Kent County, RI Demographic Data
Kent County, RI Summary
Kent County is located in Rhode Island
- Population: 164,843
- Area: 188.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 168.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: 19.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 876.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 246.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kent County, RI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
85,263
52%
50.8
Male
79,351
48%
49.2
Total Population
164,614
323,128,000
Kent County, RI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
7,394
4.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,723
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,352
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
8,778
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,567
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,048
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
20,032
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
24,631
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
13,535
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,972
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,717
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,186
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,679
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
133,463
81.1%
77.2
Female
70,347
52.7%
51.3
Male
63,116
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
129,211
78.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
35,763
21.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
29,582
18.0%
15.2
Female
17,068
57.7%
55.8
Male
12,514
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Kent County, RI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
160,226
97.3%
96.8
White
151,589
92.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,738
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
196
0.1%
0.8
Asian
3,675
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
128
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,900
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
4,388
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,492
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
681
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,389
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
320
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,102
3.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
157,122
95.4%
82.2
Kent County, RI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,288
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,602
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
35,352
29.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,003
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,407
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
24,369
20.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,779
12.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
9,890
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
111,910
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39,148
32.1%
31.2
Kent County, RI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
43,509
31.3%
33.7%
Now Married
63,936
45.9%
47.5
Divorced
18,784
13.5%
11.0%
Separated
1,953
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
10,963
7.9
5.8%
Kent County, RI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
144,333
91.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,887
8.2%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Kent County, RI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,353
4.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,163
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,365
9.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,057
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,103
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
10,368
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,727
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
12,501
18.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,471
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,639
5.4%
6.4
Median household income
63,101
57,617
Per capita income
36,548
31,128
Kent County, RI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
294
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,459
8.6%
9.8
Construction
4,559
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
26,544
30.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6,045
6.9%
6.6
Information
1,217
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,094
9.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,241
3.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
8,530
9.8%
11.4
Public administration
3,868
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
11,934
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,200
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,130
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,096
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
34,399
39.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,765
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
20,607
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
16,248
18.7%
18.1%
Kent County, RI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
84,240
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
72,748
86.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,560
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
721
0.9%
5.1
Walked
874
1.0%
2.7
Other means
403
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
2,934
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Kent County, RI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,606
5.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
24,286
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,597
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
12,258
18.1%
21.0
Kent County, RI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
67,747
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
44,166
65.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
23,581
34.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,865
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
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
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Kent County, RI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,612
1 room
2,038
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
3,596
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
7,530
10.2%
9.1
4 rooms
12,153
16.5%
16.5
5 rooms
14,810
20.1%
19.8
6 rooms
13,232
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
9,017
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
4,912
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,324
8.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Kent County, RI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,612
1-unit, detached
48,124
65.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,750
3.7%
5.9
2-units
4,089
5.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,013
4.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,374
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,282
4.5%
4.4
20 or more units
8,217
11.2%
9.0
Mobile home
763
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kent County, RI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
14,441
19.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
6,544
8.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
12,743
17.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
9,767
13.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10,680
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,923
12.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
5,954
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,959
5.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
288
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
313
0.4%
1.4%
Kent County, RI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
35,902
53.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,188
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
6,967
10.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
22,412
33.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
705
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
495
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
78
0.1%
1.1
Kent County, RI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
30,381
47295100.0
Less than $500
302
1.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,060
6.8%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,218
7.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2,501
8.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,047
16.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,592
28.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,661
31.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,767
42.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,271
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,508
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,279
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
7,556
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, RI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
22,692
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
143
0.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
223
1.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
656
2.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,355
10.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
2,640
11.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,301
36.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8,374
36.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
889
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,017
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,152
9.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,923
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,424
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,304
14.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,529
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,258
41.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
991
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, RI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
44,166
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,116
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,305
3.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,637
10.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11,829
26.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,189
29.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8,636
19.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3,293
7.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
161
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
220,200
205,000