Kent County RI Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Kent County RI Housing Affordability Index is 132 State of Rhode Island Housing Affordability Index is 103
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Kent County RI Wealth Index is 115 State of Rhode Island Wealth Index is 106
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

These new demographic attributes are availiable for Neighborhoods, Cities, Counties, and ZIP Codes.

POPULATION
Total Population	167,025
Population in Households	165,862
Population in Families	131,969
Population in Group Qrtrs	1,163
Population Density	991
Diversity Index¹	27

INCOME
Median Household Income	$76,880
Average Household Income	$94,748
Per Capita Income	$39,442
Wealth Index³	115

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	74,736 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	50,234 (67.2%)
Renter Occupied HU	19,278 (25.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	5,224 ( 7.0%)
Median Home Value	$242,288
Housing Affordability Index²	132

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	69,512
Average Household Size	2.39
Family Households	43,945
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Kent County RI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Kent County to the other 5 counties and county equivalents in Rhode Island by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.06%	0.08%
Households	0.14%	0.11%
Families	0.05%	0.06%
Median Household Income		2.03%
Per Capita Income		2.57%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 2	80th
Population Density	# 3	60th
Diversity Index	# 3	60th
Median Household Income	# 3	60th
Per Capita Income	# 4	40th

Kent County RI Information

Kent County RI Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Kent County RI - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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