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People QuickFacts |
Kent County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
20,151 | 5,633,597 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
5.0% | 6.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
19,200 | 5,296,516 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
4.8% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
18.7% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
19.4% | 11.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.1% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
81.9% | 63.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
16.1% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.8% | 5.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
0.9% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
3.5% | 6.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
78.9% | 58.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.5% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.9% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.1% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.8% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.7% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
3,687 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.6 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
10,591 | 2,318,456 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.4% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.9% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,500 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
7,666 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.33 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$46,693 | $67,989 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,573 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.7% | 8.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kent County |
Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
750 | 140,2921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
7,687 | 2,232,2151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
9.5% | 8.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,787 | 410,275 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,305 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
19.0% | 31.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
238,895 | 36,363,340 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
157,871 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,127 | $11,034 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
27,777 | 7,832,268 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
233 | 18,582 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
159,123 | 70,616,8691 |
