Kent County vs. Sussex County

Kent County (DE)Sussex County (DE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,550229,286
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.0%16.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)162,349197,106
Population, Census, April 1, 2010162,310197,145
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%27.7%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.7%
White alone, percent66.2%82.9%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%1.1%
Asian alone, percent2.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%75.3%
Veterans, 2014-201817,18018,565
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,093141,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%79.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$213,900$248,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,471$1,440
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,070$1,018
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%11.2%
Building permits, 20181,4593,180
Households, 2014-201864,54589,365
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.8%10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.3%78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.6%26.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)475,775544,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)990,5521,169,242
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,930,8473,619,873
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,690,7623,142,078
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,052$15,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.825.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,775$60,853
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,100$33,983
Persons in poverty, percent13.8%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5835,606
Total employment, 201752,48169,318
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,066,7572,597,312
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,78616,994
All firms, 201212,00418,619
Men-owned firms, 20126,0129,740
Women-owned firms, 20123,7636,355
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2752,279
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,06515,713
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2182,121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,66915,304
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010276.9210.6
Land area in square miles, 2010586.18936.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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