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Delaware

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Table

Delaware
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1,051,917
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1,051,917
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1,031,890
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
989,955
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
989,946
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
6.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 989,948
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 897,934
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.3%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
67.6%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
24.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.7%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
11.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 61,582
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 10.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 471,458
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $326,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,782
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $540
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,341
Building Permits, 2023 5,765
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 396,209
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.48
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 14.8%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 95.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 91.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 35.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
8.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,554,394
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,855,330
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,281,651
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 17,667,905
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $18,444
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 26.1
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $82,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $44,219
Persons in poverty, percent
10.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 29,195
Total employment, 2022 424,303
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 28,639,674
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 88,530
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 19,704
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 11,571
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,144
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,732
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,148
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,293
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 15,232
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 508.0
Population per square mile, 2010 460.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,948.55
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,948.54
FIPS Code 10
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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