Baltimore County vs. Kent County

Baltimore County (MD)Kent County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)828,43119,383
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)805,22920,195
Population, Census, April 1, 2010805,02920,197
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%15.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%26.7%
Female persons, percent52.6%52.3%
White alone, percent60.8%81.4%
Black or African American alone, percent29.7%15.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent6.3%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.6%78.0%
Veterans, 2014-201844,1051,491
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201812.4%4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)337,21010,692
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$255,400$244,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,756$1,689
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$575$627
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,263$1,001
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.9%12.8%
Building permits, 20182,10728
Households, 2014-2018312,9137,910
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.6%83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.8%73.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.1%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.6%34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.1%57.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%54.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)6,062,420115,631
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,066,749360,029
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,548,517127,050
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,645,701185,941
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,470$9,209
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.626.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,127$56,009
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,580$34,910
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%12.9%
Total employer establishments, 201720,073610
Total employment, 2017328,0706,746
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)16,704,356236,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-8.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201768,5681,815
All firms, 201275,3712,200
Men-owned firms, 201241,4511,316
Women-owned firms, 201227,265672
Minority-owned firms, 201223,329230
Nonminority-owned firms, 201249,8951,880
Veteran-owned firms, 20127,322173
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201265,0221,936
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20076.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.7%25.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,345.572.9
Land area in square miles, 2010598.30277.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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