Washington County vs. Kent County

Washington County (RI)Kent County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)126,179163,861
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.7%-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)127,094166,113
Population, Census, April 1, 2010126,979166,158
Persons under 5 years, percent3.8%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.5%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.7%18.9%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.7%
White alone, percent93.6%92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.0%2.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.3%5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.9%88.1%
Veterans, 2014-20188,48111,288
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)64,34774,514
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.5%69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$328,300$224,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,979$1,769
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$735$691
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,100$1,038
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.3%27.1%
Building permits, 2018397192
Households, 2014-201849,11168,833
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.5%85.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.1%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201845.0%32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.1%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.6%3.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%67.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%62.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)342,394412,021
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)658,0521,113,059
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,883,6122,643,039
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,103,2721,670,565
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,675,7372,984,203
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,305$18,103
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.925.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$81,301$70,223
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,000$38,039
Persons in poverty, percent8.0%7.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,7804,698
Total employment, 201743,37270,945
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,984,4043,226,168
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,95012,169
All firms, 201214,29214,844
Men-owned firms, 20128,1018,786
Women-owned firms, 20124,5414,302
Minority-owned firms, 20125391,046
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,30213,118
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,4361,661
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,31612,236
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.0%24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010385.7985.9
Land area in square miles, 2010329.24168.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

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