Kent County, Delaware

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Key figures

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States	Rank
Total Population	187,604	1,021,191	334,922,499	368th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,477	$84,954	$80,734	872nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.8	41.6	38.9	2415th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.5%	35.8%	35.7%	961st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$316,600	$352,000	$332,700	542nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,354	$1,401	$1,413	359th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.4%	12.5%	2286th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	5.1%	5.2%	791st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	320.1	524.1	n/a	478th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.4%	10.7%	14.1%	622nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1489th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	73.0%	65.2%	1926th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	26.0	26.4	1074th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.7%	15.0%	15.1%	1558th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2295th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.8%	47.2%	46.9%	1889th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.2%	n/a	n/a	506th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	58.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	21.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.0	60.0	61.4

Age in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Median Age	38.8	41.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	20.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	20.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Households	71,424	402,038	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	65.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.3%	27.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,191	$45,375	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	11.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.5%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	19.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	12.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.7%	24.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.7%	10.7%	n/a

Housing in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Housing Units	76,325	464,203	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.5%	59.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.4%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.4%	13.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	27.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.3%	29.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,363	$1,768	n/a

Education in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	8.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	28.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	27.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.4%	20.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.1%	15.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.0%	62.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	71.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.8%	24.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.7%	7.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Kent County, Delaware

Statistic	Kent County, Delaware	Delaware	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.9%	42.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.6%	5.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	4.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.6%	84.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.8%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.7%	11.6%	16.7%

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