Kent, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2017

Quick Facts

Kent, Ohio is the 1,267th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Kent, Ohio is a city.

Kent, Ohio is as large as it has ever been. In 2017 Kent had its largest population ever.

Kent, Ohio's growth is below average. 66% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1257	Opelika, Alabama	30,240	22.4%
1258	Cleburne, Texas	30,230	14.3%
1259	Walnut, California	30,199	0.4%
1260	Ballwin, Missouri	30,181	-3.5%
1261	Gloucester, Massachusetts	30,172	-0.6%
1262	Rahway, New Jersey	30,131	13.5%
1263	Parkersburg, West Virginia	30,096	-9.6%
1264	Madison Heights, Michigan	30,050	-3.2%
1265	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	30,023	32.7%
1266	Redmond, Oregon	30,011	94.2%
1267	Kent, Ohio	29,915	6.2%
1268	Chicago Heights, Illinois	29,901	-8.7%
1269	Lawrenceville, Georgia	29,873	29.8%
1270	North Chicago, Illinois	29,842	-17.0%
1271	Fountain, Colorado	29,804	92.0%
1272	Morristown, Tennessee	29,771	12.3%
1273	Highland Park, Illinois	29,767	-1.8%
1274	East Palo Alto, California	29,765	-0.6%
1275	Port Chester, New York	29,711	6.5%
1276	Oak Park, Michigan	29,654	-8.4%
1277	Suisun City, California	29,639	12.7%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
635	Springfield	59,208	-10.1%
687	Kettering	55,175	-4.3%
715	Elyria	53,883	-3.8%
763	Lakewood	50,249	-11.0%
775	Newark	49,423	6.6%
779	Cuyahoga Falls	49,247	-0.3%
789	Middletown	48,823	-5.4%
814	Dublin	47,619	50.3%
823	Euclid	47,201	-10.2%
825	Mentor	47,121	-6.3%
829	Beavercreek	46,948	22.2%
839	Mansfield	46,160	-10.7%
854	Strongsville	44,744	1.9%
857	Cleveland Heights	44,562	-12.0%
900	Fairfield	42,566	1.0%
922	Findlay	41,321	5.3%
930	Grove City	41,022	48.3%
952	Lancaster	40,280	13.4%
965	Westerville	39,737	11.9%
969	Warren	39,562	-17.7%
981	Delaware	39,267	51.6%
1014	Huber Heights	37,986	-0.6%
1020	Reynoldsburg	37,847	17.5%
1036	Lima	37,149	-11.0%
1072	Marion	35,997	-3.4%
1073	Hilliard	35,939	47.2%
1091	Upper Arlington	35,337	4.9%
1092	Gahanna	35,297	8.4%
1103	Brunswick	34,867	3.9%
1105	Stow	34,769	7.1%
1141	Fairborn	33,541	6.5%
1143	North Ridgeville	33,436	49.0%
1152	Mason	33,235	47.8%
1183	Massillon	32,342	2.3%
1187	Westlake	32,297	1.6%
1198	Bowling Green	31,820	7.2%
1202	North Olmsted	31,734	-6.9%
1255	North Royalton	30,294	5.5%
1267	Kent	29,915	6.2%
1352	Garfield Heights	27,835	-9.2%
1368	Shaker Heights	27,440	-6.4%
1410	Wooster	26,618	5.2%
1415	Xenia	26,562	9.2%
1436	Medina	26,190	3.6%
1439	Barberton	26,120	-6.5%
1450	Troy	25,865	17.0%
1458	Green	25,747	12.2%
1474	Zanesville	25,388	-0.6%
1484	Athens	25,214	17.9%
1497	Riverside	25,094	-7.0%
1517	Sandusky	24,845	-10.7%
1547	Trotwood	24,386	-10.9%
1559	Avon Lake	24,184	31.7%
1578	Marysville	23,912	47.2%
1583	Centerville	23,787	3.2%
1599	Wadsworth	23,476	26.2%
1621	Avon	23,054	98.6%
1627	Solon	22,962	5.1%
1633	Willoughby	22,860	1.0%
1634	Oxford	22,859	4.0%
1657	Maple Heights	22,400	-14.1%
1666	Hudson	22,245	-1.1%
1693	Alliance	21,791	-6.0%
1705	South Euclid	21,598	-8.0%
1712	Chillicothe	21,499	-2.9%
1714	Perrysburg	21,482	21.7%
1747	Piqua	20,987	1.0%
1776	Lebanon	20,622	19.9%
1777	Sidney	20,614	1.3%
1788	Ashland	20,455	-3.7%
1790	Portsmouth	20,443	-2.0%
1794	Pickerington	20,402	103.4%
1807	Rocky River	20,216	-2.3%
1817	Parma Heights	20,053	-7.3%
1821	Miamisburg	19,985	2.1%
1824	Oregon	19,973	3.4%
1832	Norwood	19,870	-7.9%
1837	Painesville	19,813	12.3%
1882	Broadview Heights	19,227	20.1%
1902	Twinsburg	18,959	11.0%
1907	Sylvania	18,941	-0.5%
1908	Whitehall	18,913	-1.4%
1910	Berea	18,850	-0.5%
1927	Forest Park	18,690	-3.6%
1929	Mayfield Heights	18,682	-3.3%
1932	Brook Park	18,626	-12.0%
1934	Springboro	18,610	47.4%
1946	Niles	18,473	-11.5%
1971	Eastlake	18,172	-10.1%
1972	Ashtabula	18,144	-13.2%
1984	Steubenville	18,003	-9.3%
2025	Tallmadge	17,552	6.7%
2027	Tiffin	17,546	-3.2%
2041	New Philadelphia	17,424	1.8%
2045	North Canton	17,290	3.3%
2055	East Cleveland	17,187	-36.7%
2082	Norwalk	16,824	1.3%
2096	Defiance	16,687	0.3%
2099	Mount Vernon	16,659	5.8%
2131	Streetsboro	16,365	32.5%
2143	Fairview Park	16,292	-7.0%
2152	Fremont	16,193	-7.8%
2177	Aurora	15,982	17.0%
2216	Middleburg Heights	15,587	0.2%
2218	Pataskala	15,566	49.9%
2242	Bay Village	15,344	-4.4%
2269	Vandalia	15,053	2.9%

Demographics

• Demographics For Kent, Ohio
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  • Education
  • Housing
  • Income
  • Race

Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
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