What percentage of people rent in Kent Acres, DE?

Name: Renters and owners in Kent Acres, DE, 2020–2024
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16.1% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kent Acres, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 134 renting households against 696 that own their home.

In Kent Acres, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.1% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 134 (±62)

Who rents and who owns in Kent Acres

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kent Acres	Kent County	Delaware	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.1% (±7.7 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	27.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	134 (±62)	19,616 (±949)	108,655 (±2,227)	45,017,354
Owning households	696 (±168)	51,808 (±1,048)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.7)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$46,977 (±$3,475)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,500 (±$44,438)	$90,253 (±$2,955)	$100,053 (±$1,445)	$100,009

In Kent Acres, the renter share is lower than in Kent County (27.5%).

It is also lower than in Delaware (27.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kent County, Kent Acres ranks 17 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 78.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Kent Acres has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.6% (±10.7 points)	16.1% (±7.7 points)	−13.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,194 (±$218)	$1,574 (±$229)	+31.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,750 (±$15,801)	$91,524 (±$35,543)	+104.5%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Kent Acres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kent Acres
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kent Acres	—	16.1% (±7.7 points)	—
Highland Acres	1.1 mi	17.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rodney Village	1.3 mi	50.6% (±15.9 points)	Higher
Dover	2.0 mi	53.1% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Dover Base Housing	2.1 mi	100.0% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Rising Sun-Lebanon	2.3 mi	31.9% (±13.0 points)	Higher
Wyoming	3.0 mi	31.0% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Camden	3.2 mi	19.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Little Creek	4.3 mi	28.3% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rodney Village, DE (50.6%), Dover, DE (53.1%), Dover Base Housing, DE (100.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Kent County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Frederica	25.9% (±11.7 points)
12 (tie)	Kenton	24.2% (±22.2 points)
12 (tie)	Smyrna	24.2% (±6.1 points)
14	Camden	19.9% (±9.3 points)
15	Highland Acres	17.7% (±7.7 points)
16	Magnolia	17.3% (±13.6 points)
17	Kent Acres	16.1% (±7.7 points)
18	Hartly	15.6% (±24.5 points)
19	Bowers	15.5% (±10.5 points)
20	Houston	14.4% (±10.1 points)
21	Woodside East	12.1% (±8.1 points)
22	Clayton	10.5% (±6.4 points)
23	Cheswold	5.4% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Kent County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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).

Is renting growing in Kent Acres?

In Kent Acres, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Kent Acres?

A renting household in Kent Acres has 3.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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