Kent County is located in central Delaware. The County Seat is Dover and the largest city is Dover. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.kent.de.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 171,987 and the 2010 census population was 162,344. The land area is 586.18 square miles and there are 276.9 persons per square mile.
68.5% of the population is White, 25.1% is Black or African American, 6.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 3.3% is two or more races. 85.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $199,500, there are 58,524 households, an average of 2.74 persons per household. The per capita income is $24,851, the median household income is $55,149, and 12.9% of the persons in Kent County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 11,242. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,589,237, and sales per capita were $17,024. The percentage of black-owned firms is 10.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.2%.
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Kent County Kent County, Delaware Levy Court home page, online services, government directory, contacts, news, events public notices. |
Agendas & Minutes Schedules, events, Agendas, and Minutes for Kent County Boards & Committees. |
Cemeteries, Interments List of Kent County cemeteries, including burials, inscriptions, and some photographs of gravestones. |
Codes Searchable database of the Kent County ordinances. |
Court Records | Civil Delaware State Courts database of Kent County and statewide Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Justice of the Peace civil court dockets, including civil actions, family, personal injury, debt, guardianship, involuntary commit, subrogation, tax case records, and more. |
Foreclosure Sales Kent County Sheriff Office list of foreclosure sales. |
Historic Markers Delaware Public Archives list of historic markers in Kent County. |
Marriage Certificates Pay Site Order a certified copy of a Kent County marriage or civil union certificate online. |
Pauper Books Delaware Public Archives database of Kent County Pauper Books, "a register of the infirm and poor inmates of the county almshouse." |
Property | GIS This is a little different from most GIS searches, but we like it. Zoom in a little and you can view parcels, then click with your mouse to view Kent County property details. Nice. |
Property | P.R.I.D.E. Kent County property records. Offers a variety of search options. |
Recorded Documents Pay Site Kent County Recorder of Deeds database of mortgages, deeds, and other recorded documents. Requires paid subscription. |
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