Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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Delaware County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (121st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (38th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	579,222	13,018,639	334,922,499	121st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,546	$77,971	$80,734	312th of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	40.9	38.9	2365th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.9%	35.2%	35.7%	227th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$332,200	$254,500	$332,700	482nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,372	$1,209	$1,413	339th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.2%	11.7%	12.5%	2392nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	5.3%	5.2%	457th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3,151.2	291.0	n/a	38th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.2%	7.7%	14.1%	319th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	895th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.6%	69.3%	65.2%	2337th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	26.3	26.4	817th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.0%	15.6%	15.1%	216th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.5%	n/a	n/a	2929th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.5%	46.2%	46.9%	2304th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.9%	n/a	n/a	262nd 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, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	21.9%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.6%	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)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.5	44.6	61.4

Age in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	39.1	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	216,946	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.4%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	38.7%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,673	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.0%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.8%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.2%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.3%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	229,715	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	43.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.4%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.7%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,124	$3,311	n/a

Education in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.7%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.5%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.4%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.4%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	5.9%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.6%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.2%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.8%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	7.1%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.5%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.7%	9.9%	16.7%

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