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Kenton, DE map Population (year 2000): 237. Estimated population in July 2006: 259 (+9.3% change)
 

Males: 115  (48.5%)
Females: 122  (51.5%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19955.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,100 (it was $38,250 in 2000)
Kenton  $45,100
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $136,100 (it was $97,100 in 2000)
Kenton  $136,100
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Kenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (17.7%), Italian (14.8%), German (12.2%), English (10.5%), United States (8.0%), Dutch (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 68 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1480 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kenton

  • High school or higher: 61.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kenton town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

8 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

This town:  3.4%
Delaware:  5.7%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Kenton, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kenton to the number of sex offenders is 255 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kenton:  0.5% ($467)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (31.7 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (64.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Clayton, DE (4.9 miles ), Hartly, DE (5.2 miles) , Cheswold, DE (5.5 miles ), Smyrna, DE (6.2 miles ), Templeville, MD (9.5 miles) , Marydel, MD (9.7 miles) , Leipsic, DE (10.3 miles ), Dover, DE (10.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.23 N, Longitude: 75.67 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-45.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (16%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Warehousing and storage (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Financial managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Financial managers (6%)


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Kenton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.3 miles away from the Kenton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/21/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Kenton:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE)
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 26 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kenton:
  • DOVER AFB (about 17 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 31 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 54 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kenton:
  • DELAWARE AIRPARK (about 6 miles; DOVER/CHESWOLD, DE; ID: 33N)
  • SMYRNA (about 8 miles; SMYRNA, DE; ID: 38N)
  • MASSEY AERODROME (about 10 miles; MASSEY, MD; ID: MD1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kenton:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 26 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 28 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 47 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.1%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  13.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.4%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Kenton compared to Delaware state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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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 Kenton:
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kenton:
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kenton:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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