Kent County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Kent County, Texas has a population of 734 across 903 square miles, down 6.4 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $296.5 m in 2024, 9 establishments operate here.
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Kent County
How many people live in Kent County
- Population734
- Households308
- Average household size2.38
- Median household income$72,889
- Median age60.0
- Median gross rent$675 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,200
- Home value to household income1.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over605
- Population under 1889
- Share under 1812.1 percent
- Population 65 and over274
- Share 65 and over37.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64371
- Civilian labor force295
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over45.7 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties249th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents3204th
Kent County is the 249th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 1.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 37.3 percent against 12.1 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kent County
Is Kent County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-6.39 percent
- Census 2020 base population751
- Births, 20247
- Deaths, 202414
- Natural change, 2024-7
- Net domestic migration, 2024-19
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-19
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-14
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3063rd
The county has lost 6.39 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Kent County
Where people moving to Kent County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving26
- People arriving, from those returns50
- Adjusted gross income arriving$1.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$69,231
- Largest single originKent County Non-migrants (265 households)
- Largest single destination (265 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Non-migrants | 265 | 571 | $18.7 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 26 | 50 | $1.8 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Kent County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Kent County
What the Kent County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$296.5 m
- County GDP, 2023$222.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 202433.5 percent
- GDP change over five years210.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties217th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2705th
- GDP per resident$403,928
Output grew 33.5 percent in the latest year and 210.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Kent County
Who employs people in Kent County
- Covered employment, annual average355
- Establishments reporting29
- Average annual pay$37,332
- Average weekly wage$718
Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Kent County
What businesses operate in Kent County
- Establishments, all industries9
- Employment at those establishments53
- Annual payroll$4.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents12.3
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Kent County
How big is Kent County
- Land area903 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties137th of 254
- Width, east to west30.2 mi
- Height, north to south30 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.01
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Kent County
What hazards affect Kent County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book2
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Kent County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Kent County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population734
- Households308
- Average household size2.38
- Median household income$72,889
- Median age60.0
Common questions
Kent County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kent County, Texas?
734, in 308 households, ranking 249th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kent County growing?
The population has fallen 6.39 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 7 births against 14 deaths, with net migration of -19. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Kent County?
$72,889. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,200, which is 1.7 times income, and median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Kent County?
9 establishments, employing 53 people with an annual payroll of $4.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Kent County?
Average annual pay is $37,332, or $718 a week, across 355 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Kent County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Kent County come from?
The largest single origin is Kent County Non-migrants, with 265 households. Arriving households report an average income of $69,231 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Kent County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Kent County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.