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People MapStats |
Kent County |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
170,053 | 1,067,610 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.8% | 1.8% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2,963 | 19,291 |
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Population, 2000 |
167,090 | 1,048,319 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
8,839 | 61,961 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.2% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
36,258 | 237,451 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.3% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.5% | 13.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
24,673 | 147,966 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.8% | 51.6% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
161,560 | 947,030 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
2,639 | 67,328 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
553 | 6,574 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
3,284 | 29,177 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
48 | 1,287 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
1,969 | 16,214 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
4,317 | 117,701 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
157,765 | 849,722 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
95.0% | 88.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.6% | 6.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.9% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.5% | 11.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
92.8% | 79.6% |
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Births, 2004 |
1,737 | 12,779 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
1,693 | 9,769 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
11 | 68 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.6% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.9% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.5% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.9% | 78.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.8% | 25.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
29,312 | 195,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.8 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
72,186 | 449,582 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,821 | 9,745 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.6% | 2.2% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.5% | 60.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$118,100 | $133,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
67,320 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$53,227 | $47,037 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
7.1% | 11.6% |
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Business MapStats |
Kent County |
Rhode Island |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
6,485 | 37,923 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$37,901 | $35,324 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
98,398 | 577,338 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
4.8% | 5.1% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
104,024 | 609,136 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
8,985 | 25,310 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
9,579 | 75,375 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
4,339,878 | 27,049,305 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$41,720 | $44,406 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
5,204 | 30,3311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
78,886 | 442,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
10.0% | 6.5%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
14,458 | 87,446 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | S |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
22.9% | 26.5% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 3.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,308,071 | 10,818,058 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
333,560 | 1,731,799 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,589,865 | 8,566,430 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,727,738 | 10,342,351 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$16,040 | $9,676 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
298 | 2,370 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
40,780 | 383,799 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
7,802 | 61,223 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
963,711 | 8,245,2111 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$5,599 | $7,6301 |
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