Kent County, Rhode Island (RI)

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• • 144,86886.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,1374.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5,2323.1%Asian alone
  • 3,1221.9%Two or more races
  • 2,0051.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3380.2%Some other race alone
  • 580.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $280,186

Here:	$280,186
State:	$310,988

Townhouses or other attached units: $244,411

Here:	$244,411
State:	$273,633

In 2-unit structures: $269,588

Here:	$269,588
State:	$213,791

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,764

Here:	$309,764
State:	$200,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,379

Here:	$178,379
State:	$217,522

Mobile homes: $59,218

Here:	$59,218
State:	$63,014

Health of residents in Kent County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2008 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $4,098 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $4,065 (1.8%)

Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kent County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.

Cities in this county include: Warwick, Coventry, West Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Greene.

2018 air pollution in Kent County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dukes County, Massachusetts , Norfolk County, Massachusetts , Elkhart County, Indiana , Weber County, Utah , St. Joseph County, Indiana , St. Joseph County, Michigan .

Current college students: 8,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,057 (57.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,6012010 or later
• 1,4512000 to 2009
• 2,1471990 to 1999
• 1,4751980 to 1989
• 1,8581970 to 1979
• 3,064Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50,409
• One, attached: 2,127
• Two: 4,961
• 3 or 4: 2,915
• 5 to 9: 2,390
• 10 to 19: 3,699
• 20 to 49: 3,060
• 50 or more: 3,489
• Mobile homes: 1,343

Housing units in Kent County with a mortgage: 34,682 (1,249 second mortgage, 4,247 home equity loan, 330 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,028

Religion statistics for Kent County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kent County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4212: April 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 4212, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4107: March 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4107, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3355: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3355, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4089: November 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4089, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4027: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4027, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3334: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3334, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1894: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1894, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3311: March 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 3311, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3255: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3255, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Snow, Incident Period: January 22, 2005 to January 23, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3203: February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: 3203, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.57% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($58,537 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($37,496 average AGI)
2.08% relocated from other states ($21,040 average AGI)

Kent County:	2.08%
Rhode Island average:	3.13%

from Providence County, RI	3.36% ($53,571 average AGI)
from Washington County, RI	0.89% ($54,180)
from Bristol County, MA	0.18% ($55,444)
from Newport County, RI	0.14% ($53,288)
from Bristol County, RI	0.10% ($106,849)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.09% ($70,523)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.07% ($73,019)

6.36% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($63,894 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($277 average AGI)

Kent County:	0.03%
Rhode Island average:	0.07%

3.69% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($33,103 average AGI)
2.63% relocated to other states ($30,513 average AGI)

Kent County:	2.63%
Rhode Island average:	3.55%

to Providence County, RI	2.59% ($49,544 average AGI)
to Washington County, RI	0.92% ($73,914)
to Bristol County, MA	0.18% ($65,705)
to Newport County, RI	0.12% ($89,632)
to Norfolk County, MA	0.09% ($91,591)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.08% ($87,690)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.08% ($57,161)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kent County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 132,714 (22,365 male householders, 21,672 female householders)

  35,904 spouses, 43,007 children (38,820 natural, 1,087 adopted, 3,100 stepchildren), 3,199 grandchildren, 976 brothers or sisters, 1,829 parents, 1,126 other relatives, 2,636 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 29,647 (11,378 male householders (9,386 living alone)), 14,121 female householders (12,519 living alone)), 4,148 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,399

Size of family households: 17,526 2-persons, 11,936 3-persons, 8,227 4-persons, 4,734 5-persons, 960 6-persons, 654 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,905 1-person, 3,076 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 260 4-persons.

22,960 married couples with children.
4,913 single-parent households (1,721 men, 3,192 women).

90.3% of residents of Kent speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $963,711,000 ($5,599 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,335,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $456,332,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $252,158,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,760,000
Federal grants: $166,212,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,552,000 ($4,629,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $72,698,000 ($20,557,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,617,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $89,565,000
Federal Government insurance: $281,531,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	-5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.38 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1,0032014 or later
• 7072010 to 2013
• 4,0572000 to 2009
• 6,3641990 to 1999
• 9,5651980 to 1989
• 9,9451970 to 1979
• 10,9331960 to 1969
• 11,4331950 to 1959
• 5,6401940 to 1949
• 14,7461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 01 room
• 3102 rooms
• 1,1303 rooms
• 5,2634 rooms
• 11,1645 rooms
• 12,8036 rooms
• 7,4887 rooms
• 5,4288 rooms
• 6,1249+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1,3421 room
• 1,8672 rooms
• 4,8963 rooms
• 5,2934 rooms
• 3,2925 rooms
• 1,5136 rooms
• 5587 rooms
• 8128 rooms
• 2539+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 0no bedroom
• 1,9211 bedroom
• 12,3972 bedrooms
• 25,7293 bedrooms
• 8,2294 bedrooms
• 1,4345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1,342no bedroom
• 7,4031 bedroom
• 6,7742 bedrooms
• 3,4773 bedrooms
• 3624 bedrooms
• 4685+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County, Rhode Island in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 898no vehicle
• 11,5961 vehicle
• 22,7742 vehicles
• 10,3593 vehicles
• 3,2184 vehicles
• 8655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,329no vehicle
• 10,1281 vehicle
• 5,2132 vehicles
• 8673 vehicles
• 2094 vehicles
• 805+ vehicles

90.8% of Kent County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Rhode Island.

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

• This state: 113,519
• Other state: 36,799
• Northeast: 24,538
• Midwest: 3,278
• South: 5,177
• West: 3,806

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,115
• Number of aged recipients: 301
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,814
• Number of recipients under 18: 328
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,180
• Number of recipients older than 64: 607
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,392
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,436

Kent County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"