| | People QuickFacts | Kent County | Rhode Island |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,051,302 |
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Population, 2010 | 166,158 | 1,052,567 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -0.6% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 167,090 | 1,048,319 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 4.9% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.6% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.7% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.9% | 51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 93.4% | 81.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.0% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.8% | 3.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.2% | 12.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 91.6% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.4% | 86.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.2% | 12.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.5% | 20.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.5% | 83.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 29.2% | 30.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 15,826 | 78,976 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.8 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 73,701 | 463,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 73.8% | 62.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 26.6% | 40.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $246,600 | $279,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 69,109 | 410,305 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.39 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $31,221 | $28,707 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $61,088 | $54,902 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.9% | 12.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kent County | Rhode Island |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 4,929 | 28,6821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 71,108 | 413,5841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -0.8% | -0.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 10,544 | 69,496 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 16,759 | 96,822 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 3.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 2.1% |
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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 | 1.7% | 6.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.6% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,039,063 | 12,061,517 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,381,329 | 9,182,788 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,242,897 | 12,286,485 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,228 | $11,646 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 398,643 | 2,148,674 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 216 | 934 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,357,742 | 11,441,2051 |
