Kent County
Kent county is located close to the center of Rhode Island. Kent county has 168.53 square miles of land area and 19.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Kent county population is 166,158, which has shrunk 0.56% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 0.41% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Kent county median household income is $61,088 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 28.29% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 24.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Kent county median house value is $246,600 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 108.81% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 91.35% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Kent county is much better than the state average in quality. The Kent county area code is 401.
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