The population of Kent county is estimated at 19,654. In 2017 there were 154 births and 294 deaths in Kent county. Kent county has 3,743 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 2,065 that are owned free and clear and 2,357 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Kent County filed 9,230 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.3% of all Maryland filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Kent had a combined total federal tax liability of $102,368,000 on earned income of $646,067,000. Other notable statistics from Kent County were 350 unemployment claims which collected a total of $1,389,000 and 3,050 charitable contributions valued at $14,388,000. 3,150 filings from Kent County paid a combined total of $13,381,000 in property taxes and 2,550 filings paid $20,358,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Kent county had 52 religious congregations with an estimated 10,009 members.
33.2% of the Kent population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 12.7% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 47% of Kent County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 23 votes.
At $57,760 the median income is 71.6% of the Maryland average. An estimated 462 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Kent, the equivalant of around 4.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Kent County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,374	Health care and social assistance
945	Manufacturing
848	Retail trade
699	Food services and drinking places
574	Nursing and residential care facilities
456	Full-service restaurants
345	Food and beverage stores
298	Grocery stores
172	Other services (except public administration)
172	Wholesale trade
144	Limited-service restaurants
114	Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
111	Health and personal care stores
92	Motor vehicle and parts dealers
80	Traveler accommodation

In 2018 the average price reduction was 6.36% in Kent County.

In 2018 9.10% of listings in Kent County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 21620 and 21661) dropped their price.

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