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 2010-2014, the total Kent county population is 165,253, which has shrunk 1.10% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 0.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Kent county median household income is $62,976 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 32.26% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 34.05% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Kent county median house value is $211,700 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 79.25% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 81.35% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. 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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