Delaware County, Ohio

Interactive maps and statistics for Delaware County, Ohio: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Ohio and the United States.

Delaware County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for median household income (23rd of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (28th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	226,834	11,810,293	334,922,499	315th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$133,540	$71,389	$80,734	23rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	39.7	38.9	2092nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	59.4%	31.5%	35.7%	28th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$445,500	$214,800	$332,700	206th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,492	$1,034	$1,413	251st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.7%	13.3%	12.5%	3192nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.8%	5.2%	2567th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	511.9	289.1	n/a	327th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.7%	5.2%	14.1%	424th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.2	n/a	n/a	131st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.5%	67.2%	65.2%	873rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.4	23.4	26.4	1328th of 3,221
Worked from Home	25.9%	13.0%	15.1%	38th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.4%	n/a	n/a	3085th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.5%	44.4%	46.9%	76th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.9%	n/a	n/a	12th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.1	40.6	61.4

Age in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	40.1	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.3%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	82,287	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	75.5%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.2%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.9%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.7%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	26.1%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$61,395	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.4%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.3%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	28.6%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.7%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	10.2%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.6%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	86,269	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.3%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.2%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.0%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,132	$2,822	n/a

Education in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	2.9%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.4%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.3%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	35.4%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.0%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.9%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.9%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.0%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Delaware County, Ohio

Statistic	Delaware County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.7%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.9%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.9%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.7%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.9%	6.8%	16.7%

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