Kent County, Rhode Island (RI)

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• • 143,80884.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,3546.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6,9544.1%Two or more races
  • 3,5892.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,4462.0%Asian alone
  • 1,1830.7%Some other race alone
  • 3530.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 280.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $364,302

Here:	$364,302
State:	$434,292

Townhouses or other attached units: $297,293

Here:	$297,293
State:	$335,375

In 2-unit structures: $298,556

Here:	$298,556
State:	$301,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $378,656

Here:	$378,656
State:	$341,096

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $241,798

Here:	$241,798
State:	$337,053

Mobile homes: $84,900

Here:	$84,900
State:	$102,806

Health of residents in Kent County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,595 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,503 (1.5%)

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.

2019 air pollution in Kent County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.041 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below 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: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,929 (64.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,4152010 or later
• 1,9662000 to 2009
• 2,4951990 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: 49,715
• One, attached: 2,976
• Two: 4,568
• 3 or 4: 2,409
• 5 to 9: 3,900
• 10 to 19: 3,798
• 20 to 49: 3,533
• 50 or more: 4,473
• Mobile homes: 857
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in Kent County with a mortgage: 34,777 (4,385 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 3,928 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,025

Religion statistics for Kent County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Kent County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Rhode Island Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4505, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.35% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($69,194 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.80% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($41,716 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($27,477 average AGI)

Kent County:	2.55%
Rhode Island average:	3.82%

from Providence County, RI	3.62% ($60,324 average AGI)
from Washington County, RI	0.82% ($76,372)
from Bristol County, MA	0.29% ($59,616)
from Newport County, RI	0.24% ($81,903)
from Bristol County, RI	0.12% ($47,326)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.11% ($104,542)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.09% ($109,609)

6.57% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,761 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.68% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($36,740 average AGI)
2.88% relocated to other states ($36,021 average AGI)

Kent County:	2.88%
Rhode Island average:	3.82%

to Providence County, RI	2.61% ($57,873 average AGI)
to Washington County, RI	0.85% ($74,348)
to Bristol County, MA	0.20% ($62,536)
to Windham County, CT	0.16% ($71,322)
to New London County, CT	0.14% ($58,491)
to Newport County, RI	0.13% ($159,020)
to Bristol County, RI	0.10% ($65,608)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.6

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:

• Male householders: 33,571 (10,112 living alone), Female householders: 39,611 (12,600 living alone)

• 33,335 spouses (32,856 opposite-sex spouses), 5,473 unmarried partners, (5,381 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45,551 children (43,285 natural, 781 adopted, 1,485 stepchildren), 1,930 grandchildren, 2,318 brothers or sisters, 1,596 parents, 367 foster children, 1,197 other relatives, 4,586 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,180

Size of family households: 19,750 2-persons, 10,010 3-persons, 9,607 4-persons, 3,029 5-persons, 1,355 6-persons, 604 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,712 1-person, 5,596 2-persons, 375 3-persons, 144 4-persons.

21,667 married couples with children.
6,832 single-parent households (1,542 men, 5,290 women).

91.4% of residents of Kent speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% 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
• 2502020 or later
• 2,7872010 to 2019
• 4,1292000 to 2009
• 6,9781990 to 1999
• 8,5811980 to 1989
• 9,4821970 to 1979
• 10,2731960 to 1969
• 12,9391950 to 1959
• 4,7561940 to 1949
• 16,1571939 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
• 1072 rooms
• 1,9163 rooms
• 5,2474 rooms
• 10,1035 rooms
• 11,1766 rooms
• 8,5217 rooms
• 5,6688 rooms
• 8,0119+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1,2161 room
• 2,1562 rooms
• 6,4843 rooms
• 7,5404 rooms
• 1,8175 rooms
• 1,2696 rooms
• 9597 rooms
• 3408 rooms
• 6529+ 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
• 2,1021 bedroom
• 11,8642 bedrooms
• 25,7103 bedrooms
• 9,1134 bedrooms
• 1,9605+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kent County, Rhode Island
• 1,327no bedroom
• 9,6991 bedroom
• 7,5652 bedrooms
• 2,8323 bedrooms
• 9324 bedrooms
• 785+ 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
• 981no vehicle
• 13,5011 vehicle
• 23,0812 vehicles
• 8,4063 vehicles
• 3,0654 vehicles
• 1,7155+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Kent County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,541no vehicle
• 11,9291 vehicle
• 4,6112 vehicles
• 1,7093 vehicles
• 2894 vehicles
• 3545+ vehicles

90.4% of Kent County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Rhode Island.

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

• This state: 120,826
• Other state: 36,893
• Northeast: 24,511
• Midwest: 2,881
• South: 6,036
• West: 3,465

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)"