Kent County, DE Population

Overview

180,078

Total Population

38.2

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

13,553

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kent County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kent County is 38.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kent County's population under 18 was 23.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kent County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kent County, 19.14% were under the age of 15, 20.59% aged 15 to 29, 43.09% aged 30 to 64, 15.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,808 more females than males in Kent County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Kent County, DE.
The Kent County, DE gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 6,369.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 6,589.

Kent County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Kent County population: 63.59% are White, 25.73% are Black or African American, 0.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.09% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.57% are some other race and 6.44% are multiracial.
Kent County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 13,553 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 166,525 (92.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kent County is White with a population of 114,515 (63.59% of the total population).

Kent County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 186,946 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Kent County's population increased by 35,791 (28.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kent County's population increased by 19,390 (11.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kent County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 127,181.