Kent County, Delaware (DE)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	28%

Kent County:	10.7%
Delaware:	10.4%

Type of workers:

Kent County, Delaware business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Kent County, Delaware:

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Delaware median age:	36.0 years

Males: 61,070	(48.2%)
Females: 65,627	(51.8%)

Kent County:	2.6 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

This county	$45,373
Delaware:	$52,499

Kent County	$190,603
Delaware:	$203,800

Health of residents in Kent County based on 3990 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
73.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
27.7% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
50.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
50.4% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
71.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
33.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Area name: Dover, DE MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kent County is $616 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $892 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dover, Smyrna, Dover Base Housing, Highland Acres, Harrington, Camden, Kent Acres, Rodney Village, Riverview, Clayton.

2005 air pollution in Kent County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.101 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: New Castle County , Sussex County , Caroline County, Maryland , Kent County, Maryland , Queen Anne's County, Maryland .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kent County: Bennetts Pier (A), Cains Landing (B), Alley Corners (C), Alms House (D), Big Stone Beach (E), Anthonys Corners (F), Delaware State College Farm (G), Delaware State Fairgrounds (H), Dickinson Mansion (I), Carroltown (J), Drapers Corners (K), Five Corners (L), Greens Corners (M), Herrings Corners (N), Island Field Site (O), Kent County Sewer Treatment Plant (P), Leipsic River Range Lights (Q), Maloneys Landing (R), New Wharf (S), Saint Jones Access Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Kent County include: Saint James Church (A), Saint James American Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Griffiths Chapel (C), Berean Community Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethesda M P Church (F), Lighthouse Christian Center (G), Blackiston Church (H), Blanco Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Amish Cemetery (1), Bethesda M P Cemetery (2), Griffiths Chapel Cemetery (3), Hopkins Cemetery (4), Mount Olive Cemetery (5), Saint James Cemetery (6), Downham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Log Pond (A), Dyke Pond (B), Bay Pond (C), Cypress Pond (D), Duck Creek Pond (E), Derby Pond (F), Tubmill Pond (G), Killen Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horsepen Arm (A), Horsepen Ditch (B), Beachy Neidig Ditch (C), Thorndyk Branch (D), Tantrough Branch (E), Muddy Branch (F), Muddy Bottom Ditch (G), Hawkey Branch (H), Improvement Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kent County include: Snowland (1), Little Creek Wildlife Area (2), Little Creek Wildlife Area Logan Tract (3), Burton - Derrickson Tract of Murderkill River Nature Preserve (4), Sharon Hills Memorial Park (5), Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (6), Octagonal School House (7), Cherbourg Round Barn (8), Killens Pond State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Pickering Beach (A), Fraland Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.9%
Delaware:	2.9%

Current college students: 8,588
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,050 (52% naturalized citizens)

Kent County:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.7%

Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,502
• One, attached: 4,230
• Two: 947
• 3 or 4: 971
• 5 to 9: 1,565
• 10 to 19: 1,938
• 20 or more: 1,903
• Mobile homes: 9,392
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Kent County with a mortgage: 17,291 (2,179 second mortgage, 2,547 home equity loan, 73 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,572

Kent County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Delaware state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 54 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 47,676 (80%) Carpooled: 7,717 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 453 (1%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 82 (0%) Bicycle: 137 (0%) Walked: 1,361 (2%) Other means: 516 (1%) Worked at home: 1,857 (3%)

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%

3.01% relocated from other counties in Delaware ($15,222 average AGI)
5.25% relocated from other states ($25,576 average AGI)

Kent County:	5.25%
Delaware average:	4.84%

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)
from Prince George's County, MD	0.13% ($45,443)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.12% ($50,406)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.12% ($45,438)
from Delaware County, PA	0.11% ($38,903)

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%

2.04% relocated to other counties in Delaware ($12,559 average AGI)
4.21% relocated to other states ($24,295 average AGI)

Kent County:	4.21%
Delaware average:	4.09%

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)
to Baltimore County, MD	0.05% ($39,071)
to Cecil County, MD	0.05% ($43,679)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.05% ($46,333)
to Wicomico County, MD	0.05% ($30,185)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 18,154 (14,922 aged, 3,232 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 106,347 (24,519 male householders, 9,169 female householders)

  25,573 spouses, 38,910 children (35,739 natural, 726 adopted, 2,445 stepchildren), 2,660 grandchildren, 737 brothers or sisters, 575 parents, 1,567 other relatives, 2,637 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,709 (6,346 male householders (4,754 living alone)), 7,165 female householders (6,099 living alone)), 3,198 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,641 (1,250 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,647 2-persons, 8,304 3-persons, 6,988 4-persons, 3,038 5-persons, 1,133 6-persons, 578 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,853 1-person, 2,268 2-persons, 288 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

21,459 married couples with children.
9,303 single-parent households (2,072 men, 7,231 women).

92.1% of residents of Kent County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,235,094,000 ($8901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $451,781,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $410,030,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $115,049,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,518,000
Federal grants: $303,843,000
Federal procurement contracts: $162,741,000 ($156,234,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $234,913,000 ($206,422,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,203,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $161,745,000
Federal Government insurance: $121,029,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	+84 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

57% of Kent County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Delaware.

Kent County:	56.8%
State average:	57.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 62426
• Northeast: 24713
• Midwest: 6163
• South: 22572
• West: 3276

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,000

Here:	8.1%
Delaware:	17.8%

Here:	5.3%
Delaware:	14.0%

Here:	20.0%
Delaware:	21.4%

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