Kent County, TX Demographic Data
Kent County, TX Summary
Kent County is located in Texas
- Population: 829
- Area: 902.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 902.51 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.41 sq. miles
- Population Density: 0.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,097.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kent County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
345
52%
50.8
Male
322
48%
49.2
Total Population
667
323,128,000
Kent County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
62
9.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
32
4.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
34
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
26
3.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
15
2.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
78
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
51
7.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
77
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
54
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
48
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
121
18.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
24
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
45
6.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
532
79.8%
77.2
Female
276
51.9%
51.3
Male
256
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
513
76.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
231
34.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
190
28.5%
15.2
Female
118
62.1%
55.8
Male
72
37.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Kent County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
666
99.9%
96.8
White
622
93.3%
72.6
Black or African American
4
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
1.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
33
4.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1
0.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
116
17.4%
17.8
Mexican
104
15.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
12
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
551
82.6%
82.2
Kent County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
33
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
75
15.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
148
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
108
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
15
3.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
82
16.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
37
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
108
21.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
390
78.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
119
23.9%
31.2
Kent County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
76
14.1%
33.7%
Now Married
299
55.5%
47.5
Divorced
60
11.1%
11.0%
Separated
12
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
92
17.1
5.8%
Kent County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
532
87.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
73
12.1%
21.6%
Spanish
73
12.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Kent County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
30
10.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
18
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
32
11.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
27
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
34
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
60
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
35
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
29
10.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
4.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
7
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
50,625
57,617
Per capita income
27,434
31,128
Kent County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
62
19.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4
1.3%
9.8
Construction
31
9.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
95
29.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21
6.6%
6.6
Information
1
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
2
0.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
11
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
2.8%
11.4
Public administration
39
12.2%
4.6
Retail trade
31
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
9
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
55
17.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
138
43.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
28
8.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
45
14.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
53
16.6%
18.1%
Kent County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
315
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
231
73.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
34
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
29
9.2%
2.7
Other means
5
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
16
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
9.6
26.6
Kent County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
17
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
89
31.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
123
43.3%
37.1
3 or more
55
19.4%
21.0
Kent County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
284
61.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
202
71.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
82
28.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
179
38.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Kent County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
463
1 room
13
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
20
4.3%
2.7
3 rooms
30
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
61
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
112
24.2%
19.8
6 rooms
132
28.5%
17.8
7 rooms
49
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
17
3.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
29
6.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Kent County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
463
1-unit, detached
406
87.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
57
12.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kent County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
104
22.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
37
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
58
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
69
14.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
70
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
44
9.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
31
6.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
40
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
9
1.9%
1.4%
Kent County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8
2.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
114
40.1%
4.7
Electricity
147
51.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
3.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Kent County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
5
10.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
10
21.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
29.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
18
38.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
32
68.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
6.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
21.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2
4.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
47
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
22
46.8%
41.0%
Less than $500
25
53.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
35
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
492
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
18
38.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
23
48.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Kent County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
202
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
77
38.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
63
31.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
35
17.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11
5.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
12
5.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
72,900
205,000
