Kent County vs. New Castle County

Kent County (DE)New Castle County (DE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,550559,335
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.0%3.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)162,349538,479
Population, Census, April 1, 2010162,310538,479
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%15.6%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.5%
White alone, percent66.2%65.0%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%26.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.4%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%56.8%
Veterans, 2014-201817,18030,845
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%11.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,093224,499
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$213,900$254,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,471$1,646
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,070$1,141
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%22.5%
Building permits, 20181,4591,364
Households, 2014-201864,545203,855
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.8%14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.3%83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.6%35.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%7.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)475,7751,128,320
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)990,5524,843,457
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,930,84717,046,664
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,690,7628,623,161
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,052$15,791
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.825.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,775$70,996
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,100$35,847
Persons in poverty, percent13.8%11.6%
Total employer establishments, 20173,58315,971
Total employment, 201752,481269,368
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,066,75716,909,423
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%-1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,78637,854
All firms, 201212,00443,478
Men-owned firms, 20126,01222,776
Women-owned firms, 20123,76313,878
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2759,891
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,06530,249
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2183,880
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,66935,573
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%10.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%5.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010276.91,263.2
Land area in square miles, 2010586.18426.29

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kent county (DE) and New Castle county (DE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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