County profile
Kent County, DE
United States · GDP 2024
#392 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 80% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
61,078
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,971
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
194,786
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$74.5k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
27.5%±1.4%
Poverty rate
10.6%±1.0%
Business applications
24,828 · 2025
Retail establishments
670
34.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Chesapeake Utilities CorporationUtilities$930.0M70B2Pacific Green Technologies Inc.Industrials$14.5M——3ZaZa Energy CorporationEnergy$11.5M——4OrgHarvest, Inc.Communication Services$0——5Hero Technologies Inc.Healthcare$0——6FibroBiologics, Inc. Common StockHealthcare———7iConsumer Corp.Communication Services———8XFLH Capital CorporationFinancial Services———9Winning Brands CorporationConsumer Defensive———10Metatron Inc.Communication Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade24%
Food & accommodation18%
Manufacturing13%
Professional services9%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
194,786
residents · 2025 · +6.8% since 2020
Income per capita $55.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,286
International migration+2,023
Natural change+138
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.8B2019
$8.5B2020
$9.3B2021
$10.3B2022
$10.8B2023
$11.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$316.6k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
6.4%±0.8%
Affordability
5.9× wages
Residential permits
$187.7M
1,261 units · 6.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 94Winter weather 93Hurricane 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3542016
3572017
3742018
3842019
4032020
4512021
5232022
5542023
5852024
6002025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 20211,8732021
1,0562022
1,1052023
1,2012024
1,2612025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
64.1 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
DCR
Nearest port
18.1 km
DEL STORAGE & PIPELINE
Nearest commercial airport
10.0 km
DOVER AFB
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR8 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.0k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kent?
Kent's economy produced $11.7B in 2024, growing 8.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.