Kenton vs Magnolia

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

Kenton and Magnolia 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 237 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($116,667 vs $52,589 in Kenton). Kenton has the higher median home value ($219,500 vs $208,900 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Kenton	Magnolia
Population	362	237
Median age	14.1 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,589	$116,667
Median home value	$219,500	$208,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,313
Housing units	103	106
Homeownership rate	84.3%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.4%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	34.6%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenton	Magnolia
Population	244 → 362 (+48.4%)	337 → 237 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $52,589 (+18.3%)	$59,107 → $116,667 (+97.4%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $219,500 (+39.8%)	$132,700 → $208,900 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,009 → $1,183 (+17.2%)	$1,071 → $1,313 (+22.6%)

Kenton

Population

244362

Median household income

$44,444$52,589

Median home value

$157,000$219,500

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,183

Magnolia

Population

337237

Median household income

$59,107$116,667

Median home value

$132,700$208,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kenton	Magnolia
Under 5	1.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	60.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	2.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	5.8%	4.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	19.8%
65 to 74	2.5%	17.7%
75 and over	0.0%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenton	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	57.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	30.4%
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%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenton	Magnolia
No high school diploma	13.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.4%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenton	Magnolia
Drove alone	62.9%	84.4%
Carpooled	37.1%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenton	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	92.2%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kenton	Magnolia
Poverty rate	2.2%	11.5%
Average household size	4.07	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	2002	1938