Kent County, Delaware (DE)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,166
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 33,048
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,232 (it was 14,176 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 30% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 590 sq. mi.
Water area: 210.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 312 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (15.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 106,17557.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 46,38325.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 14,4467.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 11,0896.0%Two or more races
- 4,4352.4%Asian alone
- 1,2210.7%Some other race alone
- 4000.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 38.8 years |
Delaware median age: | 41.6 years |
Males: 88,846 | ![]() |
Females: 95,303 | ![]() |

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Kent County: | 2.0 people |
Delaware: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $64,308 ($40,950 in 1999)
This county: | $64,308 |
Delaware: | $71,091 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,015 (lower quartile is $784, upper quartile is $1,214)
This county: | $1015 |
State: | $1046 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $269,900 (it was $103,300 in 2000)
Kent: | $269,900 |
Delaware: | $300,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,550Detached houses: $340,957
Here: $340,957 State: $370,601 Townhouses or other attached units: $171,591
Here: $171,591 State: $246,911 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,317
Here: $110,317 State: $221,334 Mobile homes: $149,914
Here: $149,914 State: $93,464
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $427
Institutionalized population: 1,045
Health of residents in Kent County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.71.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
50.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
68.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
69.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 170 pounds. This is more than average.
33.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1676 buildings, average cost: $151,500
- 2020: 1666 buildings, average cost: $141,100
- 2019: 1216 buildings, average cost: $143,200
- 2018: 1321 buildings, average cost: $149,600
- 2017: 1153 buildings, average cost: $154,600
- 2016: 1124 buildings, average cost: $150,600
- 2015: 827 buildings, average cost: $147,500
- 2014: 912 buildings, average cost: $139,100
- 2013: 823 buildings, average cost: $134,200
- 2012: 695 buildings, average cost: $133,900
- 2011: 540 buildings, average cost: $138,300
- 2010: 674 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2009: 722 buildings, average cost: $126,800
- 2008: 824 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 2007: 1317 buildings, average cost: $136,200
- 2006: 1485 buildings, average cost: $146,600
- 2005: 1946 buildings, average cost: $132,400
- 2004: 2028 buildings, average cost: $121,900
- 2003: 1763 buildings, average cost: $118,000
- 2002: 1442 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2001: 954 buildings, average cost: $97,300
- 2000: 853 buildings, average cost: $87,800
- 1999: 705 buildings, average cost: $102,400
- 1998: 675 buildings, average cost: $90,900
- 1997: 626 buildings, average cost: $83,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,355 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $988 (0.4%)
Kent County: | 12.3% |
Delaware: | 11.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 38.8 years old
(Males: 37.5 years old, Females: 40.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.4 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 64.5 years old, Asian residents: 42.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.7 years old, Other race residents: 26.2 years old)
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, Central Kent, Smyrna, Dover Base Housing, Highland Acres, Harrington, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Woodside East, Camden, Kent Acres.
2019 air pollution in Kent County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Audrain County, Missouri , Mineral County, Nevada
, Jefferson County, Colorado
, Pleasants County, West Virginia
, Jasper County, Illinois
, Warren County, Missouri
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Here: | 4.9% |
Delaware: | 4.3% |
Current college students: 8,588
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 13,731 (65.6% naturalized citizens)
Kent County: | 7.5% |
Whole state: | 10.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,9512010 or later
- 3,4902000 to 2009
- 2,0441990 to 1999
- 1,0261980 to 1989
- 6541970 to 1979
- 1,467Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 49,907
- One, attached: 6,894
- Two: 815
- 3 or 4: 1,994
- 5 to 9: 1,772
- 10 to 19: 3,508
- 20 to 49: 1,209
- 50 or more: 1,374
- Mobile homes: 7,601
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Kent County with a mortgage: 31,553 (3,218 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 2,887 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 851
Here: | 3.5% with mortgage |
State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Kent County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 16,679 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 14,992 | 79 |
Mainline Protestant | 14,931 | 41 |
Black Protestant | 3,245 | 18 |
Other | 2,718 | 14 |
Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
None | 109,645 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Kent County: | 1.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Kent County: | 3.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.81 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Kent County: | 10.9% |
Delaware: | 9.0% |
Kent County: | 31.2% |
State: | 27.9% |
Agriculture in Kent County:
Average size of farms: 257 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $178,468
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $358.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.85%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139,074
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $127,089
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 51.73%
Corn for grain: 43548 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 20509 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 68647 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16,565 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Kent County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Delaware state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 152.4 miles away from Kent County center
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 89.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 10.0 miles away from the county 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 88.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 152.5 miles away from Kent County center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 164.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Delaware Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020 - August 7, 2020, FEMA Id: 4566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Delaware Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4526-DE: April 5, 2020, FEMA Id: 4526, Natural disaster type: Other
- Delaware Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3357: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3357, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4090: November 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4090, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3336: August 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 3336, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to August 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4037: September 30, 2011, FEMA Id: 4037, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1896: March 31, 2010, FEMA Id: 1896, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Delaware Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3263: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3263, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 29, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1494: September 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1494, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Delaware Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 19, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3183: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 3183, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Kent County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53,518 (73.8%)
- Carpooled: 4,873 (6.7%)
- Bus: 381 (0.5%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 6 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 28 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,002 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 291 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,094 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 8,870 (12.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Retail trade (18%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Firefighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Community and social service occupations (5%)
- Haiti (15%)
- Nigeria (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Liberia (6%)
- India (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- American (13%)
- English (8%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (6%)
- Italian (4%)
- Haitian (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Kent County, Delaware in 2010:
- 2,773 people in college/university student housing
- 784 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 283 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 202 people in state prisons
- 93 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 82 people in group homes intended for adults
- 27 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 25 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 25 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 21 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 7 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Kent County, Delaware in 2000:
- 1,732 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,091 people in nursing homes
- 381 people in military barracks, etc.
- 154 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 125 people in halfway houses
- 62 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 26 people in other group homes
- 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 18 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
7.70% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,345 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.70% |
Delaware average: | 6.79% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($796 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.12% Delaware average: 0.03%
2.80% relocated from other counties in Delaware ($18,673 average AGI)
4.78% relocated from other states ($35,876 average AGI)
Kent County: 4.78% Delaware average: 5.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from New Castle County, DE | ![]() |
from Sussex County, DE | ![]() |
from Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
from Delaware County, PA | ![]() |
from Kings County, NY | ![]() |
from Caroline County, MD | ![]() |
from Anne Arundel County, MD | ![]() |
6.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,018 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.72% |
Delaware average: | 5.45% |
0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($769 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.12% Delaware average: 0.03%
2.58% relocated to other counties in Delaware ($21,375 average AGI)
4.02% relocated to other states ($30,875 average AGI)
Kent County: 4.02% Delaware average: 4.16%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sussex County, DE | ![]() |
to New Castle County, DE | ![]() |
to Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
to Caroline County, MD | ![]() |
to Wicomico County, MD | ![]() |
to Cecil County, MD | ![]() |
to Anne Arundel County, MD | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 22,858 (18,197 aged, 4,661 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,765 (9%)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,043
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 265
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,119
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 830
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 24
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 28.4. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 68.4
- Other - 40.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184,149- Male householders: 30,548 (8,071 living alone), Female householders: 39,619 (10,674 living alone)
35,379 spouses (34,666 opposite-sex spouses), 4,132 unmarried partners, (4,132 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54,475 children (51,795 natural, 834 adopted, 1,846 stepchildren), 4,841 grandchildren, 1,719 brothers or sisters, 1,839 parents, 129 foster children, 2,304 other relatives, 4,484 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,680
Size of family households: 21,718 2-persons, 9,537 3-persons, 8,353 4-persons, 3,505 5-persons, 2,991 6-persons, 1,100 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 18,745 1-person, 3,548 2-persons, 670 3-persons.
26,656 married couples with children.
10,087 single-parent households (1,093 men, 8,994 women).
88.0% of residents of Kent speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,235,094,000 ($8,901 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,484Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,784
Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +840
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +12,032
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: | 6.9 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Kent County, Delaware
- 5242020 or later
- 11,9212010 to 2019
- 18,4652000 to 2009
- 10,8341990 to 1999
- 8,5971980 to 1989
- 9,0921970 to 1979
- 5,3161960 to 1969
- 4,1351950 to 1959
- 1,3501940 to 1949
- 4,8591939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent County, Delaware
- 1691 room
- 72 rooms
- 2403 rooms
- 2,2174 rooms
- 7,7335 rooms
- 11,2036 rooms
- 10,3977 rooms
- 7,1108 rooms
- 11,8259+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Delaware
- 131 room
- 5992 rooms
- 2,7463 rooms
- 5,1304 rooms
- 4,3325 rooms
- 2,9516 rooms
- 1,6327 rooms
- 8688 rooms
- 9959+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent County, Delaware
- 169no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 5,1782 bedrooms
- 27,8683 bedrooms
- 14,7384 bedrooms
- 2,9285+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Delaware
- 13no bedroom
- 2,6421 bedroom
- 8,0872 bedrooms
- 6,4523 bedrooms
- 1,4764 bedrooms
- 5965+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 940no vehicle
- 12,9221 vehicle
- 21,9212 vehicles
- 10,1323 vehicles
- 3,4464 vehicles
- 1,5405+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,666no vehicle
- 9,0731 vehicle
- 5,3442 vehicles
- 1,8393 vehicles
- 3034 vehicles
- 415+ vehicles
88.2% of Kent County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Delaware.
Kent County: | 88.2% |
State average: | 88.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 89,789
- Other state: 77,117
- Northeast: 39,254
- Midwest: 7,064
- South: 26,438
- West: 4,361
- 43.4%Utility gas
- 29.0%Electricity
- 15.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 47.6%Electricity
- 37.0%Utility gas
- 7.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.5%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.5% |
Delaware: | 15.4% |
Here: | 8.1% |
Delaware: | 19.2% |
Here: | 10.9% |
Delaware: | 18.3% |
Kent County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,919,000
Sewerage: $19,487,000
Other: $8,830,000
Other: $8,226,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,867,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,602,000
Regular Highways: $1,121,000
Regular Highways: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $405,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $9,419,000
Sewerage: $5,859,000
General - Other: $2,003,000
General - Other: $1,246,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $11,242,000
Sewerage: $11,082,000
Health - Other: $6,867,000
Health - Other: $6,769,000
Central Staff Services: $4,652,000
Central Staff Services: $4,586,000
Financial Administration: $4,445,000
Financial Administration: $4,382,000
General - Other: $4,053,000
General - Other: $3,995,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,305,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,258,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,946,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,953,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,925,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,769,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,744,000
Libraries: $1,661,000
Libraries: $1,637,000
Regular Highways: $1,001,000
Regular Highways: $987,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
General Public Buildings: $777,000
Police Protection: $657,000
Police Protection: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $110,000
Natural Resources - Other: $108,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
Other: $175,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,552,000
Interest on Debt: $1,500,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $105,855,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,598,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,083,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $59,789,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,126,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,080,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,801,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,626,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,964,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,919,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,294,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,257,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,169,000
Special Assessments: $3,452,000
Interest Earnings: $3,430,000
Special Assessments: $2,840,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
General Revenue - Other: $333,000
Rents: $32,000
Rents: $26,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,968,000
Cash and Securities: $112,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,598,000
Cash and Securities: $78,603,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $861,000
Housing and Community Development: $803,000
Housing and Community Development: $667,000
Other: $441,000
Other: $366,000
Sewerage: $337,000
Sewerage: $280,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $19,753,000
Property: $14,187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,257,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,494,000
Public Utilities Sales: $489,000
Public Utilities Sales: $351,000
Other License: $88,000
Other License: $63,000
Kent County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,919,000
Sewerage: $19,487,000
Other: $8,830,000
Other: $8,226,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,867,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,602,000
Regular Highways: $1,121,000
Regular Highways: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $405,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $9,419,000
Sewerage: $5,859,000
General - Other: $2,003,000
General - Other: $1,246,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $11,242,000
Sewerage: $11,082,000
Health - Other: $6,867,000
Health - Other: $6,769,000
Central Staff Services: $4,652,000
Central Staff Services: $4,586,000
Financial Administration: $4,445,000
Financial Administration: $4,382,000
General - Other: $4,053,000
General - Other: $3,995,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,305,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,258,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,946,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,953,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,925,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,769,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,744,000
Libraries: $1,661,000
Libraries: $1,637,000
Regular Highways: $1,001,000
Regular Highways: $987,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
General Public Buildings: $777,000
Police Protection: $657,000
Police Protection: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $110,000
Natural Resources - Other: $108,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
Other: $175,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,552,000
Interest on Debt: $1,500,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $105,855,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,598,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,083,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $59,789,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,126,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,080,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,801,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,626,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,964,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,919,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,294,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,257,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,169,000
Special Assessments: $3,452,000
Interest Earnings: $3,430,000
Special Assessments: $2,840,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
General Revenue - Other: $333,000
Rents: $32,000
Rents: $26,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,968,000
Cash and Securities: $112,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,598,000
Cash and Securities: $78,603,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $861,000
Housing and Community Development: $803,000
Housing and Community Development: $667,000
Other: $441,000
Other: $366,000
Sewerage: $337,000
Sewerage: $280,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $19,753,000
Property: $14,187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,257,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,494,000
Public Utilities Sales: $489,000
Public Utilities Sales: $351,000
Other License: $88,000
Other License: $63,000
Kent County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,919,000
Sewerage: $19,487,000
Other: $8,830,000
Other: $8,226,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,867,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,602,000
Regular Highways: $1,121,000
Regular Highways: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $405,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $9,419,000
Sewerage: $5,859,000
General - Other: $2,003,000
General - Other: $1,246,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $11,242,000
Sewerage: $11,082,000
Health - Other: $6,867,000
Health - Other: $6,769,000
Central Staff Services: $4,652,000
Central Staff Services: $4,586,000
Financial Administration: $4,445,000
Financial Administration: $4,382,000
General - Other: $4,053,000
General - Other: $3,995,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,305,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,258,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,946,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,953,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,925,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,769,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,744,000
Libraries: $1,661,000
Libraries: $1,637,000
Regular Highways: $1,001,000
Regular Highways: $987,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
General Public Buildings: $777,000
Police Protection: $657,000
Police Protection: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $110,000
Natural Resources - Other: $108,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
Other: $175,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,552,000
Interest on Debt: $1,500,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $105,855,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,598,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,083,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $59,789,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,126,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,080,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,801,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,626,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,964,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,919,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,294,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,257,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,169,000
Special Assessments: $3,452,000
Interest Earnings: $3,430,000
Special Assessments: $2,840,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
General Revenue - Other: $333,000
Rents: $32,000
Rents: $26,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,968,000
Cash and Securities: $112,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,598,000
Cash and Securities: $78,603,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $861,000
Housing and Community Development: $803,000
Housing and Community Development: $667,000
Other: $441,000
Other: $366,000
Sewerage: $337,000
Sewerage: $280,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $19,753,000
Property: $14,187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,257,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,494,000
Public Utilities Sales: $489,000
Public Utilities Sales: $351,000
Other License: $88,000
Other License: $63,000
Kent County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Sewerage: $20,919,000
Sewerage: $19,487,000
Other: $8,830,000
Other: $8,226,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,867,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,602,000
Regular Highways: $1,121,000
Regular Highways: $1,044,000
Parks and Recreation: $405,000
Parks and Recreation: $377,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $9,419,000
Sewerage: $5,859,000
General - Other: $2,003,000
General - Other: $1,246,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $11,242,000
Sewerage: $11,082,000
Health - Other: $6,867,000
Health - Other: $6,769,000
Central Staff Services: $4,652,000
Central Staff Services: $4,586,000
Financial Administration: $4,445,000
Financial Administration: $4,382,000
General - Other: $4,053,000
General - Other: $3,995,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,305,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,258,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,946,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,953,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,925,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,769,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,744,000
Libraries: $1,661,000
Libraries: $1,637,000
Regular Highways: $1,001,000
Regular Highways: $987,000
General Public Buildings: $788,000
General Public Buildings: $777,000
Police Protection: $657,000
Police Protection: $648,000
Natural Resources - Other: $110,000
Natural Resources - Other: $108,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $217,000
Other: $175,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,552,000
Interest on Debt: $1,500,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $105,855,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $104,598,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,083,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $59,789,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,126,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,080,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,801,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $34,626,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,964,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,175,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,919,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,294,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,257,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,169,000
Special Assessments: $3,452,000
Interest Earnings: $3,430,000
Special Assessments: $2,840,000
General Revenue - Other: $405,000
General Revenue - Other: $333,000
Rents: $32,000
Rents: $26,000
Sale of Property: $18,000
Sale of Property: $15,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $131,968,000
Cash and Securities: $112,468,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $104,598,000
Cash and Securities: $78,603,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,037,000
Health and Hospitals: $861,000
Housing and Community Development: $803,000
Housing and Community Development: $667,000
Other: $441,000
Other: $366,000
Sewerage: $337,000
Sewerage: $280,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $19,753,000
Property: $14,187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $6,257,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,494,000
Public Utilities Sales: $489,000
Public Utilities Sales: $351,000
Other License: $88,000
Other License: $63,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,943
- Number of aged recipients: 218
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,725
- Number of recipients under 18: 689
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,826
- Number of recipients older than 64: 428
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,029
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,323
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 34 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,033 | $205,760 | 482 | $164,286 | 3,457 | $192,551 | 257 | $65,187 | 5 | $361,200 | 218 | $149,069 | 184 | $99,620 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 62 | $195,435 | 47 | $139,213 | 369 | $186,461 | 53 | $79,981 | 0 | $0 | 19 | $138,316 | 48 | $78,625 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 218 | $204,546 | 167 | $113,826 | 1,626 | $195,862 | 290 | $52,217 | 1 | $73,000 | 96 | $134,771 | 220 | $79,782 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 95 | $205,979 | 72 | $164,194 | 1,049 | $201,580 | 40 | $100,650 | 0 | $0 | 59 | $163,627 | 50 | $99,180 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 21 | $234,286 | 15 | $137,733 | 252 | $192,417 | 24 | $76,375 | 0 | $0 | 13 | $149,077 | 31 | $117,065 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 31 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 68 | $226,868 | 59 | $247,102 | 3 | $206,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 21 | $221,429 | 31 | $238,355 | 1 | $74,000 | 1 | $185,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 9 | $274,111 | 24 | $221,208 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $250,250 | 7 | $250,714 | 1 | $306,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $209,400 | 1 | $313,000 | 1 | $135,000 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Kent County, DE among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 958 | 73.4 years |
John | 897 | 73.6 years |
Mary | 894 | 78.8 years |
James | 742 | 72.3 years |
Charles | 569 | 73.2 years |
George | 525 | 75.0 years |
Robert | 523 | 69.3 years |
Helen | 379 | 79.8 years |
Margaret | 361 | 77.8 years |
Elizabeth | 346 | 81.1 years |
Most common last names in Kent County, DE among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 297 | 75.8 years |
Brown | 242 | 74.4 years |
Johnson | 229 | 73.5 years |
Jones | 216 | 74.7 years |
Moore | 175 | 75.7 years |
Morris | 163 | 72.9 years |
Williams | 163 | 73.2 years |
Davis | 157 | 74.4 years |
Wilson | 148 | 73.7 years |
Thompson | 137 | 74.9 years |
Businesses in Kent County, DE | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
AT&T | 3 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | Macy's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | MainStay | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
AmericInn | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 18 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Applebee's | 2 | McDonald's | 8 | |
Arby's | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
AutoZone | 3 | Microtel | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 7 | |
Best Western | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Burger King | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Popeyes | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Safeway | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 8 | Sheraton | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
FedEx | 19 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 7 | Subway | 8 | |
GameStop | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 4 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
H&R Block | 5 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Hardee's | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Hilton | 2 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 3 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 17 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Vans | 2 | |
Journeys | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
KFC | 4 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 9 | |
La-Z-Boy | 4 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | YMCA | 1 |
Kent County on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"