Central Kent, Delaware Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 18,267
Males: 8,928   (48.9%)
Females: 9,339   (51.1%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:   33.6 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,100 (it was $41,691 in 2000)
Central Kent   $47,100
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $205,700 (it was $128,100 in 2000)
Central Kent   $205,700
Delaware:   $203,800

Central Kent, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Central Kent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
  • Black (14.4%)
  • American Indian (14.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 82.5 square miles.

Population density: 221 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Central Kent

For population 25 years and over in Central Kent

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central Kent CCD

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 61.3%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.1%
Delaware:   5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Central Kent:   0.5% ($653)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (44.4 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (70.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Woodside, DE (0.6 miles) , Viola, DE (1.4 miles) , Woodside East, DE (1.7 miles ), Felton, DE (3.7 miles ), Camden, DE (3.7 miles ), Wyoming, DE (3.9 miles ), Riverview, DE (3.9 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (4.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.06 N, Longitude: 75.57 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 302



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Central Kent-area historical tornado activity is near Delaware state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/27/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the Central Kent place center injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/31/1992, a category 2 tornado 4.3 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Central Kent:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 29 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 35 miles; NEWARK, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central Kent:
  • DOVER AFB (about 9 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 42 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 51 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central Kent:
  • JENKINS (about 4 miles; WYOMING, DE; ID: 15N)
  • HENDERSON AVIATION (about 5 miles; FELTON, DE; ID: 0N6)
  • DELDOT HELISTOP (about 7 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: 0N5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central Kent:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 34 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 35 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 41 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)

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Notable locations in Central Kent: Alms House (A) , Saint Jones Access Area (B) .

Churches in Central Kent include: Mount Plymouth Church (A) , Cow Marsh Baptist Meeting House (B) , Cow Marsh Church (C) , Magnolia United Methodist Church (D) , Willow Grove Church of God (E) , Dover Bible Chapel (F) , Union Church (G) , Thomas Chapel (H) , Saint Johns Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Mount Olive Cemetery (1) , Downham Cemetery (2) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Cypress Pond (A) , Derby Pond (B) , McGinnis Pond (C) , Mud Millpond (D) , Voshell Pond (E) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horsepen Ditch (A) , Beachy Neidig Ditch (B) , Hudson Branch (C) , Thorndyk Branch (D) , Tidbury Creek (E) , Red House Branch (F) , Iron Mine Prong (G) , Jackson Prong (H) , Meredith Branch (I) .

Parks in Central Kent include: Lindale House (1) , Norman G Wilder Wildlife Area (2) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.8 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   63.6%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   7.2%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   9.3%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.4%
Whole state:   4.4%

Central Kent compared to Delaware state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:



5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.11%
Delaware average:   6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.14%
Delaware average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.19%
Delaware average:   5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.06%
Delaware average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central Kent:
  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central Kent:
  • W277AH (103.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
  • WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Central Kent:
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)

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