Kent County vs. Cumberland County

Kent County (DE)Cumberland County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,550150,972
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.0%-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)162,349156,633
Population, Census, April 1, 2010162,310156,898
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.8%49.0%
White alone, percent66.2%71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%1.6%
Asian alone, percent2.4%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%31.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%45.9%
Veterans, 2014-201817,1806,521
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,09356,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$213,900$162,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,471$1,611
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$728
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,070$1,028
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%20.2%
Building permits, 20181,45974
Households, 2014-201864,54550,608
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.8%27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.3%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.6%14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)475,775173,701
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)990,552872,101
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,930,8472,811,963
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,690,7622,049,003
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,052$12,986
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.824.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,775$52,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,100$23,946
Persons in poverty, percent13.8%15.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5832,815
Total employment, 201752,48147,231
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,066,7571,880,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,7866,096
All firms, 201212,0048,322
Men-owned firms, 20126,0125,083
Women-owned firms, 20123,7632,245
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2752,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,0655,504
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,218807
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,6697,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%8.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010276.9324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010586.18483.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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