Kent County, Rhode Island

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 170,658
Median household income: $91,278
Median home value: $333,900

Kent County, Rhode Island counts 170,658 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $91,278, its median household income sits above Rhode Island's $86,372.

From 2019 to 2023, Kent County's population grew 4.1% from 163,869 to 170,658, while its median household income rose 24.2% from $73,521 to $91,278.

79.4% of workers drive to work alone. 67.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 170,658
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $91,278
Median home value: $333,900
Median gross rent: $1,264
Housing units: 76,319
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

163,869170,658

Median household income

$73,521$91,278

Median home value

$236,300$333,900

Median gross rent

$1,079$1,264

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	163,869	$73,521	$236,300	$1,079
2020	164,122	$75,857	$247,700	$1,110
2021	169,345	$79,880	$264,900	$1,149
2022	170,168	$85,732	$306,000	$1,226
2023	170,658	$91,278	$333,900	$1,264

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,870	4.6%
5 to 17	23,365	13.7%
18 to 24	11,967	7.0%
25 to 34	22,870	13.4%
35 to 44	22,207	13.0%
45 to 54	21,985	12.9%
55 to 64	26,405	15.5%
65 to 74	20,176	11.8%
75 and over	13,813	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	144,551	84.7%
Black or African American	3,025	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95	0.1%
Asian	5,002	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.0%
Some other race	732	0.4%
Two or more races	6,216	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,976	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,193	7.2%
High school graduate	35,928	28.2%
Some college or associate's	38,622	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	27,118	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16,595	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70,318	79.4%
Carpooled	6,082	6.9%
Public transit	887	1.0%
Walked	939	1.1%
Bicycle	36	0.0%
Worked from home	9,408	10.6%
Other means	882	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,215	23.0%
15 to 29 min	33,372	42.2%
30 to 44 min	17,876	22.6%
45 to 59 min	4,532	5.7%
60+ min	5,149	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 7.4% (12,500 of 169,107)

	Count	Share
Family households	45,754	62.9%
Nonfamily households	26,989	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	72,743	95.3%
Vacant	3,576	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,483	72.1%
Renter-occupied	20,260	27.9%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	51,270	67.2%
1-unit, attached	3,198	4.2%
2 to 4 units	7,841	10.3%
5 to 19 units	5,591	7.3%
20 or more units	7,269	9.5%
Mobile home & other	1,150	1.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 44003
State: Rhode Island
Land area: 169 sq mi
Water area: 20 sq mi
Center point: 41.6751, -71.5803