Kent County, Maryland Demographics

Kent County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Kent County is 4th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Female residents

Kent County is 7th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Kent County is 10th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home ownership rate

Kent County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Kent County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Kent County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Kent County is 11th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Kent County is 12th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Kent County is 14th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Home median value

Size Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	20,191	24th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	277.0	20th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	72.9	22nd	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	4.7%	22nd	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.1%	23rd	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	23.3%	3rd	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.5%	17th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	29.6%	11th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	81.8%	12th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	15.2%	11th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	21st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.1%	17th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	18th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	11th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.2%	11th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	52.2%	4th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	17th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	10,606	24th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.9%	18th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	7,605	24th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.7%	10th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$272,900	14th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.4	18th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	31	22nd	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$31,691	15th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$53,480	17th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.7%	7th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Kent County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	636	22nd	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	7,033	22nd	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,694	23rd	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$197,080	23rd	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,917	21st	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$36,003	22nd	$10,758,428	$613,795,732