Language Spoken At Home in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,118 | 100% |
English only | 18,009 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 1,109 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 436 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 611 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 337 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 463 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 89 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 18 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 17 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,184 | 100% |
American | 1,623 | 8.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 71 | 0.4% |
Danish | 54 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 371 | 1.8% |
English | 3,553 | 17.6% |
French (except Basque) | 365 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 52 | 0.3% |
German | 3,644 | 18.1% |
Greek | 188 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 60 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,240 | 16.1% |
Italian | 1,261 | 6.2% |
Lithuanian | 58 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 118 | 0.6% |
Polish | 663 | 3.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 180 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 340 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 593 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 14 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 151 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 212 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 18 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 219 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 335 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,756 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,051 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,568 | 20.2% |
Married-couple family | 3,940 | 50.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 893 | 11.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 240 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 98 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 871 | 11.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 577 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,705 | 34.9% |
Householder living alone | 2,432 | 31.4% |
65 years and over | 1,276 | 16.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,738 | 22.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,989 | 38.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,573 | 100% |
Householder | 7,756 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 3,923 | 21.1% |
Child | 4,858 | 26.2% |
Other relatives | 989 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,047 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 360 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,141 | 100% |
Never married | 2,726 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 4,304 | 52.9% |
Separated | 5 | 0.1% |
Widowed | 328 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 778 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,110 | 100% |
Never married | 2,749 | 30.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,118 | 45.2% |
Separated | 162 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,189 | 13.1% |
Divorced | 892 | 9.8% |
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 | 229 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 161 | 70.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 318 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 201 | 63.2% |
Less than 1 year | 15 | 4.7% |
1 or 2 years | 45 | 14.2% |
3 or 4 years | 86 | 27.0% |
5 or more years | 55 | 17.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 201 | 100% |
Who are female | 123 | 61.2% |
Who are married | 143 | 71.1% |
School Enrollment in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,742 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 87 | 1.8% |
Kindergarten | 103 | 2.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,517 | 32.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 785 | 16.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,250 | 47.4% |
Educational Attainment in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,080 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 635 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,188 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,644 | 33.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,374 | 16.9% |
Associate's degree | 913 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,667 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,659 | 11.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.7% |
Veteran Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,638 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,938 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,800 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,886 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 3,525 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 12,100 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,313 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 4,175 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,415 | 33.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,910 | 100% |
Same house | 17,773 | 89.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,092 | 10.5% |
Same county | 814 | 4.1% |
Different county | 1,278 | 6.4% |
Same state | 611 | 3.1% |
Different state | 667 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 45 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,184 | 100% |
Native | 19,343 | 95.8% |
Born in United States | 19,236 | 95.3% |
State of residence | 11,308 | 56.0% |
Different state | 7,928 | 39.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 107 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 841 | 4.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 841 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 269 | 32.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 572 | 68.0% |
Year of Entry in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 948 | 100% |
Native | 107 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 107 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 841 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 817 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kent County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 841 | 100% |
Europe | 293 | 34.8% |
Asia | 116 | 13.8% |
Africa | 6 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 11 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 402 | 47.8% |
Northern America | 13 | 1.5% |