Kent County vs. Washington County

Kent County (RI)Washington County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)163,861126,179
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.4%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)166,113127,094
Population, Census, April 1, 2010166,158126,979
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%3.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%16.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.9%20.7%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.6%
White alone, percent92.3%93.6%
Black or African American alone, percent2.3%1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.0%
Asian alone, percent2.7%2.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.3%3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.1%90.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,2888,481
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.1%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)74,51464,347
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.9%74.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$224,600$328,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,769$1,979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$691$735
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,038$1,100
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201327.1%18.3%
Building permits, 2018192397
Households, 2014-201868,83349,111
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.5%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.1%87.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.1%45.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.7%3.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.2%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,021342,394
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,113,059658,052
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,643,0391,883,612
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,670,5651,103,272
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,984,2031,675,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,103$13,305
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.725.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,223$81,301
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,039$41,000
Persons in poverty, percent7.8%8.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,6983,780
Total employment, 201770,94543,372
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,226,1681,984,404
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,16911,950
All firms, 201214,84414,292
Men-owned firms, 20128,7868,101
Women-owned firms, 20124,3024,541
Minority-owned firms, 20121,046539
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,11813,302
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6611,436
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,23612,316
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010985.9385.7
Land area in square miles, 2010168.53329.24

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kent county (RI) and Washington county (RI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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