Bowers vs Kenton

A side-by-side comparison of Bowers and Kenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowers and Kenton are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenton has the higher population (362 vs 273 in Bowers). Bowers has the higher median household income ($76,406 vs $52,589 in Kenton). Bowers has the higher median home value ($297,500 vs $219,500 in Kenton).

Population, income & housing

	Bowers	Kenton
Population	273	362
Median age	63.6 yrs	14.1 yrs
Median household income	$76,406	$52,589
Median home value	$297,500	$219,500
Median gross rent	$1,063	—
Housing units	274	103
Homeownership rate	82.9%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	34.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowers	Kenton
Population	319 → 273 (-14.4%)	244 → 362 (+48.4%)
Median household income	$45,568 → $76,406 (+67.7%)	$44,444 → $52,589 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$217,000 → $297,500 (+37.1%)	$157,000 → $219,500 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$973 → $1,063 (+9.2%)	$1,009 → $1,183 (+17.2%)

Bowers

Population

319273

Median household income

$45,568$76,406

Median home value

$217,000$297,500

Median gross rent

$973$1,063

Kenton

Population

244362

Median household income

$44,444$52,589

Median home value

$157,000$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowers	Kenton
Under 5	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	4.8%	60.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	5.5%
35 to 44	5.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	6.2%	5.8%
55 to 64	22.0%	7.7%
65 to 74	24.5%	2.5%
75 and over	20.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowers	Kenton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowers	Kenton
No high school diploma	6.3%	13.8%
High school graduate	26.9%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowers	Kenton
Drove alone	73.9%	62.9%
Carpooled	2.3%	37.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	0.0%
Other means	15.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowers	Kenton
1-unit, detached	72.6%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Bowers	Kenton
Poverty rate	6.2%	2.2%
Average household size	2.33	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1976	2002