Kent County, Delaware

Kent County has a population of 187,604 and has grown 7.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $316,600, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $74,477.

Home price
$316,600
Income
$74,477
Population
187,604
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$316,600county
Median gross rent$1,354county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198034.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,725county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,470county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,165county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,044county
Home insurance / yr$1,374(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living101.9(statewide)
Median household income$74,477county
Family health premium / yr$27,869(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,220(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.981(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.7%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.3%county
Share of workers employed by government22.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$62,111county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.43%county
Top state income tax6.60%(statewide)
Capital gains tax6.60%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport125071county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here6county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station39 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths26.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county54county
Public school enrollment31256county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Elementary schools27county
Middle schools13county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public133.3%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population187,604county
Land area in square miles586county
People per square mile of land320.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores25county
Convenience stores15county
Share living far from a food store34.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.2%county
Population change since 2020+7.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.4%county
Second languages11.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents109county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in5,357county
Households that moved away4,565county
Average income of arriving households$56,599county
Average income of departing households$55,689county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,261county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.3%county
Violent crime rate361(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 2county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use907 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.6%county
Homes heated by propane12.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.9county
Coastal flood risk69.6county
Drought risk84.9county
Landslide risk30.2county
Hail risk45.9county
Earthquake risk80.7county
Tornado risk68.6county
Tropical cyclone risk91.3county
Extreme heat risk87.6county
Winter weather risk92.8county
Strong wind risk60.0county
Wildfire risk64.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kent County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Delaware figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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