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Kenton, Delaware Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 237. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (+8.0% change)
Males: 115 (48.5%), Females: 122 (51.5%)

Kent County

Zip code: 19955

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $38,250
Median house value: $97,100

Population by Race

Races in Kenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: Irish (17.7%), Italian (14.8%), German (12.2%), English (10.5%), United States (8.0%), Dutch (4.6%).

Elevation: 68 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Kenton, DE

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kenton

  • High school or higher: 61.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kenton town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

3.4% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -201 (-45.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kenton:

  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY (about 28 miles; SALEM, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kenton:

  • DOVER AFB (about 17 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 31 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 54 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kenton:

  • DELAWARE AIRPARK (about 6 miles; DOVER/CHESWOLD, DE; Abbreviation: 33N)
  • SMYRNA (about 8 miles; SMYRNA, DE; Abbreviation: 38N)
  • MASSEY AERODROME (about 10 miles; MASSEY, MD; Abbreviation: MD1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kenton:

  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 28 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 43 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)

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