Delaware vs. Pennsylvania
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Delaware Pennsylvania
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 973,764 12,801,989
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.4% 0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 897,937 12,702,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 897,934 12,702,379
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.7% 18.2%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.0%
White alone, percent 69.5% 81.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 23.0% 12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 4.1% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.7% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.5% 7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.9% 76.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 66,590 782,682
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 438,693 5,713,150
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.1% 69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $244,700 $174,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,563 $1,474
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $465 $531
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,110 $915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.6% 20.5%
Building permits, 2018 6,003 23,325
Households, 2014-2018 357,765 5,025,132
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.3% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.0% 11.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.4% 79.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.8% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.4% 30.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,148,437 23,504,192
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 7,003,251 96,329,248
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 22,597,384 231,396,178
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,628,914 191,170,147
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 14,456,001 178,794,945
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,763 $14,008
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 26.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,627 $59,445
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,989 $32,889
Persons in poverty, percent 12.5% 12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 25,452 302,772
Total employment, 2017 400,714 5,433,660
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 21,975,836 270,592,656
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 65,634 849,036
All firms, 2012 73,418 975,453
Men-owned firms, 2012 38,328 579,400
Women-owned firms, 2012 23,964 304,803
Minority-owned firms, 2012 14,440 131,512
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 54,782 818,858
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 7,206 97,969
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 60,318 837,792
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7% 4.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.1% 27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 460.8 283.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,948.54 44,742.70
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Delaware and Pennsylvania using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.