Kent County

Kent County has 187,604 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $74,477, 12% below the Delaware figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $316,600, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

187,604residentsACS 2020–2024

$74,477median household incomeDelaware: $85K

$316,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Kent County in DelawareZIP codes in Kent County highlighted; the rest of Delaware in grey

Map of Delaware with Kent County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
19901	37,763	$66K	$273K	56%	27%	91%	24 min
19904	38,818	$67K	$309K	62%	27%	93%	27 min
19934	14,061	$87K	$336K	85%	36%	89%	25 min
19936	152	$34K	$110K	67%	8%	63%	46 min
19938	9,561	$100K	$381K	92%	24%	91%	34 min
19943	13,410	$74K	$312K	89%	29%	92%	32 min
19946	5,603	$80K	$303K	88%	22%	93%	31 min
19952	10,908	$77K	$283K	75%	25%	92%	28 min
19953	5,255	$82K	$247K	78%	16%	80%	39 min
19954	1,427	$60K	$317K	82%	11%	89%	35 min
19955	352	$45K	$226K	76%	33%	95%	29 min
19962	13,770	$104K	$374K	90%	43%	95%	28 min
19964	1,418	$99K	$330K	88%	5%	69%	42 min
19977	27,704	$77K	$341K	83%	23%	94%	35 min
19979	619	$72K	$294K	86%	18%	87%	35 min
19980	268	$85K	$350K	66%	7%	95%	39 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

187,604 residents in 71,424 households, next to the Delaware figure.

23%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

76,325 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $316,600 (±$6,188).

73%

of households own their home

66%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

11%

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,354

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201914%

2000–200924%

1990–199914%

1980–198911%

1970–197913%

1960–19698%

1950–19596%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,101.

$74,477

median household income

10.6%

of people live below the poverty line

5.8%

unemployment rate

28%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

19%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates