Compare ZIP Code 98042 vs King County, WA vs Seattle Metro Area, WA vs Washington State (WA) vs United States
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98042 – Kent, WA ZIP Code |
King County, WA County |
Seattle Metro Area, WA Metro Area |
Washington State (WA) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 50,216 | 2,287,171 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $2,118 | $2,092 | $2,000 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1983 | 1985 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Household income | $127,552 | $124,746 | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $53,041 | $74,100 | $63,994 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 4.7% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.4% | 45.2% | 47.3% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 50,216 | 2,287,171 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 34,411 | 1,657,996 | 2,890,014 | 5,484,391 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 17,144 | 941,054 | 1,608,596 | 3,064,820 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $127,552 | $124,746 | $115,177 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $53,041 | $74,100 | $63,994 | $53,744 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 4.7% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 50.4% | 45.2% | 47.3% | 47.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $2,118 | $2,092 | $2,000 | $1,760 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1983 | 1985 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 17.7% | 44.6% | 40% | 36.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 82.3% | 55.4% | 60% | 63.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 62.4% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 65.8% | 61% |
| Black | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.2% | 4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 15% | 20.7% | 16.1% | 9.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11% | 11% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89% | 89% | 88.3% | 85.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 82.3% | 70.8% | 76% | 80.2% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 33.0 min | 28.0 min | 29.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 17.7% | 29.2% | 24% | 19.8% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 29.2% | 20.6% | 24.2% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 22.2% | 14.1% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.9% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.6% | 56.7% | 47.2% | 39.6% | 35.7% |