Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 231, laid out in 1796.
No town among the 38 in Delaware we compare has a lower median household income than Kenton. Its National Register listings include Aspendale and Somerville. Kenton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Kenton beats most towns.
Census counts: 107 in 1880, 215 in 2020. The archive holds 19 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1930 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kenton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Kenton.
Children under 18 are 61% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (21% statewide). Kenton has grown 6% since 2020, to 231 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Delaware.
Somewhere between 37% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Kenton’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.9 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women.
| Kenton | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 35.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 25.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.2% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.2% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.1% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.1% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Kenton for work: only 0% work in town. 3.1% of Kenton residents live below the poverty line, below both the Delaware town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Dover (19%), Smyrna (12%) and New Castle (6%).
| Kenton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kenton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 crimes were reported in Kenton in 2025: 3 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Kenton is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Kenton beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 44% of Kenton adults have obesity, above both Delaware’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Kenton.
| Kenton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Kenton | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.4% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 16% | 12.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kenton
About 11 of every 100 Kenton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
11 places in Kenton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware, United States
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area. The population was 215 in 2020.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kenton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
