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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

Population by age category

18 to 6458%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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58%White22%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+11%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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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)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty15%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty8%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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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 (1,008,153  ±) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples59%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married50%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale35%Female31%
Now marriedMale53%Female47%
DivorcedMale9%Female13%
WidowedMale3%†Female9%
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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)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-196%†20-2412%†25-299%†30-358%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

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

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied74%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$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)

Population by highest level of education

9%No degree28%High school26%Some college21%Bachelor's15%Post-grad
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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)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only81%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only85%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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11.2% (115,129  ±6,173) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

10%Europe31%Asia14%†Africa0%†Oceania44%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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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)

Veterans by wartime service

276†WWII2,677†Korea20,377Vietnam12,826†Gulf (1990s)11,987†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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61,454 Total veterans ±4,118 55,129 Male ±3,855 6,325 Female ±1,214

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Delaware <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US10-delaware/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Delaware <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US10-delaware/>