Pay and cost of living in Kent County, RI
Across the 20 occupations we cover in Kent County, RI, the middle median salary is $43,610 a year. Pay runs from $33,700 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $110,360 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $76,660. Wages come from the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Kent County, RI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,509 a month and a two-bedroom $1,879. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,976 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $43,943 a year, and every one of the 20 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Kent County, RI
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Kent County, RI, set beside the Rhode Island and national medians.
Median household income in Kent County, RI is $94,345, 7% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($18,108) equals 19.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $43,610, is 54% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Kent County, RI pay a median of $4,957 a year in real estate taxes, 1% above the Rhode Island median of $4,900. With a median home value of $366,100, 9% below the Rhode Island median of $404,200, the ratio of the two medians is 1.35% a year.
Renters in Kent County, RI pay a median gross rent of $1,327 a month in the Census survey, 1% below the Rhode Island median of $1,342. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,509; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Kent County, RI who travel to a workplace spend an average of 25.1 minutes each way, 2% below the Rhode Island average of 25.5. 11.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.