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Kent County

Population in 2010: 1,890. Population change since 2000: +15.5%
Males: 923  (48.8%)
Females: 967  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Delaware median age:  0.0 years

Zip codes: 19901.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $51,936 (it was $43,261 in 2000)
Kent Acres:

$51,936
Delaware:

$56,860
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,358

Kent Acres CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $146,567 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
Kent Acres:

$146,567
Delaware:

$249,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $151,167; Detached houses: $198,300; Mobile homes: $26,601

Median gross rent in 2009: $546.

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  • White alone - 1,215 (64.3%)
  • Black alone - 452 (23.9%)
  • Hispanic - 103 (5.4%)
  • Two or more races - 61 (3.2%)
  • Asian alone - 48 (2.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 10 (0.5%)
  • Other race alone - 1 (0.05%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Kent Acres: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.6%), English (16.9%), Irish (14.7%), Italian (5.3%), United States (5.2%), French (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 2139 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kent Acres:

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kent Acres CDP:

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 17.3%

73 residents are foreign born (1.8% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

This place:  4.5%
Delaware:  5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $822 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $185 (0.8%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (36.2 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (60.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (63.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rodney Village, DE (0.9 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (1.0 miles ), Dover Base Housing, DE (1.5 miles ), Camden, DE (1.5 miles ), Dover, DE (1.5 miles ), Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (1.5 miles ), Wyoming, DE (1.5 miles ), Little Creek, DE (2.1 miles) .

Latitude: 39.13 N, Longitude: 75.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.6%
Delaware:

6.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (22%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (10%)
  • Wholesale trade (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Health care and social assistance (6%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Public administration (19%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care and social assistance (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Kent Acres-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1977, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Kent Acres place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1992, a category F2 tornado 7.7 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Kent Acres-area historical earthquake activity is below Delaware state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Kent Acres center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kent County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Kent Acres:

  • BAYHEALTH - KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; DOVER, DE)
  • CHESTER RIVER HOSPITAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; CHESTERTOWN, MD)
  • "CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC." (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; NEWARK, DE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kent Acres:

  • Delaware State University (about 4 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,113)
  • Delaware Technical and Community College-Owens (about 31 miles; Georgetown, DE; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • Cumberland County College (about 33 miles; Vineland, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • Wilmington University (about 37 miles; New Castle, DE; FT enrollment: 4,279)
  • Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington (about 39 miles; Newark, DE; FT enrollment: 3,290)
  • University of Delaware (about 40 miles; Newark, DE; FT enrollment: 18,469)
  • Rowan University (about 46 miles; Glassboro, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,650)

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Church in Kent Acres: Trinity Wesleyan Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Puncheon Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Kent County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.
City:

31.6
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.38. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.38
U.S.:

9.59
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 0.00528. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.00528
U.S.:

0.05221


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.2%
(4.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Delaware:  0.0 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.7%
Whole state:  -1.$%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kent Acres, DE


Kent Acres compared to Delaware state average:

  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Kent Acres travel time to work - commute
Kent Acres mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Utility gas (5%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Kent County Delaware:


2008 Presidential Election results in Kent County Delaware:
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Religion statistics for Kent Acres (based on Kent County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.11%
Here32.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchJewish
Adherents31.9%26.0%4.8%4.2%3.9%
Congregations3.7%26.6%1.8%4.6%0.9%
NameAssemblies of GodAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA The Wesleyan ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionOther
Adherents3.9%3.3%2.9%2.5%16.6%
Congregations1.8%2.8%4.6%4.6%48.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24
This county:

1.58 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:

1.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Kent County:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18
This county:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
Kent County:

3.43 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
Kent County:

4.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.43 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.9%
State:

9.0%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

31.2%
Delaware:

27.9%

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.47%
Delaware average:

6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County:

0.21%
Delaware average:

0.14%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD  0.16% ($32,667)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.54%
Delaware average:

5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County:

0.29%
Delaware average:

0.10%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Castle County, DE  1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD  0.07% ($26,421)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kent Acres:

  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kent Acres:

  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
  • WJKS (101.7 FM; CANTON, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • W277AH (103.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kent Acres:

  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$191,7545$186,07230$201,1212$52,6501$140,1701$8,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$03$180,7201$44,3300$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$105,5300$013$226,3452$39,9701$89,8701$32,410
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$010$206,0050$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$03$194,5670$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0412.00 , 0416.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$227,2201$287,910
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0412.00 , 0416.00

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Kent Acres on our top lists:

  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations:"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Book stores and news dealers"
  • #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Media and communication equipment workers"
  • #96 (19901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most casinos in 2005"
  • #96 (19901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Soviet Union first ancestries"
  • #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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