People QuickFacts Kent Ohio Population, 2011 estimate 28,935 11,544,951 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 28,904 11,536,502 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.1% 0.1% Population, 2010 28,904 11,536,504 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 4.2% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 14.1% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 7.4% 14.1% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.7% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 83.1% 82.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 9.6% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.7% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.2% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 81.6% 81.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 59.9% 85.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 5.4% 3.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.7% 6.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 93.3% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 41.9% 24.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.1 22.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 38.3% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 53.1% 23.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $145,100 $136,400 Households, 2006-2010 10,855 4,552,270 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.16 2.46 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $19,100 $25,113 Median household income 2006-2010 $26,696 $47,358 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 34.0% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Kent Ohio Total number of firms, 2007 1,414 897,939 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.9% 27.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 295,890,890 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 130,299 135,575,279 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 318,738 138,816,008 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,394 $12,049 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 54,433 17,779,905     Geography QuickFacts Kent Ohio Land area in square miles, 2010 9.17 40,860.69 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,150.6 282.3 FIPS Code 39872 39 Counties Portage County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts