Kent, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2018

Quick Facts

Kent, Ohio is the 1,288th largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Kent, Ohio is a city.

Kent, Ohio is as large as it has ever been. In 2018 Kent had its largest population ever.

Kent, Ohio's growth is below average. 64% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1278	Greenville, Mississippi	29,898	-27.7%
1279	Westfield, New Jersey	29,881	0.7%
1280	Rahway, New Jersey	29,880	12.6%
1281	Lawrenceville, Georgia	29,795	29.5%
1282	North Chicago, Illinois	29,770	-17.2%
1283	Cornelius, North Carolina	29,748	109.9%
1284	Suisun City, California	29,713	13.0%
1285	Seguin, Texas	29,700	25.0%
1286	Chamblee, Georgia	29,691	211.4%
1287	Parkersburg, West Virginia	29,675	-10.9%
1288	Kent, Ohio	29,662	5.3%
1289	Stockbridge, Georgia	29,638	168.6%
1290	Oak Park, Michigan	29,628	-8.4%
1291	Highland Park, Illinois	29,622	-2.3%
1292	O'Fallon, Illinois	29,584	32.8%
1293	Chicago Heights, Illinois	29,571	-9.7%
1294	Duluth, Georgia	29,527	28.1%
1295	East Palo Alto, California	29,519	-1.4%
1296	Eagle Pass, Texas	29,487	29.3%
1297	Atwater, California	29,479	26.6%
1298	Carlsbad, New Mexico	29,331	14.5%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
641	Springfield	59,282	-10.0%
695	Kettering	55,103	-4.4%
723	Elyria	53,881	-3.9%
773	Lakewood	50,100	-11.3%
774	Newark	50,029	7.9%
788	Cuyahoga Falls	49,272	-0.2%
797	Middletown	48,861	-5.3%
800	Dublin	48,647	53.6%
825	Beavercreek	47,391	23.4%
830	Mentor	47,273	-6.0%
834	Euclid	46,946	-10.7%
840	Mansfield	46,560	-9.9%
860	Strongsville	44,853	2.1%
872	Cleveland Heights	44,373	-12.4%
900	Fairfield	42,613	1.1%
924	Grove City	41,625	50.5%
934	Findlay	41,324	5.4%
955	Lancaster	40,414	13.8%
957	Westerville	40,387	13.8%
973	Delaware	39,930	54.2%
1011	Warren	38,382	-20.2%
1012	Reynoldsburg	38,278	18.9%
1018	Huber Heights	38,174	-0.1%
1048	Lima	36,862	-11.7%
1069	Hilliard	36,414	49.1%
1075	Marion	36,087	-3.2%
1093	Gahanna	35,551	9.2%
1095	Upper Arlington	35,522	5.5%
1107	Brunswick	34,897	4.0%
1108	Stow	34,857	7.4%
1142	North Ridgeville	33,889	51.1%
1149	Fairborn	33,658	6.8%
1152	Mason	33,586	49.3%
1187	Massillon	32,410	2.5%
1196	Westlake	32,233	1.4%
1216	North Olmsted	31,591	-7.3%
1218	Bowling Green	31,578	6.4%
1266	North Royalton	30,239	5.3%
1288	Kent	29,662	5.3%
1361	Garfield Heights	27,687	-9.7%
1380	Shaker Heights	27,302	-6.9%
1415	Xenia	26,783	10.1%
1424	Wooster	26,560	5.0%
1448	Troy	26,132	18.2%
1452	Barberton	26,072	-6.6%
1453	Medina	26,072	3.1%
1463	Green	25,783	12.4%
1487	Zanesville	25,364	-0.7%
1504	Riverside	25,151	-6.8%
1532	Sandusky	24,714	-11.1%
1534	Athens	24,688	15.5%
1560	Trotwood	24,435	-10.7%
1561	Avon Lake	24,391	32.8%
1567	Marysville	24,267	49.4%
1594	Wadsworth	23,781	27.8%
1595	Centerville	23,772	3.1%
1625	Avon	23,263	100.4%
1638	Willoughby	22,988	1.6%
1643	Solon	22,911	4.9%
1646	Oxford	22,885	4.1%
1677	Hudson	22,285	-0.9%
1679	Maple Heights	22,278	-14.6%
1713	Chillicothe	21,698	-2.0%
1720	Alliance	21,616	-6.8%
1722	Perrysburg	21,570	22.2%
1735	South Euclid	21,473	-8.5%
1746	Pickerington	21,201	111.4%
1747	Piqua	21,200	2.0%
1781	Lebanon	20,727	20.5%
1793	Sidney	20,516	0.8%
1800	Ashland	20,423	-3.8%
1808	Portsmouth	20,340	-2.5%
1821	Rocky River	20,135	-2.6%
1838	Parma Heights	19,955	-7.7%
1839	Miamisburg	19,941	1.9%
1842	Oregon	19,918	3.2%
1847	Painesville	19,881	12.7%
1849	Norwood	19,834	-8.1%
1897	Broadview Heights	19,202	19.9%
1906	Twinsburg	19,068	11.7%
1907	Sylvania	19,030	0.0%
1908	Whitehall	19,011	-0.9%
1924	Springboro	18,794	48.8%
1940	Forest Park	18,678	-3.7%
1941	Berea	18,655	-1.5%
1946	Mayfield Heights	18,606	-3.7%
1952	Brook Park	18,533	-12.4%
1963	Niles	18,325	-12.2%
1979	Eastlake	18,131	-10.3%
1986	Ashtabula	18,079	-13.5%
1999	Steubenville	17,864	-10.0%
2032	Tallmadge	17,582	6.9%
2039	Tiffin	17,546	-3.2%
2050	New Philadelphia	17,417	1.7%
2060	North Canton	17,277	3.2%
2073	East Cleveland	17,109	-36.9%
2087	Norwalk	16,923	1.8%
2107	Mount Vernon	16,701	6.0%
2108	Defiance	16,663	0.1%
2129	Streetsboro	16,503	33.6%
2154	Fairview Park	16,284	-7.1%
2160	Aurora	16,230	18.8%
2183	Fremont	16,034	-8.7%
2211	Pataskala	15,780	51.9%
2237	Middleburg Heights	15,540	0.0%
2256	Bay Village	15,295	-4.7%
2279	Vandalia	15,045	2.8%

Demographics

• Demographics For Kent, Ohio
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  • Income
  • Race

Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2018	29,662	1,288
2017	29,915	1,267
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