Kent, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2016

Quick Facts

Kent, Ohio is the 1,256th largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Kent, Ohio is a city.

Kent, Ohio is as large as it has ever been. In 2016 Kent had its largest population ever.

Kent, Ohio's growth is below average. 61% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
1246	Ballwin, Missouri	30,313	-3.1%
1247	Burlingame, California	30,301	7.6%
1248	Texarkana, Arkansas	30,283	8.7%
1249	Poughkeepsie, New York	30,267	0.3%
1250	North Royalton, Ohio	30,247	5.3%
1251	Cleburne, Texas	30,223	14.3%
1252	Winter Park, Florida	30,208	8.3%
1253	Westfield, New Jersey	30,206	1.8%
1254	New Bern, North Carolina	30,101	29.3%
1255	Madison Heights, Michigan	30,088	-3.0%
1256	Kent, Ohio	30,071	6.8%
1257	Walnut, California	30,047	0.0%
1258	Chicago Heights, Illinois	30,026	-8.3%
1259	Nicholasville, Kentucky	30,006	43.9%
1260	Weatherford, Texas	29,969	54.7%
1261	North Chicago, Illinois	29,951	-16.7%
1262	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	29,906	32.2%
1263	Opelika, Alabama	29,869	20.9%
1264	Gloucester, Massachusetts	29,798	-1.8%
1265	San Carlos, California	29,797	7.4%
1266	Jamestown, New York	29,775	-6.6%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
632	Springfield	59,087	-10.3%
679	Kettering	55,306	-4.0%
706	Elyria	53,715	-4.1%
756	Lakewood	50,279	-11.0%
770	Cuyahoga Falls	49,206	-0.4%
773	Newark	49,134	6.0%
780	Middletown	48,813	-5.4%
809	Euclid	47,360	-9.9%
821	Mentor	46,732	-7.1%
822	Mansfield	46,678	-9.7%
826	Beavercreek	46,376	20.7%
834	Dublin	45,568	43.8%
845	Cleveland Heights	44,633	-11.8%
847	Strongsville	44,631	1.6%
885	Fairfield	42,617	1.1%
912	Findlay	41,422	5.6%
951	Warren	39,898	-17.1%
952	Lancaster	39,848	12.2%
954	Grove City	39,721	43.6%
974	Westerville	38,985	9.8%
987	Delaware	38,643	49.2%
1004	Huber Heights	38,019	-0.5%
1022	Reynoldsburg	37,449	16.3%
1023	Lima	37,414	-10.4%
1050	Marion	36,310	-2.6%
1087	Upper Arlington	34,997	3.9%
1090	Gahanna	34,956	7.4%
1091	Hilliard	34,905	43.0%
1096	Brunswick	34,756	3.5%
1097	Stow	34,711	7.0%
1126	Fairborn	33,780	7.2%
1153	Mason	33,037	46.9%
1156	North Ridgeville	32,983	47.0%
1176	Westlake	32,293	1.6%
1178	Massillon	32,258	2.0%
1189	North Olmsted	31,817	-6.6%
1194	Bowling Green	31,588	6.4%
1250	North Royalton	30,247	5.3%
1256	Kent	30,071	6.8%
1342	Garfield Heights	27,905	-9.0%
1359	Shaker Heights	27,448	-6.4%
1383	Wooster	27,023	6.8%
1419	Medina	26,261	3.9%
1420	Xenia	26,238	7.9%
1429	Barberton	26,120	-6.5%
1448	Troy	25,770	16.5%
1452	Green	25,673	11.9%
1464	Zanesville	25,465	-0.3%
1471	Athens	25,341	18.5%
1492	Sandusky	25,006	-10.1%
1496	Riverside	24,981	-7.5%
1542	Trotwood	24,331	-11.1%
1571	Centerville	23,817	3.3%
1579	Avon Lake	23,659	28.8%
1589	Marysville	23,406	44.1%
1603	Wadsworth	23,136	24.4%
1607	Solon	23,003	5.3%
1624	Avon	22,805	96.4%
1628	Willoughby	22,769	0.6%
1647	Maple Heights	22,478	-13.8%
1656	Oxford	22,341	1.7%
1659	Hudson	22,251	-1.0%
1677	Alliance	21,900	-5.5%
1691	Chillicothe	21,725	-1.9%
1696	South Euclid	21,658	-7.7%
1701	Perrysburg	21,592	22.3%
1740	Piqua	20,906	0.6%
1762	Lebanon	20,651	20.0%
1767	Sidney	20,564	1.1%
1769	Ashland	20,489	-3.5%
1778	Portsmouth	20,422	-2.1%
1790	Rocky River	20,264	-2.0%
1796	Parma Heights	20,123	-6.9%
1803	Pickerington	20,069	100.1%
1805	Oregon	20,040	3.8%
1812	Miamisburg	19,968	2.0%
1816	Norwood	19,876	-7.9%
1834	Painesville	19,691	11.6%
1871	Broadview Heights	19,197	19.9%
1899	Sylvania	18,909	-0.7%
1901	Twinsburg	18,877	10.6%
1902	Berea	18,859	-0.4%
1915	Whitehall	18,736	-2.3%
1917	Mayfield Heights	18,731	-3.1%
1920	Brook Park	18,691	-11.7%
1922	Forest Park	18,671	-3.7%
1937	Niles	18,458	-11.6%
1938	Springboro	18,452	46.1%
1953	Ashtabula	18,311	-12.4%
1963	Eastlake	18,134	-10.3%
1970	Steubenville	18,072	-8.9%
2013	Tiffin	17,545	-3.2%
2014	Tallmadge	17,534	6.6%
2021	New Philadelphia	17,462	2.0%
2032	North Canton	17,365	3.7%
2040	East Cleveland	17,220	-36.5%
2065	Norwalk	16,838	1.3%
2082	Defiance	16,676	0.2%
2091	Mount Vernon	16,620	5.5%
2123	Fairview Park	16,332	-6.8%
2126	Fremont	16,309	-7.2%
2134	Streetsboro	16,272	31.7%
2173	Aurora	15,876	16.2%
2198	Middleburg Heights	15,608	0.3%
2219	Pataskala	15,458	48.8%
2232	Bay Village	15,328	-4.5%
2254	Vandalia	15,058	2.9%

Demographics

• Demographics For Kent, Ohio
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2016	30,071	1,256
2015	29,810	1,260
2014	29,639	1,250
2013	32,345	1,143
2012	29,807	1,224
2011	28,896	1,251
2010	28,904	1,240
2009	27,915	1,255
2008	27,808	1,252
2007	27,974	1,224
2006	27,842	1,222
2005	28,246	1,195
2004	28,142	1,184
2003	28,352	1,163
2002	28,089	1,163
2001	28,220	1,145
2000	28,155	1,134
1990	28,852	966