New Castle County vs. Kent County

	New Castle County (DE)	Kent County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	559,335	19,383
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.9%	-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	538,479	20,195
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	538,479	20,197
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	15.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.6%	26.7%
Female persons, percent	51.5%	52.3%
White alone, percent	65.0%	81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.1%	15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.3%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.8%	78.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	30,845	1,491
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	224,499	10,692
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$254,500	$244,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,646	$1,689
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$491	$627
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,141	$1,001
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.5%	12.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,364	28
Households, 2014-2018	203,855	7,910
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.2%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	73.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.5%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.9%	34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	57.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	54.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,843,457	115,631
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	17,046,664	360,029
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,623,161	185,941
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,791	$9,209
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.8	26.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,996	$56,009
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$35,847	$34,910
Persons in poverty, percent	11.6%	12.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	15,971	610
Total employment, 2017	269,368	6,746
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	16,909,423	236,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	-8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	37,854	1,815
All firms, 2012	43,478	2,200
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,776	1,316
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,878	672
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,891	230
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	30,249	1,880
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,880	173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	35,573	1,936
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	25.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,263.2	72.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	426.29	277.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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