Kenton vs Little Creek

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

Kenton and Little Creek 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 231 in Little Creek). Little Creek has the higher median household income ($70,179 vs $52,589 in Kenton). Kenton has the higher median home value ($219,500 vs $178,600 in Little Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Kenton	Little Creek
Population	362	231
Median age	14.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,589	$70,179
Median home value	$219,500	$178,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,108
Housing units	103	103
Homeownership rate	84.3%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	34.6%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenton	Little Creek
Population	244 → 362 (+48.4%)	239 → 231 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $52,589 (+18.3%)	$38,056 → $70,179 (+84.4%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $219,500 (+39.8%)	$133,000 → $178,600 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,183 (+17.2%)	$1,113 → $1,108 (-0.4%)

Kenton

Population

244362

Median household income

$44,444$52,589

Median home value

$157,000$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,183

Little Creek

Population

239231

Median household income

$38,056$70,179

Median home value

$133,000$178,600

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,108

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenton	Little Creek
Under 5	1.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	60.2%	25.1%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	9.5%
55 to 64	7.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	2.5%	14.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenton	Little Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenton	Little Creek
No high school diploma	13.8%	15.1%
High school graduate	40.8%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	35.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenton	Little Creek
Drove alone	62.9%	81.6%
Carpooled	37.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenton	Little Creek
1-unit, detached	92.2%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Kenton	Little Creek
Poverty rate	2.2%	27.4%
Average household size	4.07	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	2002	1955