 Educationally , Kent is above the national , state , and local averages for residents who have attained a bachelor 's , master 's , or above a master 's degree . At the 2010 Census , 41 @.@ 9 % of Kent 's population above the age of 25 had obtained a college degree compared to 24 @.@ 9 % of the same population in Portage County , 24 @.@ 1 % statewide , and 27 @.@ 9 % nationally . 
