The Neighbors project was published weekly in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 to 2000. This page remains available for archival purposes only and the information it contains may be outdated. For more updated information, please visit our Webtowns section.
 
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Kent
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and the 1996 King County Annual Growth Report:

The numbers

Square miles: 26

Population: 60,380

Median household income: $46,300

Median house value: $151,000

Median apartment rent: $520

Parks: 58

Number of households: 20,087


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 29

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 5,100

Completed four-year college or higher: 21 percent

Below poverty level: 9 percent

Home ownership: 36 percent

Renters: 64 percent

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Saturday, February 1, 1997

City now grows on once-fertile farmland

Thriving Kent works to keep community of neighborhoods

Longtime residents keep rich history alive

Booming farm community took root in valley

'Nice town' feel endures despite growth

Jon Hahn: Boeing's bargain basement packs them in

Things to do while you're here

Web links

Scenes of Kent

Kent historical album

Kent by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Auburn

Burien

Covington

Renton

SeaTac

Southcenter

Tukwila

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