Delaware

Kent County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
60.6%
African
25.6%
Hispanic
7.3%
Other
6.5%

Compared with Delaware and the United States

Kent Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricKent CountyDelawareUnited States
Non-Hispanic White60.6%56.6%58%
Black or African American25.6%22.4%—
Hispanic7.3%11.9%—
Indian1.3%2.1%—
East Asian0.8%1.2%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Kent County next to Delaware and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricKent CountyDelawareUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—99.8 (−0.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—102.0 (+2.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$74,477$84,954$80,734
Median home value$316,600$352,000$332,700
Home price to income4.3×4.1×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,354/mo$1,401/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income21.8%19.8%21.0%