Kent County Information
Kent in
Delaware occupies
800 square miles and has a 2006 population of
147,601, a change from a 2000 population of
126,700 and
110,993 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.8% percent is 25-35, and
14.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
938 acts of violent crime reported in
Kent in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,371 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.5%.
Read more about
Kent, Delaware in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Kent | |
| State | Delaware | |
| Land Area | 800 sq. miles | Ranked 1,178 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 147,601 | Ranked 401 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 143,462 | |
| Population 2000 | 126,700 | Ranked 426 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 110,993 | Ranked 414 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 73.7% | |
| African American | 22% | |
| Asian American | 1.9% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 938 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 77 | |
| Robberies | 136 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 721 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 4,629 | 4,415 |
| Burglaries | 914 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,379 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 336 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 73,474 | 63,919 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,371 | 2,269 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 3.5% |
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