Kent County vs. Sussex County
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Kent County (DE) Sussex County (DE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 178,550 229,286
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% 16.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 162,349 197,106
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 162,310 197,145
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 27.7%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 51.7%
White alone, percent 66.2% 82.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 26.8% 12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 1.1%
Asian alone, percent 2.4% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.4% 9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 60.9% 75.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 17,180 18,565
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.7% 7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 73,093 141,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 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, 2009-2013 13.3% 11.2%
Building permits, 2018 1,459 3,180
Households, 2014-2018 64,545 89,365
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.63 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.8% 10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.3% 78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 26.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.8% 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.4% 7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.8% 56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.8% 51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 475,775 544,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 990,552 1,169,242
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,930,847 3,619,873
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,690,762 3,142,078
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,052 $15,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 25.8
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, percent 13.8% 12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,583 5,606
Total employment, 2017 52,481 69,318
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,066,757 2,597,312
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.3% 3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,786 16,994
All firms, 2012 12,004 18,619
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,012 9,740
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,763 6,355
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,275 2,279
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,065 15,713
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,218 2,121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,669 15,304
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 276.9 210.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 586.18 936.08
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.