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People MapStats |
Kent County |
Delaware |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
155,415 | 873,092 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
126,702 | 783,595 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
22.7% | 11.4% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
28,713 | 89,497 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
11,176 | 58,869 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.3% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
38,771 | 205,646 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.5% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
12.7% | 13.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
19,341 | 117,678 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.1% | 51.5% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
110,803 | 643,909 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
34,310 | 180,474 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
937 | 3,489 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
3,136 | 24,590 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
93 | 531 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
2,976 | 11,771 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
6,379 | 56,152 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
105,601 | 594,449 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
72.8% | 74.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
22.5% | 20.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.1% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.2% | 6.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
69.4% | 68.7% |
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Births, 2005 |
2,162 | 11,643 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
1,262 | 7,472 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
21 | 105 |
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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, 2007 |
61,640 | 388,616 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
11,157 | 45,544 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
22.1% | 13.3% |
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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, 2007 |
$47,407 | $55,988 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.1% | 10.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Kent County |
Delaware |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
4,234 | 33,369 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$28,616 | $39,131 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
74,652 | 442,692 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
3.3% | 3.4% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
85,713 | 543,093 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
13,188 | 35,273 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
22,167 | 69,133 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
3,371,652 | 28,050,519 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$39,337 | $51,650 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,253 | 25,6131 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
50,888 | 388,2501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
14.6% | 2.9%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, 2007 |
1,484 | 5,291 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
188,970 | 635,890 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
185,329 | 540,080 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,432,399 | 6,233,6181 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$9,408 | $7,2081 |
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