Housing data for Kent Acres, DE
Kent Acres, DE has an estimated 2,388 residents and 950 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Kent County.
16.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,574 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,388 (±558)
- Housing units
- 950 (±181)
- Households that rent
- 16.1%
- Median gross rent
- $1,574
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −5.2%
What stands out in Kent Acres
Homes heated by fuel oil: 36.1% (±12.2 points) in Kent Acres, higher than in Kent County (10.0%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.7% (±5.7 points) in Kent Acres, lower than in Kent County (11.4%).
Households that rent: 16.1% (±7.7 points) in Kent Acres, lower than in Kent County (27.5%).
Homes built before 1980: 52.6% (±14.3 points) in Kent Acres, higher than in Kent County (34.6%).
- Heating fuel in Kent Acres
- Types of homes in Kent Acres
- Renters and owners in Kent Acres
- Age of homes in Kent Acres
Housing in Kent Acres at a glance
- Median rent: $1,574 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $968 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 53.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 16.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $91,524 median household income
- Home values: $241,600 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,101 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,411 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 83.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 52.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 27.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 36.1% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 19.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −5.2% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 23.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Kent Acres against Kent County, its state and the nation
| Kent Acres | Kent County | Delaware | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,388 (±558) | 187,604 (exact) | 1,021,191 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 950 (±181) | 76,325 (±67) | 464,203 (±208) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 16.1% (±7.7 points) | 27.5% (±1.3 points) | 27.0% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,574 (±$229) | $1,354 (±$31) | $1,401 (±$16) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $91,524 (±$35,543) | $74,477 (±$2,101) | $84,954 (±$1,251) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $241,600 (±$29,934) | $316,600 (±$6,188) | $352,000 (±$2,842) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,411 (±$288) | $1,363 (±$29) | $1,768 (±$20) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 52.6% (±14.3 points) | 34.6% (±2.0 points) | 41.8% (±0.8 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 19.3 minutes (±5.0) | 26.5 minutes (±0.7) | 26.0 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 86.5% (±9.8 points) | 91.1% (±1.0 points) | 92.4% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 34.6 years (±8.8) | 38.8 years (±0.4) | 41.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Kent Acres covers 0.8 square miles of land, about 2,813 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Kent Acres has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,519 (±468) | 2,388 (±558) | −5.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 876 (±132) | 950 (±181) | +8.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,194 (±$218) | $1,574 (±$229) | +31.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $212,800 (±$39,185) | $241,600 (±$29,934) | +13.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $44,750 (±$15,801) | $91,524 (±$35,543) | +104.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,384 (±$140) | $2,101 (±$177) | +51.8% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $898 (±$215) | $1,411 (±$288) | +57.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 29.6% (±10.7 points) | 16.1% (±7.7 points) | −13.5 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±11.8 points) | 27.2% (±33.8 points) | +27.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Kent County
Kent Acres has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Kent County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Kent County recorded 397 violent and 1,949 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Kent Acres
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Acres | 1.1 mi | $1,583 | $306,400 | 17.7% |
| Rodney Village | 1.3 mi | $1,338 | $167,200 | 50.6% |
| Dover | 2.0 mi | $1,344 | $258,900 | 53.1% |
| Dover Base Housing | 2.1 mi | $2,139 | — | 100.0% |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | 2.3 mi | $1,755 | $389,900 | 31.9% |
| Wyoming | 3.0 mi | $1,558 | $290,900 | 31.0% |
| Camden | 3.2 mi | $1,836 | $300,100 | 19.9% |
| Little Creek | 4.3 mi | $1,106 | $178,100 | 28.3% |
Places in Delaware most like Kent Acres
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Acres | $1,583 | $306,400 | $102,356 | 17.7% |
| Wyoming | $1,558 | $290,900 | $69,603 | 31.0% |
| Frederica | $1,203 | $215,100 | $80,924 | 25.9% |
| Camden | $1,836 | $300,100 | $63,267 | 19.9% |
| Bellefonte | $1,511 | $289,500 | $90,694 | 31.3% |
| Selbyville | $1,152 | $432,900 | $75,592 | 16.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Delaware.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Kent Acres, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,286 | $1,294 | $1,629 | $2,244 | $2,590 |
HUD income limits for Kent Acres, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,650 | $37,700 | $60,350 |
| 2 people | $25,900 | $43,100 | $69,000 |
| 3 people | $29,150 | $48,500 | $77,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $53,900 | $86,200 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $58,200 | $93,100 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $62,500 | $100,000 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $66,850 | $106,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $71,150 | $113,800 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Dover, DE MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $112,100.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Kent Acres is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Kent Acres
What is the average rent in Kent Acres, DE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kent Acres is $1,574 (±$229) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many renters are there in Kent Acres?
Kent Acres has an estimated 134 (±62) renting households, 16.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Kent Acres?
The median household income in Kent Acres is $91,524 (±$35,543) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Kent Acres, DE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $241,600 (±$29,934) for owner-occupied homes in Kent Acres (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Kent Acres?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Kent Acres, DE is $2,101 (±$177) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Kent Acres?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Kent Acres, DE is $1,411 (±$288) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Kent Acres growing?
In Kent Acres, the number of residents went from 2,519 in 2015–2019 to 2,388 in 2020–2024 (−5.2%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Kent Acres CDP, Delaware
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Dover, DE MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Dover, DE MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Kent Acres CDP, Delaware (place:38710, in state:10).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .