2022 population: 186,946 ( 24,636 from 2010 , 5,090 from 2020)
Land area: 586.1 square miles
Population density: 319.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	108,351	57.96%	2.3%
Black:	51,168	27.37%	35.3%
Indian:	981	0.52%	7.1%
Asian:	4,438	2.37%	32.9%
2+ races:	6,777	3.63%	45.5%
Hispanic:	15,231	8.15%	63.0%

Total non-White:	78,595	42.04%	39.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,752	13.1
Deaths:	4,650	12.8
Net Migration:	4,548	12.5
Net Immigration:	421	1.2

Change in White population:	2,460	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,176	13.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
162,310
105,891	65.24%
37,812	23.30%
916	0.56%
3,340	2.06%
4,658	2.87%
9,346	5.76%
56,419	34.76%

2000
126,697
91,325	72.08%
25,770	20.34%
763	0.60%
2,145	1.69%
2,391	1.89%
4,069	3.21%
35,372	27.92%

1990
110,993
85,829	77.33%
20,336	18.32%
661	0.60%
1,313	1.18%
n/a
2,854	2.57%
25,164	22.67%

1980
98,219
77,563	78.97%
17,615	17.93%
177	0.18%
857	0.87%
n/a
1,800	1.83%
20,656	21.03%

1970
81,892
67,055	81.88%
12,846	15.69%
143	0.17%
291	0.36%
n/a
961	1.17%
14,837	18.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,478	15.4
10,966	8.7
22,094	17.4
957	0.8

14,566	11.5
21,047	16.6

Number	Rate
1990's
18,738	16.9
9,719	8.8
5,037	4.5
904	0.8

5,496	5.0
10,208	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
18,344	18.7
8,143	8.3
3,051	3.1
n/a

8,266	8.4
4,508	4.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,168	6.3
n/a

10,508	12.8
5,819	7.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, DE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
41,732	22.3%
145,214	77.7%
32,138	17.2%

68,705
2.59

46,594	67.8%
33,276	71.4%
5,475	11.8%
22,111	32.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
40,379	24.9%
121,931	75.1%
21,982	13.5%

60,278
2.62

42,290	70.2%
30,221	71.5%
5,137	12.1%
17,988	29.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
34,499	27.2%
92,198	72.8%
14,674	11.6%

47,199
2.61

33,688	71.4%
25,255	75.0%
4,274	12.7%
13,511	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.2
30,047	27.1%
80,946	72.9%
11,495	10.4%

39,576
2.70

29,470	74.5%
23,830	80.9%
2,684	9.1%
10,106	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
30,270	30.8%
67,949	69.2%
8,444	8.6%

32,722
2.88

25,427	77.7%
20,892	82.2%
2,456	9.7%
7,295	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, DE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,345	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,703	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,285	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,885	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,553	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,644	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,285	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,804	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,762	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,512	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,145	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,310	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,905	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,193	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,606	9.6%
$200,000 or more	2,768	4.0%

Median Household Income	69,278
Per Capita Income	33,191

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	92

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,473	5.1%
Public Assistance	2,121	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,666	15.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,074	68.0%
Unemployed	4,526	4.3%
In Armed Forces	2,155	2.1%

Total Labor Force	77,755	74.3%
Not in Labor Force	26,841	25.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,515	24,563	52.8%
Non-Profit	1,669	4,486	27.1%
Self-Employed	3,857	1,940	66.5%

Local Government	1,852	2,213	45.6%
State Government	4,225	6,455	39.6%
Federal Government	1,885	920	67.2%

Total Private + Self	31,372	26,503	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,631	14,074	40.6%
Total	41,003	40,577	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,570	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,952	21.9%
Professional, Technical	18,330	22.4%
Service Occupations	14,773	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	463	0.6%
All others	20,169	24.7%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,912	15.8%
Retail trade	11,777	14.4%
Educational services	8,003	9.8%
Public administration	7,359	9.0%
Manufacturing	6,742	8.2%
Construction	6,312	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,381	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,112	5.0%
Finance and insurance	3,492	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,333	4.1%
Other services	3,052	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,517	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,934	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,494	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,091	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	862	1.1%
Utilities	707	0.9%
Information	568	0.7%
Management	119	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	27	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,268	1.79%
Puerto Rican	6,421	3.52%
Cuban	372	0.20%
Dominican	395	0.22%

Total Central American	1,357	0.74%
Costa Rican	46	0.03%
Guatemalan	446	0.24%
Honduran	66	0.04%
Nicaraguan	42	0.02%
Panamanian	343	0.19%
Salvadoran	414	0.23%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,570	0.86%
Argentinean	282	0.15%
Bolivian	66	0.04%
Chilean	23	0.01%
Colombian	225	0.12%
Ecuadorian	612	0.34%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	362	0.20%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	779	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,233	0.68%
Filipino	845	0.46%
Chinese	614	0.34%
Vietnamese	273	0.15%
Korean	234	0.13%
Thai	205	0.11%
Japanese	107	0.06%
Bangladeshi	67	0.04%
Taiwanese	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	152,440	88.9%
Spanish	7,905	4.6%
German, other Germanic	3,044	1.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,280	1.3%
Other	1,539	0.9%
Other Indo-European	1,269	0.7%
Chinese	737	0.4%
Tagalog	593	0.3%
Other Asian	538	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	23,141	12.7%
German	21,148	11.6%
English	17,505	9.6%
American	14,136	7.8%
Italian	11,753	6.4%
Polish	5,485	3.0%
French	2,188	1.2%
Haitian	1,988	1.1%
European	1,970	1.1%
Scottish	1,933	1.1%
Dutch	1,815	1.0%
Jamaican	1,382	0.8%
African	1,336	0.7%
Russian	1,240	0.7%
Nigerian	1,196	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	177,716	97.4%
Not a citizen	4,684	2.6%

Native	170,353	93.4%
Foreign-born	12,047	6.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,687	3.8%	8,967	7.3%	40,702	33.1%	36,178	29.5%	19,471	15.9%	12,806	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,687	3.8%
9-12 Years	8,967	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,702	33.1%
Some College	36,178	29.5%
Bach. Degree	19,471	15.9%
Grad Degree	12,806	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	58,454	55,923	2,531	4.3%	4.4%
1991	61,823	58,119	3,704	6.0%	5.9%
1992	64,651	61,065	3,586	5.5%	5.2%
1993	66,653	62,965	3,688	5.5%	4.9%
1994	69,278	65,777	3,501	5.1%	4.7%
1995	69,939	66,801	3,138	4.5%	4.3%
1996	70,087	66,630	3,457	4.9%	5.0%
1997	68,123	65,079	3,044	4.5%	4.0%
1998	69,218	66,506	2,712	3.9%	3.5%
1999	70,152	67,656	2,496	3.6%	3.3%

2000	63,388	60,946	2,442	3.9%	3.6%
2001	64,891	62,457	2,434	3.8%	3.6%
2002	65,730	62,977	2,753	4.2%	4.3%
2003	67,083	64,087	2,996	4.5%	4.5%
2004	69,138	66,524	2,614	3.8%	4.3%
2005	72,143	69,289	2,854	4.0%	4.5%
2006	74,413	71,807	2,606	3.5%	3.9%
2007	75,328	72,668	2,660	3.5%	3.6%
2008	76,008	72,229	3,779	5.0%	5.0%
2009	73,933	67,857	6,076	8.2%	8.4%

2010	73,026	66,336	6,690	9.2%	8.7%
2011	74,196	68,023	6,173	8.3%	7.6%
2012	74,346	68,567	5,779	7.8%	7.1%
2013	73,955	68,587	5,368	7.3%	6.6%
2014	75,102	70,391	4,711	6.3%	5.6%
2015	75,799	71,772	4,027	5.3%	4.8%
2016	76,699	72,935	3,764	4.9%	4.5%
2017	77,350	73,600	3,750	4.8%	4.4%
2018	77,964	74,783	3,181	4.1%	3.7%
2019	79,120	75,903	3,217	4.1%	3.7%

2020	79,715	72,843	6,872	8.6%	7.8%
2021	80,940	75,757	5,183	6.4%	5.5%
2022	80,172	75,965	4,207	5.2%	4.5%
2023	81,412	77,738	3,674	4.5%	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	73,600
Median Value	$272,300

Occupied	68,705	93.3%
Vacant	4,895	6.7%

Owned	48,353	70.4%
Rented	20,352	29.6%
Median Rent	$1,224

Single-Family Units	54,701	74.3%
Detached	48,169	65.4%
Attached	6,532	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,944	10.8%
Mobile Homes	8,143	11.1%

Kent County, DE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, DE

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, DE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kent County, DE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kent County, DE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kent County, DE

Historical Labor Force Data for Kent County, DE