Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware · ZIP 19901, 19902, 19904
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 192,690 (2024 estimate)Population
- 70,053Households
- $72,872Median household income
- $290,600Median home value
- 26Towns with a page
- 19ZIP codes
Kent County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 126,697 |
| 2010 | 162,310 |
| 2020 | 181,851 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $72,872 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 49,719 units
- Renter occupied
- 20,334 units
- Vacancy rate
- 6.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.
61,078 employees in 4,971 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Kent County | Delaware |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 185,043 | 1,005,872 |
| Median household income | $72,872 | $82,855 |
| Median age | 38.5 | 41.5 |
| Median home value | $290,600 | $326,800 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 26.7% | 35.3% |
| Foreign-born residents | 7.2% | 10.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 71.0% | 72.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 27.0 minutes | 26.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Kent County26 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | City | 40,191 | 23.9 sq mi |
| Smyrna | Town | 13,326 | 6.43 sq mi |
| Clayton | Town | 4,511 | 1.95 sq mi |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | Census designated place | 4,195 | 3.57 sq mi |
| Camden | Town | 4,191 | 3.77 sq mi |
| Harrington | City | 3,934 | 3.07 sq mi |
| Highland Acres | Census designated place | 3,661 | 1.49 sq mi |
| Dover Base Housing | Census designated place | 3,026 | 0.75 sq mi |
| Kent Acres | Census designated place | 2,540 | 0.85 sq mi |
| Cheswold | Town | 2,537 | 1.95 sq mi |
| Riverview | Census designated place | 2,412 | 3.61 sq mi |
| Wyoming | Town | 1,871 | 1.05 sq mi |
| Woodside East | Census designated place | 1,680 | 1.71 sq mi |
| Felton | Town | 1,375 | 0.81 sq mi |
| Rodney Village | Census designated place | 1,318 | 0.59 sq mi |
| Frederica | Town | 1,131 | 1.75 sq mi |
| Houston | Town | 404 | 0.38 sq mi |
| Magnolia | Town | 289 | 0.20 sq mi |
| Bowers | Town | 285 | 0.31 sq mi |
| Kenton | Town | 223 | 0.18 sq mi |
| Little Creek | Town | 203 | 0.10 sq mi |
| Woodside | Town | 198 | 0.17 sq mi |
| Leipsic | Town | 187 | 0.30 sq mi |
| Viola | Town | 145 | 0.18 sq mi |
| Farmington | Town | 100 | 0.07 sq mi |
| Hartly | Town | 78 | 0.06 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 10 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cape May CountyPopulation 93,875 (2024 estimate)
- Caroline CountyPopulation 34,248 (2024 estimate)
- Cumberland CountyPopulation 155,678 (2024 estimate)
- Kent CountyPopulation 19,557 (2024 estimate)
- New Castle CountyPopulation 588,093 (2024 estimate)
- Queen Anne's CountyPopulation 53,688 (2024 estimate)
- Salem CountyPopulation 65,874 (2024 estimate)
- Sussex CountyPopulation 271,134 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 24, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.