ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Ohio

ZIP Code 44240: Kent, OH

ZIP Code 44240 (Kent, Portage County, Ohio) has an estimated 37,788 residents in 16,753 households. The median household income is $57,627, the median home value is $226,500 and the median gross rent is $1,025/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

37,788

Margin of error ±650

Median household income

$57,627

Margin of error ±$7,170

Median home value

$226,500

Margin of error ±$12,914

Median gross rent

$1,025/mo

Margin of error ±$44

Median age

32.4 yrs

Margin of error ±1.9 yrs

Mean travel time to work

22.1 min

Margin of error ±2.4 min

How ZIP 44240 compares with Ohio and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 4424032.4 yrsOhio39.7 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 44240$57,627Ohio$71,389United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 44240$36,823Ohio$40,552United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 4424021.6%Ohio13.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 442407.6%Ohio4.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 4424045.1%Ohio31.5%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 44240$226,500Ohio$214,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 44240$1,025/moOhio$1,034/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 4424050.5%Ohio67.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 4424022.1 minOhio23.4 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 4424013.3%Ohio13.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 44240

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 44240 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 44240	Margin of error	Ohio	United States
Total population	37,788	±650	11,810,293	334,922,499
Median age	32.4 yrs	±1.9 yrs	39.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	16,753	±605	4,863,191	129,227,496
Median household income	$57,627	±$7,170	$71,389	$80,734
Per capita income	$36,823	±$1,768	$40,552	$44,673
Poverty rate	21.6%	±2.5 pts	13.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	±2.1 pts	4.8%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	±3.2 pts	31.5%	35.7%
Median home value	$226,500	±$12,914	$214,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,025/mo	±$44	$1,034/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	50.5%	±2.6 pts	67.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	22.1 min	±2.4 min	23.4 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	13.3%	±3.0 pts	13.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 44240
Group	ZIP 44240	Ohio	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	83.5%	75.8%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	12.0%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2.5%	4.8%	19.3%

Where ZIP 44240 is

State: Ohio
Main county: Portage County— also overlaps Summit County
Largest overlapping place: Kent (22% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 39.74 sq mi· about 951 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Portage County

44201 Portage County, OH 44202 Aurora, OH 44231 Portage County, OH 44234 Portage County, OH 44241 Streetsboro, OH 44243 Kent, OH 44255 Portage County, OH 44260 Portage County, OH 44266 Portage County, OH 44272 Portage County, OH 44285 Portage County, OH 44288 Portage County, OH 44411 Portage County, OH 44412 Portage County, OH

See every ZIP code in Ohio, or compare ZIP 44240 with another ZIP code.

Census figures describe residents as a group and cannot tell you about any one home or street. For a specific address, check local government and housing records.

About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.