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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 907,135 |
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Population, 2010 | 162,310 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 28.1% | 14.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 126,697 | 783,600 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.9% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.5% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 67.8% | 68.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 24.0% | 21.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.5% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.8% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 65.2% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.9% | 85.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.2% | 8.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.3% | 12.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 84.9% | 87.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 20.0% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 17,572 | 78,195 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.2 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 65,338 | 405,885 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 72.9% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.9% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $207,500 | $242,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 57,396 | 331,639 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.67 | 2.58 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,194 | $29,007 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $53,183 | $57,599 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.5% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kent County | Delaware |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 3,169 | 24,5231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 48,947 | 370,8461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 10.2% | -1.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 8,373 | 51,305 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 11,242 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.4% | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.2% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,361,835 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,589,237 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,024 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 447,861 | 1,910,770 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 813 | 3,072 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,902,835 | 7,982,2191 |
