kent City PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.4%
Homeownership
2021
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 56.4% of the housing units in Kent City PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kent City PUMA, WA was Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA with a value of $166,625, followed by Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA and Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA, with respective values of $151,191 and $141,516.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Kent City PUMA, WA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,396
Median Household Income
± $3,426
46k
Number of Households
± 1,718

In 2021, the median household income of the 46k households in Kent City PUMA, WA grew to $80,396 from the previous year's value of $74,245.

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Wage Distribution

0.405
2021 Wage GINI in Kent City PUMA, WA
0.413
2020 Wage GINI in Kent City PUMA, WA

In 2021, the income inequality in Kent City PUMA, WA was 0.405 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.74% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kent City PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kent City PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (69.5%)
  2. Carpooled (13.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.53%)

In 2021, 69.5% of workers in Kent City PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (8.53%).

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Commute Time

30.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kent City PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3% of the workforce in Kent City PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kent City PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kent City PUMA, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kent City PUMA, WA (15k out of 134k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kent City PUMA, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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91.3% of the population of Kent City PUMA, WA has health coverage, with 46.3% on employee plans, 27.3% on Medicaid, 7.57% on Medicare, 9.62% on non-group plans, and 0.494% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1176 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.676% decrease from the previous year (1184 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1196 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 229 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,176 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington

Primary care physicians in Washington see an average of 1,176 patients per year. This represents a 0.676% decrease from the previous year (1,184 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 23.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.68%
Uninsured
46.3%
Employer Coverage
27.3%
Medicaid
7.57%
Medicare
9.62%
Non-Group
0.494%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kent City PUMA, WA grew by 9.22% from 7.95% to 8.68%.

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