Kent County, DE

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Kent County, Delaware. Population: 182.4K.

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Median Home Price

$361.4K

Based on 13 cities

Median Household Income

$72.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

5.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$89.5K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,331

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.37%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,827

Property Tax$111

Insurance$151

Total Monthly$2,089

Historical Home Prices

2015

$197.4K

2016

$205.9K

+4.3%%

2017

$208.3K

+1.2%%

2018

$216.4K

+3.9%%

2019

$229.7K

+6.1%%

2020

$254.4K

+10.8%%

2021

$291.1K

+14.4%%

2022

$319.4K

+9.7%%

2023

$340.4K

+6.6%%

2024

$353.4K

+3.8%%

2025

$361.0K

+2.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density

311

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

6.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

57.6%

Black

26.4%

Hispanic

7.9%

Asian

2.2%

Two or More Races

5.1%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

208

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

45.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 85/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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