Language Spoken At Home in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 151,633 | 100% |
English only | 138,466 | 91.3% |
Language other than English | 13,167 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,620 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 6,142 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,149 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,199 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,434 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,016 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 784 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 810 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 253 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 162,785 | 100% |
American | 9,861 | 6.1% |
Arab | 200 | 0.1% |
Czech | 360 | 0.2% |
Danish | 507 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,869 | 1.8% |
English | 17,572 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 4,642 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 1,087 | 0.7% |
German | 26,731 | 16.4% |
Greek | 712 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,050 | 0.6% |
Irish | 25,602 | 15.7% |
Italian | 11,605 | 7.1% |
Lithuanian | 321 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 695 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4,838 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 419 | 0.3% |
Russian | 944 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,633 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,606 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 283 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,334 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,357 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 297 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 633 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,373 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,399 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 57,816 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 40,439 | 69.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,798 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 29,295 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,551 | 20.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,706 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,440 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,438 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,807 | 8.3% |
Nonfamily households | 17,377 | 30.1% |
Householder living alone | 14,279 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 5,350 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,304 | 35.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,449 | 26.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 158,111 | 100% |
Householder | 57,816 | 36.6% |
Spouse | 29,236 | 18.5% |
Child | 50,848 | 32.2% |
Other relatives | 11,694 | 7.4% |
Nonrelatives | 8,517 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,846 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 61,297 | 100% |
Never married | 20,537 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 31,573 | 51.5% |
Separated | 1,126 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,993 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 6,068 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 67,912 | 100% |
Never married | 19,600 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 31,275 | 46.1% |
Separated | 1,761 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 6,450 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 8,826 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,338 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 856 | 36.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,215 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,532 | 36.3% |
Less than 1 year | 260 | 6.2% |
1 or 2 years | 423 | 10.0% |
3 or 4 years | 311 | 7.4% |
5 or more years | 538 | 12.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,532 | 100% |
Who are female | 933 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 1,000 | 65.3% |
School Enrollment in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 45,543 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,643 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,200 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,030 | 39.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,843 | 19.4% |
College or graduate school | 13,827 | 30.4% |
Educational Attainment in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 104,474 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,103 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,670 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,266 | 33.8% |
Some college, no degree | 23,744 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 8,320 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,357 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,014 | 7.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.5% |
Veteran Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 119,294 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,272 | 15.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 158,654 | 100% |
With a disability | 21,025 | 13.3% |
Under 18 years | 40,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,825 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 96,668 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,545 | 11.9% |
65 years and over | 21,690 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,655 | 35.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 160,865 | 100% |
Same house | 138,328 | 86.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 21,803 | 13.6% |
Same county | 12,328 | 7.7% |
Different county | 9,475 | 5.9% |
Same state | 3,017 | 1.9% |
Different state | 6,458 | 4.0% |
Abroad | 734 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 162,785 | 100% |
Native | 154,784 | 95.1% |
Born in United States | 151,066 | 92.8% |
State of residence | 74,413 | 45.7% |
Different state | 76,653 | 47.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,718 | 2.3% |
Foreign born | 8,001 | 4.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,001 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,164 | 52.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,837 | 48.0% |
Year of Entry in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,719 | 100% |
Native | 3,718 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,659 | 98.4% |
Foreign born | 8,001 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 103 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,898 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,001 | 100% |
Europe | 1,316 | 16.4% |
Asia | 2,636 | 32.9% |
Africa | 882 | 11.0% |
Oceania | 37 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,937 | 36.7% |
Northern America | 193 | 2.4% |