Kent County, DE Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	50,481	100.0
1-unit, detached	29,502	58.4
1-unit, attached	4,230	8.4
2 units	947	1.9
3 or 4 units	971	1.9
5 to 9 units	1,565	3.1
10 to 19 units	1,938	3.8
20 or more units	1,903	3.8
Mobile home	9,392	18.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	33	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,313	2.6
1995 to 1998	5,338	10.6
1990 to 1994	6,255	12.4
1980 to 1989	8,761	17.4
1970 to 1979	9,494	18.8
1960 to 1969	6,733	13.3
1940 to 1959	7,633	15.1
1939 or earlier	4,954	9.8

ROOMS
1 room	391	0.8
2 rooms	1,183	2.3
3 rooms	3,169	6.3
4 rooms	7,536	14.9
5 rooms	11,069	21.9
6 rooms	10,423	20.6
7 rooms	7,122	14.1
8 rooms	5,278	10.5
9 or more rooms	4,310	8.5
Median (rooms)	5.7	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	47,224	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,514	18.0
1995 to 1998	14,052	29.8
1990 to 1994	8,475	17.9
1980 to 1989	7,262	15.4
1970 to 1979	4,687	9.9
1969 or earlier	4,234	9.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,705	7.8
1	15,378	32.6
2	19,553	41.4
3 or more	8,588	18.2

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	13,756	29.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	7,816	16.6
Electricity	10,358	21.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	14,230	30.1
Coal or coke	130	0.3
Wood	779	1.6
Solar energy	6	0.0
Other fuel	111	0.2
No fuel used	38	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	147	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	192	0.4
No telephone service	1,052	2.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	47,224	100.0
1.00 or less	45,975	97.4
1.01 to 1.50	913	1.9
1.51 or more	336	0.7

Specified owner-occupied units	23,863	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	730	3.1
$50,000 to $99,999	8,176	34.3
$100,000 to $149,999	9,273	38.9
$150,000 to $199,999	3,597	15.1
$200,000 to $299,999	1,617	6.8
$300,000 to $499,999	433	1.8
$500,000 to $999,999	34	0.1
$1,000,000 or more	3	0.0
Median (dollars)	114,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	17,291	72.5
Less than $300	60	0.3
$300 to $499	747	3.1
$500 to $699	2,181	9.1
$700 to $999	5,778	24.2
$1,000 to $1,499	6,245	26.2
$1,500 to $1,999	1,779	7.5
$2,000 or more	501	2.1
Median (dollars)	994	(X)
Not mortgaged	6,572	27.5
Median (dollars)	242	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	8,943	37.5
15 to 19 percent	4,172	17.5
20 to 24 percent	3,357	14.1
25 to 29 percent	2,438	10.2
30 to 34 percent	1,260	5.3
35 percent or more	3,544	14.9
Not computed	149	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	13,868	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	753	5.4
$200 to $299	745	5.4
$300 to $499	3,039	21.9
$500 to $749	5,185	37.4
$750 to $999	1,876	13.5
$1,000 to $1,499	560	4.0
$1,500 or more	43	0.3
No cash rent	1,667	12.0
Median (dollars)	573	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,307	16.6
15 to 19 percent	2,042	14.7
20 to 24 percent	1,578	11.4
25 to 29 percent	1,384	10.0
30 to 34 percent	1,012	7.3
35 percent or more	3,664	26.4
Not computed	1,881	13.6

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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