Kent County, DE Demographic Data
Kent County, DE Summary
Kent County is located in Delaware
- Population: 167,626
- Area: 798.33 sq. miles
- Land Area: 586.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 212.15 sq. miles
- Population Density: 209.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 20.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kent County, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
90,934
52%
50.8
Male
83,893
48%
49.2
Total Population
174,827
323,128,000
Kent County, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,174
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
11,402
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,938
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,612
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,980
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
24,759
14.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
19,849
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,725
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,952
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,498
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
17,216
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,040
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,682
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
134,296
76.8%
77.2
Female
71,148
53.0%
51.3
Male
63,148
47.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
126,508
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
34,133
19.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
28,938
16.6%
15.2
Female
16,506
57.0%
55.8
Male
12,432
43.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Kent County, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
166,586
95.3%
96.8
White
115,964
66.3%
72.6
Black or African American
43,984
25.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
961
0.5%
0.8
Asian
3,125
1.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
729
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
964
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
192
0.1%
0.2
Korean
447
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
793
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
2,543
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,241
4.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
12,050
6.9%
17.8
Mexican
3,103
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,664
2.7%
1.7
Cuban
342
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,941
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
162,777
93.1%
82.2
Kent County, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,353
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,704
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
41,865
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
23,060
19.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10,348
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
16,475
14.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
9,916
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,057
12.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
101,664
87.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
26,391
22.6%
31.2
Kent County, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
49,156
34.8%
33.7%
Now Married
59,440
42.1%
47.5
Divorced
20,641
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
2,745
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
9,331
6.6
5.8%
Kent County, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
144,175
88.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
19,478
11.9%
21.6%
Spanish
7,591
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6,516
4.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,600
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
2,771
1.7%
1.1%
Kent County, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,775
5.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,625
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,330
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,833
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,380
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,991
21.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,790
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,368
13.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,419
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,941
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
54,140
57,617
Per capita income
25,528
31,128
Kent County, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
688
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10,491
13.6%
9.8
Construction
6,619
8.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
21,130
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,550
4.6%
6.6
Information
1,278
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
5,419
7.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,199
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,677
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
6,566
8.5%
4.6
Retail trade
7,962
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,271
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,529
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
9,642
12.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
25,278
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,108
13.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
15,124
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
17,227
22.3%
18.1%
Kent County, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
77,379
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
62,153
80.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,715
11.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,089
1.4%
5.1
Walked
1,283
1.7%
2.7
Other means
1,216
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
2,923
3.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.0
26.6
Kent County, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,995
6.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
21,943
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
24,062
37.3%
37.1
3 or more
14,452
22.4%
21.0
Kent County, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
64,452
92.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,176
67.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
21,276
33.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,290
7.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Kent County, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
69,742
1 room
391
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
205
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
4,372
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
10,583
15.2%
16.5
5 rooms
13,020
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
12,480
17.9%
17.8
7 rooms
11,991
17.2%
12.0
8 rooms
8,514
12.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,186
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Kent County, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
69,742
1-unit, detached
45,511
65.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5,845
8.4%
5.9
2-units
752
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
921
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,382
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,804
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
2,183
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
9,344
13.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kent County, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,493
6.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,900
2.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,183
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,175
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,374
12.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,714
12.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,326
17.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18,608
26.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,766
5.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,203
1.7%
1.4%
Kent County, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
26,444
41.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10,232
15.9%
4.7
Electricity
17,195
26.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8,196
12.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
135
0.2%
0.1
Wood
1,386
2.2%
1.9
Solar energy
69
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
462
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
333
0.5%
1.1
Kent County, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
27,427
47295100.0
Less than $500
264
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
492
1.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
578
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,043
7.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
5,988
21.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
6,756
24.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,306
41.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
10,780
39.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,242
19.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,446
8.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,473
9.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,486
23.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
20,044
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
269
1.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,606
8.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,332
11.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,362
36.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8,475
42.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,232
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
997
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,976
10.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,170
10.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,863
14.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,641
13.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,179
11.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
8,015
40.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,432
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,176
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,190
7.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,717
4.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,976
13.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10,915
25.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,873
32.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,432
14.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
545
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
528
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
199,000
205,000
