Kent County, Maryland

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,265
Median household income: $74,402
Median home value: $307,100

Kent County is a county in Maryland with a population of 19,265. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,402 is below the Maryland median ($101,652).

From 2019 to 2023, Kent County's population declined 1.4% from 19,536 to 19,265, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $58,598 to $74,402.

80.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,265
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,402
Median home value: $307,100
Median gross rent: $1,144
Housing units: 10,326
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,53619,265

Median household income

$58,598$74,402

Median home value

$249,900$307,100

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,144

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,536	$58,598	$249,900	$1,007
2020	19,456	$60,208	$258,500	$969
2021	19,335	$64,451	$266,900	$1,025
2022	19,289	$71,635	$291,900	$1,072
2023	19,265	$74,402	$307,100	$1,144

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	780	4.0%
5 to 17	2,233	11.6%
18 to 24	2,318	12.0%
25 to 34	1,988	10.3%
35 to 44	1,725	9.0%
45 to 54	2,062	10.7%
55 to 64	2,981	15.5%
65 to 74	2,949	15.3%
75 and over	2,229	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,669	76.1%
Black or African American	2,735	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	190	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	71	0.4%
Two or more races	522	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,074	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree18.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,142	8.2%
High school graduate	4,558	32.7%
Some college or associate's	2,950	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,770	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,514	18.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,603	70.8%
Carpooled	700	7.5%
Public transit	90	1.0%
Walked	823	8.8%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	958	10.3%
Other means	150	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,930	35.0%
15 to 29 min	2,703	32.3%
30 to 44 min	1,006	12.0%
45 to 59 min	420	5.0%
60+ min	1,314	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,698 of 17,792)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,046	59.2%
Nonfamily households	3,484	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,530	82.6%
Vacant	1,796	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,147	72.1%
Renter-occupied	2,383	27.9%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,295	80.3%
1-unit, attached	465	4.5%
2 to 4 units	444	4.3%
5 to 19 units	520	5.0%
20 or more units	324	3.1%
Mobile home & other	278	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 24029
State: Maryland
Land area: 277 sq mi
Water area: 137 sq mi
Center point: 39.2413, -76.1260