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Kent County, DE

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Kent County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Pharmacies

25–51 in Kent County
116–228%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

48–76 in Kent County
114–175%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Beauty salons

43–71 in Kent County
99–159%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

20–50 in Kent County
94–225%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

123–149 in Kent County
89–106%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

115–137 in Kent County
86–102%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Clothing stores

10–44 in Kent County
69–292%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

11–43 in Kent County
62–232%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

20–48 in Kent County
62–142%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

39–69 in Kent County
56–96%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

7–39 in Kent County
53–282%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

20–48 in Kent County
46–105%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

4–38 in Kent County
39–353%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

7–39 in Kent County
37–195%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

2–36 in Kent County
11–189%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

0–36 in Kent County
0–162%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
192,690
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+5.7%
+10,373 people
Net migration 2024
+2,426
international +688, domestic +1,738
Jobs located here
65,864
LODES 2022, −3.2% since 2019
Employed residents
75,369
LODES 2022, −0.7% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+1,622
tax year 2021–2022: 10,231 in, 8,609 out

Population. Census estimates 192,690 residents on July 1, 2024, 5.7% above 2020 (+10,373).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths +127, international migration +688, domestic migration +1,738. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 65,864 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−3.2% since 2019) and 75,369 employed residents (−0.7% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 10,231 people (exemptions) moved into Kent County, reporting $316.7M in adjusted gross income; 8,609 moved out, reporting $269.7M. Net: +1,622 people.

Largest sources: New Castle, DE (2,092) · Sussex, DE (1,448) · Philadelphia, PA (547). Largest destinations: Sussex, DE (1,567) · New Castle, DE (1,294) · Philadelphia, PA (150).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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