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Delaware

1,031,890 Population
1,948.5 square miles 529.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,350 ±$1,187 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,361 ±$1,668 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.5% ±1% (106,027  ±10,289) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.8 minutes ±0.5 (11,565,330  ±317,809) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

412,048 ±3,896 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±1,348.3 (1,008,153  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±1.2% (12,165  ±2,608) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

471,472 ±147 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$359,700 ±$5,589 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±0.9% (114,277  ±9,361.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.4% ±1.9% (668,410  ±13,796.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
36.5% ±1.2% (266,702  ±8,549.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

15.8% ±0.7% (154,374  ±6,727.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

11.2% ±6,006.8% (115,129  ±6,173) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.5% ±0.5% (61,454  ±4,118) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
61,454 Total veterans ±4,118 55,129 Male ±3,855 6,325 Female ±1,214

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