Kent County vs. Cumberland County
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Kent County (DE) Cumberland County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 178,550 150,972
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% -3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 162,349 156,633
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 162,310 156,898
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 15.3%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 49.0%
White alone, percent 66.2% 71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 26.8% 21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 1.6%
Asian alone, percent 2.4% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.7% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.4% 31.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 60.9% 45.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 17,180 6,521
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.7% 10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 73,093 56,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.0% 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, 2009-2013 13.3% 20.2%
Building permits, 2018 1,459 74
Households, 2014-2018 64,545 50,608
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.63 2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.4% 88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.8% 27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.3% 74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.1% 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.8% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.4% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.8% 56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.8% 56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 475,775 173,701
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 990,552 872,101
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,930,847 2,811,963
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,690,762 2,049,003
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,052 $12,986
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 24.0
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, percent 13.8% 15.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,583 2,815
Total employment, 2017 52,481 47,231
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,066,757 1,880,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.3% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,786 6,096
All firms, 2012 12,004 8,322
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,012 5,083
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,763 2,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,275 2,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,065 5,504
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,218 807
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,669 7,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.4% 9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 8.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 276.9 324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 586.18 483.70
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.