Frederica vs Kenton

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

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

Frederica has the higher population (972 vs 362 in Kenton). Frederica has the higher median household income ($70,288 vs $52,589 in Kenton). Kenton has the higher median home value ($219,500 vs $216,700 in Frederica).

Population, income & housing

	Frederica	Kenton
Population	972	362
Median age	27.8 yrs	14.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,288	$52,589
Median home value	$216,700	$219,500
Median gross rent	$1,133	—
Housing units	399	103
Homeownership rate	75.1%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	34.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Frederica	Kenton
Population	967 → 972 (+0.5%)	244 → 362 (+48.4%)
Median household income	$47,554 → $70,288 (+47.8%)	$44,444 → $52,589 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $216,700 (+44.5%)	$157,000 → $219,500 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,133 (-0.5%)	$1,009 → $1,183 (+17.2%)

Frederica

Population

967972

Median household income

$47,554$70,288

Median home value

$150,000$216,700

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,133

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)

	Frederica	Kenton
Under 5	6.2%	1.7%
5 to 17	17.6%	60.2%
18 to 24	24.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	5.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	5.8%
55 to 64	4.9%	7.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	2.5%
75 and over	6.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Frederica	Kenton
White (non-Hispanic)	46.3%	90.1%
Black or African American	16.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	28.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Frederica	Kenton
No high school diploma	14.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	31.5%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	10.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Frederica	Kenton
Drove alone	83.3%	62.9%
Carpooled	15.3%	37.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Frederica	Kenton
1-unit, detached	88.0%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Frederica	Kenton
Poverty rate	7.9%	2.2%
Average household size	2.81	4.07
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1976	2002