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    People QuickFacts Kent County Rhode Island
Population definition and source info Population, 2010 166,158 1,052,567
Population, percent change definition and source info Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 -0.6% 0.4%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 167,090 1,048,315
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 5.0% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 20.6% 21.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 15.1% 14.3%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2009 51.7% 51.4%
 
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.4% 81.4%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.0% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.8% 3.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.2% 12.4%
White persons not Hispanic, persons definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, persons, 2010 91.6% 76.4%
 
Living in same house 1 year ago, pct 1 yr old & over definition and source info Living in same house 1 year ago, pct 1 yr old & over, 2005-2009 90.3% 86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 5.3% 12.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 7.6% 20.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 88.8% 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 28.9% 29.8%
Veterans definition and source info Veterans, 2005-2009 16,617 81,594
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 23.9 22.9
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2009 72,604 452,191
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 74.6% 63.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 26.1% 39.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $249,700 $283,700
 
Households definition and source info Households, 2005-2009 68,762 404,227
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.44 2.52
 definition and source info Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $31,466 $28,638
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2009 $58,364 $53,243
Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 8.3% 12.0%
    Business QuickFacts Kent County Rhode Island
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 5,160 29,7591
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2008 75,286 433,5621
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 5.0% 4.4%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2008 10,850 71,021
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2007 16,779 96,843
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.2% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 6.0%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6% 27.3%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 3,039,063 12,061,517
Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,381,329 9,182,788
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,242,897 12,286,485
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,228 $11,646
Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 398,643 2,148,674
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2009 97 961
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2008 1,169,271 9,841,0591
    Geography QuickFacts Kent County Rhode Island
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 170.17 1,044.93
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 976.4 1,007.3
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 003 44
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metro Area  

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
F: Fewer than 100 firms
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
X: Not applicable
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 03-Jun-2011 15:33:46 EDT