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Delaware Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Delaware Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Delaware is:

1,031,890

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
8.5%
25 - 34:
12.8%
35 - 54:
23.7%
55 - 64:
14.1%
Over 65 Years:
20.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
91.4%
91.4%
35.3%
35.3%
5.0%
5.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Delaware
USA
$44,219
$44,219
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Delaware
USA
$82,855
$82,855
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Finance
Manufacturing
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Public Service
Transportation
Administration
Other
Arts
Wholesale
Real Estate
Information Technology
Agriculture
Utilities
Management
Mining
15.3%
15.3%
11.6%
11.6%
9.5%
9.5%
7.8%
7.8%
7.4%
7.4%
7.1%
7.1%
6.7%
6.7%
6.3%
6.3%
5.8%
5.8%
5.5%
5.5%
4.8%
4.8%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black Or African American
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
59.0%
59.0%
21.4%
21.4%
10.7%
10.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.1%
4.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Other groups
Unclassified
Irish
German
English
Italian
Polish
Scottish
French
European
African
Dutch
Welsh
Jamaican
Russian
Haitian
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
British
30.9%
30.9%
22.3%
22.3%
14.7%
14.7%
12.4%
12.4%
10.5%
10.5%
8.5%
8.5%
4.0%
4.0%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Indic languages
Chinese
Other Asian languages
African languages
German
Arabic
Tagalog
Hindi
French Creole
Gujarathi
Korean
Native American languages
Vietnamese
West Germanic languages
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Italian
85.2%
85.2%
7.8%
7.8%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born DE Residents

10.4%


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