Kent County

Kent County is a county in the U.S. state of Delaware, DE with an estimated population of 178,550 as of July 1, 2018 and is thus ranked 325 in the United States.

In contrast to the 2010 census, the population of Kent County was still 162,349. This means that the 2018 population percent change from 2010 population of Kent County has risen by 10.0%.

Kent County is formed in 1680 and covers an total area of 798.33 square miles. This area is divided into 586.18 square miles land area and 212.15 square miles water area. Density per square kilometre of land area are 276.9 of population in 111.5 housing units.

There were 65,338 housing units in the whole of Kent County for the 2010 census with 60.278 total households, 42.290 of them family households. At the 1990 census, the population of Kent County was still 110,993. 2011 population percent change from 1990 population of Kent County was still 46,23 %, or expressed in detail 51.317 inhabitants. 2017 ACS Population - High School Diploma or more as a percent of 2017 ACS Population - Population 25 and over was 87.4% (percent) and is ranked number 1603 of all counties in the United States.

Labor Force 2018 in Kent County was 78,124 and is ranked number 409, with a Unemployment Rate 2018 of 4.1 % (percent), which is ranked on number 1296 of all counties in the United States. Median Household Income 2017 was $57,112 (percent), which is ranked on number 763 of all counties in the United States. To the area of Kent County also includes Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area and Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area.