Kent County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,346	6,206,011	334,922,499	1921st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,147	$103,678	$80,734	578th of 3,221
Median Age	48.6	39.4	38.9	315th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.6%	43.4%	35.7%	292nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$330,900	$419,900	$332,700	489th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,209	$1,705	$1,413	524th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	9.4%	12.5%	2499th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.9%	5.2%	2553rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	69.9	639.1	n/a	1252nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	16.6%	14.1%	1310th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1332nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	67.6%	65.2%	1933rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.4	31.1	26.4	1324th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	19.3%	15.1%	826th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2032nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.0%	46.2%	46.9%	2605th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.4%	n/a	n/a	2260th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	14.0%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.0	67.7	61.4

Age in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	48.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	15.5%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.3%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	8,493	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.6	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.8%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.3%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.6%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,492	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.1%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.6%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.8%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	10,363	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	18.0%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.5%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,025	$4,093	n/a

Education in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.9%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.4%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.1%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.1%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.6%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.6%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.0%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Kent County, Maryland

Statistic	Kent County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.2%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	16.9%	16.7%

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