Kent County, MD Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Kent county maryland dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school4,940100.0
Nursery school, preschool2585.2
Kindergarten2054.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)2,00140.5
High school (grades 9-12)90818.4
College or graduate school1,56831.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over13,103100.0
Less than 9th grade8376.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,94214.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,70535.9
Some college, no degree2,27317.3
Associate degree5063.9
Bachelor's degree1,65212.6
Graduate or professional degree1,1889.1
Percent high school graduate or higher78.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over15,908100.0
Never married4,11225.8
Now married, except separated8,68754.6
Separated3472.2
Widowed1,4399.0
Female
1,1517.2
Divorced1,3238.3
Female
7364.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years302100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren19163.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over15,181100.0
Civilian veterans2,39215.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years4,140100.0
With a disability3448.3
Population 21 to 64 years10,358100.0
With a disability2,02719.6
Percent employed
61.0(X)
No disability8,33180.4
Percent employed
80.1(X)
Population 65 years and over3,444100.0
With a disability1,31638.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over18,318100.0
Same house in 199510,70858.5
Different house in the U.S. in 19957,36840.2
Same county
3,57519.5
Different county
3,79320.7
Same state
1,83510.0
Different state
1,95810.7
Elsewhere in 19952421.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population19,197100.0
Native18,63597.1
Born in United States
18,47896.3
State of residence
11,40159.4
Different state
7,07736.9
Born outside United States
1570.8
Foreign born5622.9
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2621.4
Naturalized citizen
2411.3
Not a citizen
3211.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)562100.0
Europe15928.3
Asia488.5
Africa183.2
Oceania00.0
Latin America29151.8
Northern America468.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over18,318100.0
English only17,38194.9
Language other than English9375.1
Speak English less than 'very well
3672.0
Spanish
5853.2
Speak English less than "very well"
2931.6
Other Indo-European languages
2821.5
Speak English less than "very well"
620.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
500.3
Speak English less than "very well"
120.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population19,197100.0

Total ancestries reported

19,192100.0
Arab70.0
Czech1600.3
Danish510.3
Dutch3321.7
English3,30417.2
French (except Basque)14362.3
French Canadian1800.4
German3,01115.7
Greek600.3
Hungarian420.2
Irish12,77214.4
Italian6523.4
Lithuanian1150.6
Norwegian1190.6
Polish3812.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian1410.7
Scotch-Irish4302.2
Scottish4192.2
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African1831.0
Swedish1710.9
Swiss480.3
Ukrainian580.3
United States or American1,6798.7
Welsh1971.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)620.3
Other ancestries4,38222.8
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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