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ZIP Code 44243: Kent, OH
ZIP code 44243 is in Kent, Ohio, entirely in Portage County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 5,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the less populous of Kent's 2 residential ZIP codes.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Kent · 2 residential ZIPs
- County
- Portage County
- Census places
- Kent
- Metro area
- Akron, OH
- House district
- OH-14 119th Congress
- State
- Ohio
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.4 sq mi · 12,014 people per sq mi
- PO Box ZIPs
- 44242 also use the name Kent
Where is ZIP code 44243?
44243 centers on 41.148°, -81.340° and covers 0.4 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 44240.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 44243, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 44243 compare with the rest of Kent?
| Measure | 44243 | In Kent | In Portage County | In OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 5,082 | 2nd of 2 | 14th of 22 | 520th of 1,233 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked | not ranked |
44243's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 5,082 residents live outside households (0 households; mostly students, median age 19.5): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 98% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 44243?
The 2020 Census counted 5,670 people in 44243; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 5,082. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 5,082
- 2020 Census count
- 5,670
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 19.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 44243?
Of the 5,082 people the ACS estimates in 44243, 0.2% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.9%), then Black (not Hispanic) (11.3%).
- Under 180.2%
- 18 to 6499.8%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic82.9%
- Black, not Hispanic11.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic1.8%
- Other or two or more1.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 44243?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 44243?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44240 | Kent | 37,788 | $58k | 1.0 mi |
| 44262 | Munroe Falls | 5,000 | $81k | 5.0 mi (near) |
| 44224 | Stow | 39,200 | $94k | 5.4 mi (near) |
| 44278 | Tallmadge | 18,424 | $90k | 5.6 mi (near) |
| 44241 | Streetsboro | 18,548 | $89k | 6.6 mi (near) |
| 44221 | Cuyahoga Falls | 28,546 | $63k | 7.0 mi (near) |
| 44266 | Ravenna | 32,612 | $65k | 7.6 mi (near) |
| 44260 | Mogadore | 12,780 | $82k | 7.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.