Kent County vs. Caroline County

	Kent County (DE)	Caroline County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	178,550	33,304
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.0%	0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	162,349	33,078
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	162,310	33,066
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	66.2%	80.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.8%	14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.9%	75.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,180	2,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	73,093	13,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.0%	72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$213,900	$199,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,471	$1,540
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$410	$552
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,070	$920
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	9.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,459	59
Households, 2014-2018	64,545	12,081
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.8%	7.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.9%	84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.3%	76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.1%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.8%	65.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.8%	60.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	990,552	44,583
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,930,847	302,264
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,690,762	476,213
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,052	$14,555
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.8	32.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,775	$54,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,100	$27,866
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,583	604
Total employment, 2017	52,481	7,294
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,066,757	288,570
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.3%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,786	2,593
All firms, 2012	12,004	2,678
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,012	1,460
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,763	850
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,275	221
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,065	2,356
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,218	250
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,669	2,199
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	276.9	103.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	586.18	319.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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