Kent County vs. Newport County

Kent County (RI)Newport County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)163,86182,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)166,11383,141
Population, Census, April 1, 2010166,15882,888
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.9%22.2%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.6%
White alone, percent92.3%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.7%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.3%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-201811,2887,048
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.1%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)74,51442,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.9%62.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$224,600$375,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,769$2,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$691$821
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,038$1,221
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.1%29.3%
Building permits, 2018192140
Households, 2014-201868,83335,217
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.5%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.1%47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%4.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.2%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,021411,236
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,113,059375,081
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,643,039284,069
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,670,565331,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,984,2031,116,452
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,103$13,609
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.722.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,223$77,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,039$45,442
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%8.1%
Total employer establishments, 20174,6982,760
Total employment, 201770,94531,763
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,226,1681,405,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,1698,149
All firms, 201214,8449,376
Men-owned firms, 20128,7865,441
Women-owned firms, 20124,3022,728
Minority-owned firms, 20121,046531
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,1188,472
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6611,076
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,2367,697
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010985.9809.6
Land area in square miles, 2010168.53102.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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