Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $399,480.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,406 (lower quartile is $1,062, upper quartile is $1,919)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,378
Median gross rent in Kent, CT in 2022: $1,603
Housing units in Kent with a mortgage: 460 (38 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 170
In family households: 156,490 (36,561 male householders, 14,969 female householders)
41,185 spouses, 52,814 children (49,404 natural, 1,325 adopted, 2,085 stepchildren), 2,365 grandchildren, 1,073 brothers or sisters, 1,650 parents, foster children, 1,216 other relatives, 3,500 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 30,633 (11,692 male householders (9,019 living alone)), 13,418 female householders (11,384 living alone)), 5,523 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,804 (1,566 institutionalized population)
34,479 married couples with children.
7,472 single-parent households (1,895 men, 5,577 women).
93.3% of residents of Kent speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 384 (11.1%)
(41.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kent, Connecticut
521995 to March 2000
71990 to 1994
91985 to 1989
671980 to 1984
251975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
91965 to 1969
62Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 678 (18.9%)
Irish: 591 (16.5%)
German: 494 (13.8%)
Other: 415 (11.6%)
Italian: 252 (7.0%)
Scottish: 162 (4.5%)
French: 155 (4.3%)
Polish: 151 (4.2%)
United States: 144 (4.0%)
Swedish: 136 (3.8%)
Dutch: 75 (2.1%)
Hungarian: 60 (1.7%)
French Canadian: 50 (1.4%)
Welsh: 41 (1.1%)
Norwegian: 38 (1.1%)
Czech: 28 (0.8%)
Lithuanian: 26 (0.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 24 (0.7%)
Swiss: 16 (0.4%)
Russian: 13 (0.4%)
Slovak: 13 (0.4%)
Arab: 10 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 10 (0.3%)
Danish: 8 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Kent:
24.7% (57)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
India
Kent:
7.4% (17)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
France
Kent:
6.1% (14)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Korea
Kent:
6.1% (14)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Germany
Kent:
5.6% (13)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Other Northern Europe
Kent:
5.2% (12)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,220)
Austria
Kent:
4.8% (11)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Japan
Kent:
4.3% (10)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
South Africa
Kent:
4.3% (10)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,269)
Canada
Kent:
4.3% (10)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Ireland
Kent:
3.9% (9)
Connecticut:
1.2% (4,344)
Netherlands
Kent:
3.9% (9)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,303)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Kent:
3.9% (9)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,693)
Hungary
Kent:
3.9% (9)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,646)
Other Eastern Europe
Kent:
3.9% (9)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,596)
Italy
Kent:
3.5% (8)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Sweden
Kent:
2.2% (5)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,374)
Other Western Europe
Kent:
2.2% (5)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,437
Other state: 1,155
Northeast: 856
Midwest: 67
South: 138
West: 94
65% of Kent residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 323
Less than 1 year of college: 22
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 29
Bachelor's degree: 232
Master's degree: 104
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 18
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 315
Less than 1 year of college: 43
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 112
Associate degree: 64
Bachelor's degree: 239
Master's degree: 173
Professional school degree: 40
Doctorate degree: 26
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,143
One, attached: 103
Two: 77
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 9
20 to 49: 9
Mobile homes: 10
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%
