Kent County vs. Salem County

Kent County (DE)Salem County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,55062,607
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.0%-5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)162,34966,066
Population, Census, April 1, 2010162,31066,083
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%18.6%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.9%
White alone, percent66.2%81.3%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.4%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.7%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%9.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.9%73.9%
Veterans, 2014-201817,1803,813
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)73,09327,603
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.0%70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$213,900$185,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,471$1,785
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$410$794
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,070$1,016
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%17.6%
Building permits, 20181,45963
Households, 2014-201864,54523,908
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.4%90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.8%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.9%85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.3%77.5%
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%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)475,77589,248
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)990,552319,868
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,690,762627,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,052$9,533
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.826.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,775$64,309
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,100$32,526
Persons in poverty, percent13.8%11.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5831,155
Total employment, 201752,48116,668
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,066,757872,089
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.3%-6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,7862,912
All firms, 201212,0043,760
Men-owned firms, 20126,0122,233
Women-owned firms, 20123,763951
Minority-owned firms, 20122,275395
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,0653,137
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,218312
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,6693,107
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.4%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.5%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010276.9199.1
Land area in square miles, 2010586.18331.90

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