| People QuickFacts | Kent County | Rhode Island |
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| Population, 2003 estimate |
171,297 |
1,076,164 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.5% |
2.7% |
| Population, 2000 |
167,090 |
1,048,319 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
3.7% |
4.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.9% |
78.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.8% |
25.6% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.8 |
22.5 |
| Housing units, 2002 |
71,254 |
443,761 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.5% |
60.0% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
26.9% |
41.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$118,100 |
$133,000 |
| Households, 2000 |
67,320 |
408,424 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 |
2.47 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$47,617 |
$42,090 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,833 |
$21,688 |
| Business QuickFacts | Kent County | Rhode Island |
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| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
4,941 |
28,539 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
70,417 |
414,638 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
-1.8% |
-0.1% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
9,719 |
59,406 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
2,115,312 |
10,482,011 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,985,877 |
7,505,754 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$12,309 |
$7,605 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
406 |
2,848 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
884,731 |
7,503,244 |