ZIP 98042 · Kent
Who lives in ZIP code 98042 (Kent, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kent, WA · King County
uszips 2026
People50,216
Median age39.0
Household income$127,552
Home value$655,883
Median rent$2,118/mo
Poverty4.7%
College degree+34.6%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 698 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,144
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 76.3% are adults.
Household income
61.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,480.
Education (adults 25+)
50.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.6%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 61.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.6%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 3.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.