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Kent County, Rhode Island

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Overview for Kent County, RI
Part of: Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Boston-Worcester-Manchester MA-RI-NH, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Kent County Kent County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 170.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 1,008.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 17.4%. On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 0.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 3.02 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $24,097. Per capita income grew by 25.0% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 171,590 Covered Employment 81,852
   Growth (%) since 1990 6.5%    Average wage per job $36,611
Households (2000) 67,320 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 11.6%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 97,023    Average wage per job $50,783
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.8 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $36,513    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $51,081 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 6.7    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 83.9 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 6.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 24.8    Average wage per job $49,114

  

 
 

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