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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kent County is $28,411, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Kent County median household income is $58,201, which has grown by 45.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kent County residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #16

Kent County	28,411 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	25,979 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	32,491 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	21,711 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #16

Kent County	58,201 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kent County	70,961 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #5

Kent County	45.98%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kent County		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.52%	$16,907, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.56%	$19,338, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.42%	$1,848, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.59%	$24,270, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kent County	71,779 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kent County	84,758 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
White	$61,120, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$25,417, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$58,374, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$53,214, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,844, see rank	$54,127	$37,170
Two or More Races	$69,044, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$28,346, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,043, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,645, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$42,961, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,083, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	8,078, 47.29%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,937, 61.12%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.09%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,930, 61.03%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,528, 91.85%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	402, 8.15%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,141, 38.88%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	9,005, 52.71%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,670, 51.86%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,669, 51.85%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,387, 93.96%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	282, 6.04%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,335, 48.14%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,767, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,348, 72.41%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	813, 9.27%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	190, 2.17%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	567, 6.47%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	154, 1.76%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	695, 7.93%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kent County	25.4 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,915	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	4,528, 50.79%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,352, 29.86%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	845, 18.66%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	682, 15.06%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	199, 4.39%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	402, 8.88%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	742, 16.39%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	4,387, 49.21%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,886, 42.99%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,127, 25.69%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,120, 25.53%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.30%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	226, 5.15%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kent County	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,915, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	614, 6.89%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	533, 5.98%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	682, 7.65%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	208, 2.33%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	836, 9.38%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	218, 2.45%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	129, 1.45%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	405, 4.54%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	834, 9.36%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,391, 26.82%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,168, 13.10%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	550, 6.17%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	347, 3.89%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kent County	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,183	11.79%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	239	5.04%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.