Kent County, Rhode Island

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Key figures

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States	Rank
Total Population	171,456	1,101,801	334,922,499	400th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,345	$87,796	$80,734	233rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	40.6	38.9	988th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.7%	37.7%	35.7%	479th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$366,100	$404,200	$332,700	373rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,327	$1,342	$1,413	389th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.5%	11.2%	12.5%	2948th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	5.8%	5.2%	1456th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,017.1	1,065.7	n/a	184th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.1%	15.3%	14.1%	653rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.3	n/a	n/a	683rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.1%	63.6%	65.2%	1855th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.1	25.5	26.4	1417th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.9%	13.0%	15.1%	814th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.0%	n/a	n/a	3109th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	43.6%	46.9%	2208th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.6%	n/a	n/a	305th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	68.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	17.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.2	50.0	61.4

Age in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Median Age	43.8	40.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	18.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	18.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Households	72,839	441,570	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	26.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	17.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.1%	30.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	37.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Per Capita Income	$50,854	$47,150	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.6%	14.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	14.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.4%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.2%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.5%	11.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.6%	24.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.0%	14.0%	n/a

Housing in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Housing Units	76,529	485,932	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.1%	55.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.7%	17.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.8%	9.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,962.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.9%	36.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,957	$4,900	n/a

Education in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	10.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.5%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	25.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.3%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.4%	15.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.5%	65.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.2%	72.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	1.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.2%	26.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	7.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	9.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Kent County, Rhode Island

Statistic	Kent County, Rhode Island	Rhode Island	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	8.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	7.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.7%	76.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	13.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.9%	16.7%	16.7%

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