Gloucester County vs. Delaware County

Gloucester County (NJ)Delaware County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)291,408564,751
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)288,570558,759
Population, Census, April 1, 2010288,288558,979
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%16.4%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.9%
White alone, percent83.1%69.0%
Black or African American alone, percent11.2%22.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent3.1%6.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.4%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.1%66.3%
Veterans, 2014-201815,01327,551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)113,903224,871
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.2%69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,700$239,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,067$1,889
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$875$745
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,186$1,055
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.9%24.7%
Building permits, 2018640286
Households, 2014-2018104,587206,405
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.3%89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.8%11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.7%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201886.2%84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.9%38.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.5%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.4%64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)406,593878,102
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,298,1613,952,555
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)12,683,5857,364,871
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)16,524,3945,482,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,452,8886,468,800
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,377$11,529
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.529.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$85,160$71,539
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,888$38,251
Persons in poverty, percent7.6%8.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,09212,921
Total employment, 201796,513211,442
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,115,40111,613,490
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,02243,683
All firms, 201218,12548,557
Men-owned firms, 201210,56129,073
Women-owned firms, 20125,66315,326
Minority-owned firms, 20122,5699,764
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,83537,220
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7765,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,55641,202
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.6%8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.5%28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010895.33,040.5
Land area in square miles, 2010322.01183.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Gloucester county (NJ) and Delaware county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.