New Kent County Information
New Kent in
Virginia occupies
223 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,852, a change from a 2000 population of
13,462 and
10,466 in 1990.
13.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
16.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
9 acts of violent crime reported in
New Kent in 2004, a change from
21 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
246 people:
2.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
1.8%.
Read more about
New Kent, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | New Kent | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 223 sq. miles | Ranked 2,983 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,852 | Ranked 1,979 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,126 | |
| Population 2000 | 13,462 | Ranked 2,199 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 10,466 | Ranked 2,340 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 83.2% | |
| African American | 14.6% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | 1% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 9 | 21 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 3 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 6 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 234 | 214 |
| Burglaries | 42 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 182 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 10 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,037 | 7,256 |
| Unemployed Population | 246 | 132 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.7% | 1.8% |
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