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People MapStats |
Kent County |
Delaware |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
147,601 | 853,476 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
16.5% | 8.9% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
20,901 | 69,876 |
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Population, 2000 |
126,697 | 783,600 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
10,191 | 56,692 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.9% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
37,101 | 203,366 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.5% | 13.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
18,479 | 114,574 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.0% | 51.5% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
107,924 | 636,116 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
32,942 | 178,201 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
916 | 3,454 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
2,843 | 23,680 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
89 | 498 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
2,887 | 11,527 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
5,661 | 53,835 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
103,364 | 588,753 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
73.1% | 74.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
22.3% | 20.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.9% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
3.8% | 6.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
70.0% | 69.0% |
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Births, 2004 |
2,006 | 11,369 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
1,156 | 7,143 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
17 | 98 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.6% | 56.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.0% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.9% | 9.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.4% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.6% | 25.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
21,712 | 131,794 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.7 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
60,152 | 382,828 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9,669 | 39,756 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
19.2% | 11.6% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.0% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$114,100 | $130,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
47,224 | 298,736 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$44,889 | $49,545 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
11.4% | 9.6% |
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Business MapStats |
Kent County |
Delaware |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
4,045 | 31,218 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$28,196 | $37,088 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
73,474 | 440,322 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
3.2% | 3.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
83,329 | 528,545 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
10,804 | 20,725 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
21,898 | 68,313 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
3,218,196 | 26,824,740 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$38,620 | $50,752 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
3,236 | 25,3191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
49,554 | 392,8401 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
11.6% | 4.1%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,437 | 63,570 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.8% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.6% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.7% | 24.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,970,783 | 16,417,927 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
153,034 | 1,231,595 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 17,292,794 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,719,250 | 10,912,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,061 | $13,538 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,703 | 6,504 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
225,135 | 785,452 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
185,329 | 540,080 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
1,235,094 | 5,253,1471 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$8,901 | $6,3261 |
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