In 2017, Kent County, DE had a population of 173k people with a median age of 37.3 and a median household income of $57,647. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Kent County, DE grew from 171,474 to 173,145, a 0.974% increase and its median household income grew from $55,184 to $57,647, a 4.46% increase.
The population of Kent County, DE is 62.7% White Alone, 24.1% Black or African American Alone, and 6.83% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Kent County, DE speak a non-English language, and 97.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kent County, DE are Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (1,838 degrees awarded in 2016), Delaware State University (822 degrees), and Wesley College (212 degrees).
The median property value in Kent County, DE is $205,800, and the homeownership rate is 69.6%. Most people in Kent County, DE commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Kent County, DE is 2 cars per household.
Kent County, DE borders New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Cumberland County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Queen Anne's County, MD, Caroline County, MD, and Kent County, MD.