What is the population of Kent County, Delaware?

The population of Kent County, Delaware is 188,770, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Kent County, Delaware?

The median household income in Kent County, Delaware is $72,795, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Kent County, Delaware is $231,371, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Kent County, Delaware is 5.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Population	188,770	1,015,835	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	236.6	408.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.08%	1.04%	0.57%
Median age	36.7	42.3	37.1
Households	70,045	395,977	128,459,983

Year	Kent County

Group	Share

Kent County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$72,795	$83,492	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.99%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.0%	5.2%

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$231,371	$249,028	$242,182
Median rent	$1,285	$1,341	$1,342
Homeownership rate	71.0%	72.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.7	22.1	22.5
Work from home	7.6%	13.3%	13.4%

Kent County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	31.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.48	2.54

Kent County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Kent County	Delaware Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.8	77.7	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.6%	14.8%	16.3%
Smokers	20.3%	17.3%	19.0%