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People QuickFacts | Kent County | Delaware
Population, 2013 estimate | 169,416 | 925,749
Population, 2012 estimate | 167,540 | 917,053
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 162,313 | 897,936
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 4.4% | 3.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.2% | 2.1%
Population, 2010 | 162,310 | 897,934
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 6.7% | 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 24.2% | 22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 14.5% | 15.3%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.8% | 51.5%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 68.8% | 71.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 24.9% | 22.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 2.2% | 3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 3.3% | 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 6.4% | 8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 64.3% | 64.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 86.0% | 85.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.9% | 8.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 8.7% | 12.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.9% | 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 20.5% | 28.5%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 18,272 | 76,752
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.7 | 24.8
Housing units, 2012 | 66,556 | 410,321
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 72.9% | 72.7%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.3% | 17.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $205,100 | $241,100
Households, 2008-2012 | 57,816 | 334,076
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.73 | 2.62
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,519 | $29,733
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $55,786 | $60,119
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.4% | 11.5%
Business QuickFacts | Kent County | Delaware
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,177 | 24,132
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 48,100 | 359,602
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 3.7% | 0.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 8,984 | 55,418
Total number of firms, 2007 | 11,242 | 74,573
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.4% | 8.7%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | S
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.2% | 26.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,361,835 | 25,679,939
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,727,401
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,589,237 | 14,202,083
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,024 | $16,421
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 447,861 | 1,910,770
Building permits, 2012 | 865 | 4,091
Geography QuickFacts | Kent County | Delaware
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 586.18 | [NAME]
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 276.9 | 460.8
FIPS Code | 1 | 10
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Dover, DE Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts