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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kent County is $25,222, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kent County median household income is $46,842, which has grown by 53.92% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kent County residents spend 10.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #71

Kent County	25,222 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	23,750 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	26,500 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kent County	21,667 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #103

Kent County	46,842 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kent County	60,133 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

Kent County	53.92%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Kent County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.02%	$39,517, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.84%	$15,244, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.87%	$786, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.33%	$18,981, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Kent County	57,353 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kent County	75,540 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
White	$47,434, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$15,455, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$11,875, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,500, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,750, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,857, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$46,397, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	679, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	354, 52.14%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	250, 70.62%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	250, 70.62%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	250, 100.00%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	104, 29.38%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	325, 47.86%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	183, 56.31%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	183, 56.31%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	177, 96.72%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 3.28%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	142, 43.69%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	420, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	320, 76.19%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	24, 5.71%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	39, 9.29%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.71%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	34, 8.10%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kent County	10.8 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	427	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	250, 58.55%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91, 36.40%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	40, 16.00%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5, 2.00%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	50, 20.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 12.00%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 12.00%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	177, 41.45%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72, 40.68%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	40, 22.60%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 33.90%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 2.82%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Kent County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	427, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	98, 22.95%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	30, 7.03%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2, 0.47%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 3.98%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	39, 9.13%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20, 4.68%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 1.87%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4, 0.94%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	123, 28.81%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 2.11%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	57, 13.35%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20, 4.68%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Kent County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	84	10.45%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	6.70%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.