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County profile

Kent

United States · GDP 2024
#99 of 3,127 US counties by GDP52nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$60.3B
GDP growth
+4.5%
Jobs tracked
384,635
Employers
17,799
Avg. wage
$60.0k
Population
675,232
Labor & formation
Unemployment
4.4%
Median HH income
$82.6k±$1.2k
Business applications
9,716 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1UFP Industries, Inc.Basic Materials$6.3B78B+2Wolverine World Wide, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.9B64C3Independent Bank CorporationFinancial Services$32.1M61C4ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.Financial Services$19.0M44D5Rapid-Line Inc.Consumer Defensive$029D6Northpointe Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———7Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.Consumer Cyclical———8Xtreme One Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services———9Grand River Commerce, Inc.Financial Services———10Mercantile Bank CorporationFinancial Services———

HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).

Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care22%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation13%
Wholesale trade11%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
675,232
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $73.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−10,587
International migration+14,309
Natural change+12,927

GDP trend

2019–2024 · nominal
$45.3B
2019
$45.3B
2020
$48.8B
2021
$53.9B
2022
$57.7B
2023
$60.3B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$289.9k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$18/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.4%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
2,398 (3.6/1k pop)
FEMA risk score
92.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 99Tornado 98Winter weather 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
406
2016
442
2017
481
2018
513
2019
535
2020
612
2021
708
2022
772
2023
821
2024
857
2025
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR

31 filings from 7 companies here in the last 90 days.

8-KIndependent Bank Corporation06-18
8-KIndependent Bank Corporation06-12
8-KUFP Industries, Inc.06-01
10-QRapid-Line Inc.06-01
8-KChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.05-22
8-KMercantile Bank Corporation05-21
8-KChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.05-20
10-QWolverine World Wide, Inc.05-14
10-QNorthpointe Bancshares, Inc.05-14
8-KWolverine World Wide, Inc.05-14
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$60.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Chester$60.2BEssex$60.7BWorcester$60.9BDeKalb$59.3BTulsa$59.3BSnohomish$62.0B
The read

Kent's economy produced $60.3B in 2024, growing 4.5% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.
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