2022 population: 19,320 ( 877 from 2010 , 125 from 2020)
Land area: 277.0 square miles
Population density: 69.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,041	77.85%	4.7%
Black:	2,633	13.63%	12.3%
Indian:	42	0.22%	82.6%
Asian:	273	1.41%	70.6%
2+ races:	370	1.92%	22.1%
Hispanic:	961	4.97%	6.0%

Total non-White:	4,279	22.15%	3.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	339	8.8
Deaths:	727	18.9
Net Migration:	485	12.6
Net Immigration:	30	0.8

Change in White population:	-742	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-135	-0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
20,197
15,783	78.15%
3,003	14.87%
23	0.11%
160	0.79%
303	1.50%
907	4.49%
4,414	21.85%

2000
19,197
15,050	78.40%
3,317	17.28%
25	0.13%
111	0.58%
131	0.68%
546	2.84%
4,147	21.60%

1990
17,842
13,767	77.16%
3,519	19.72%
15	0.08%
33	0.18%
n/a
508	2.85%
4,075	22.84%

1980
16,695
12,730	76.25%
3,651	21.87%
15	0.09%
78	0.47%
n/a
215	1.29%
3,965	23.75%

1970
16,146
12,000	74.32%
3,912	24.23%
12	0.07%
8	0.05%
n/a
210	1.30%
4,146	25.68%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,750	9.1
2,294	11.9
1,604	8.4
86	0.4

733	3.8
267	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
2,071	11.6
2,312	13.0
1,591	8.9
50	0.3

1,283	7.2
72	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
2,128	12.7
2,084	12.5
1,229	7.4
n/a

1,037	6.2
110	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
218	1.4
n/a

730	4.5
-181	-1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, MD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.5
3,021	15.6%
16,299	84.4%
5,169	26.8%

8,375
2.11

4,989	59.6%
3,630	72.8%
509	10.2%
3,386	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
3,548	17.6%
16,649	82.4%
4,397	21.8%

8,165
2.29

5,272	64.6%
4,021	76.3%
447	8.5%
2,893	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
4,004	20.9%
15,193	79.1%
3,692	19.2%

7,674
2.33

5,161	67.3%
4,037	78.2%
467	9.0%
2,513	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
3,757	21.1%
14,085	78.9%
3,014	16.9%

6,746
2.48

4,771	70.7%
3,910	82.0%
313	6.6%
1,975	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
4,055	24.3%
12,640	75.7%
2,527	15.1%

6,149
2.61

4,495	73.1%
3,728	82.9%
301	6.7%
1,654	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, MD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	339	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	302	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	322	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	304	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	283	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	449	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	393	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	404	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	364	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	572	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	506	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	981	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	815	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	707	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	960	11.5%
$200,000 or more	674	8.0%

Median Household Income	71,635
Per Capita Income	44,283

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	81
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	448	5.3%
Public Assistance	165	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,153	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,684	70.8%
Unemployed	274	2.5%
In Armed Forces	84	0.8%

Total Labor Force	8,042	74.1%
Not in Labor Force	2,818	25.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,741	2,526	52.0%
Non-Profit	417	468	47.1%
Self-Employed	1,018	529	65.8%

Local Government	341	507	40.2%
State Government	144	411	25.9%
Federal Government	36	130	21.7%

Total Private + Self	3,759	3,055	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	938	1,516	38.2%
Total	4,697	4,571	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,556	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,686	18.2%
Professional, Technical	2,464	26.6%
Service Occupations	1,625	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	219	2.4%
All others	1,948	21.0%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,297	14.0%
Manufacturing	1,116	12.0%
Retail trade	998	10.8%
Health care and social assistance	858	9.2%
Public administration	668	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	634	6.8%
Construction	611	6.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	557	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	519	5.6%
Other services	438	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	393	4.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	256	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	224	2.4%
Finance and insurance	182	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	175	1.9%
Wholesale trade	170	1.8%
Information	92	1.0%
Utilities	79	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	475	2.46%
Puerto Rican	80	0.41%
Cuban	35	0.18%
Dominican	10	0.05%

Total Central American	237	1.23%
Costa Rican	12	0.06%
Guatemalan	146	0.76%
Honduran	77	0.40%
Nicaraguan	2	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	13	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	2	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	50	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	61	0.32%
Chinese	35	0.18%
Burmese	28	0.15%
Japanese	17	0.09%
Thai	11	0.06%
Filipino	7	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,571	94.6%
Spanish	667	3.6%
Other Indo-European	132	0.7%
Chinese	97	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	53	0.3%
German, other Germanic	22	0.1%
Other	18	0.1%
Other Asian	16	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,092	16.0%
Irish	2,887	15.0%
German	2,654	13.8%
American	1,436	7.4%
Italian	1,235	6.4%
Scottish	543	2.8%
Polish	499	2.6%
French	262	1.4%
Welsh	207	1.1%
Hungarian	191	1.0%
British	182	0.9%
Dutch	182	0.9%
Swedish	174	0.9%
European	156	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	145	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,858	97.8%
Not a citizen	431	2.2%

Native	18,520	96.0%
Foreign-born	769	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
334	2.4%	987	7.1%	4,502	32.3%	2,921	20.9%	2,939	21.1%	2,275	16.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	334	2.4%
9-12 Years	987	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,502	32.3%
Some College	2,921	20.9%
Bach. Degree	2,939	21.1%
Grad Degree	2,275	16.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,322	8,812	510	5.5%	4.3%
1991	9,495	8,831	664	7.0%	5.9%
1992	9,686	8,922	764	7.9%	6.5%
1993	9,769	9,094	675	6.9%	6.0%
1994	9,900	9,335	565	5.7%	5.2%
1995	10,289	9,618	671	6.5%	5.0%
1996	10,326	9,492	834	8.1%	4.9%
1997	10,223	9,530	693	6.8%	4.8%
1998	10,493	9,896	597	5.7%	4.3%
1999	10,024	9,651	373	3.7%	3.5%

2000	10,056	9,671	385	3.8%	3.5%
2001	10,385	9,944	441	4.2%	4.2%
2002	10,814	10,298	516	4.8%	4.8%
2003	10,256	9,709	547	5.3%	4.8%
2004	10,742	10,243	499	4.6%	4.6%
2005	10,945	10,448	497	4.5%	4.5%
2006	11,081	10,616	465	4.2%	4.2%
2007	11,198	10,775	423	3.8%	3.7%
2008	11,125	10,561	564	5.1%	4.5%
2009	10,954	10,058	896	8.2%	7.6%

2010	10,653	9,688	965	9.1%	7.8%
2011	10,775	9,895	880	8.2%	7.3%
2012	10,634	9,833	801	7.5%	6.9%
2013	10,346	9,609	737	7.1%	6.5%
2014	10,344	9,688	656	6.3%	5.7%
2015	10,568	10,015	553	5.2%	5.0%
2016	10,230	9,750	480	4.7%	4.3%
2017	10,235	9,787	448	4.4%	4.1%
2018	10,332	9,897	435	4.2%	3.8%
2019	10,272	9,873	399	3.9%	3.5%

2020	9,664	9,026	638	6.6%	6.8%
2021	9,524	9,037	487	5.1%	5.3%
2022	9,734	9,384	350	3.6%	3.2%
2023	9,869	9,636	233	2.4%	2.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,320
Median Value	$291,900

Occupied	8,375	81.2%
Vacant	1,945	18.8%

Owned	5,847	69.8%
Rented	2,528	30.2%
Median Rent	$1,072

Single-Family Units	8,647	83.8%
Detached	8,245	79.9%
Attached	402	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,057	10.2%
Mobile Homes	213	2.1%

Kent County, MD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kent County, MD

2022 Housing Data for Kent County, MD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kent County, MD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kent County, MD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kent County, MD

Historical Labor Force Data for Kent County, MD