Delaware County, PA Demographic Data
Delaware County, PA Summary
Delaware County is located in Pennsylvania
- Population: 561,098
- Area: 190.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 183.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.76 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,943.80 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 225.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Delaware County, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
292,620
52%
50.8
Male
270,782
48%
49.2
Total Population
563,402
323,128,000
Delaware County, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
33,832
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
33,766
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
35,201
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
40,540
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
39,073
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
72,341
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
66,123
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
76,230
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
40,281
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
37,833
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
47,707
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
26,467
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
14,008
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
438,293
77.8%
77.2
Female
231,282
52.8%
51.3
Male
207,011
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
411,610
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
111,470
19.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
88,182
15.7%
15.2
Female
51,149
58.0%
55.8
Male
37,033
42.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Delaware County, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
550,249
97.7%
96.8
White
389,846
69.2%
72.6
Black or African American
120,082
21.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,165
0.2%
0.8
Asian
32,804
5.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
10,460
1.9%
1.2
Chinese
4,661
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
946
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
361
0.1%
0.2
Korean
3,674
0.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
4,399
0.8%
0.6
Other Asian
8,303
1.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
6,352
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
13,153
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,864
3.7%
17.8
Mexican
2,263
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9,849
1.7%
1.7
Cuban
1,276
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
7,476
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
542,538
96.3%
82.2
Delaware County, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
8,562
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
18,346
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
118,131
31.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
61,272
16.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
28,452
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
84,121
22.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
62,106
16.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
26,908
7.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
354,082
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
146,227
38.4%
31.2
Delaware County, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
172,417
37.4%
33.7%
Now Married
208,294
45.2%
47.5
Divorced
41,250
9.0%
11.0%
Separated
8,162
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
30,480
6.6
5.8%
Delaware County, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
464,349
87.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
65,221
12.3%
21.6%
Spanish
14,544
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
24,405
4.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16,748
3.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
9,524
1.8%
1.1%
Delaware County, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
11,912
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,727
3.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17,063
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
18,202
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
22,969
11.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33,953
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
24,650
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
33,714
16.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
17,190
8.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18,808
9.2%
6.4
Median household income
67,950
57,617
Per capita income
36,333
31,128
Delaware County, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
897
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
24,455
8.9%
9.8
Construction
12,759
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
77,834
28.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
20,917
7.6%
6.6
Information
5,857
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
21,150
7.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
15,301
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33,287
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
11,370
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
29,359
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
15,551
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
6,839
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
19,017
6.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
117,339
42.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,960
8.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
66,136
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
49,124
17.8%
18.1%
Delaware County, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
268,153
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
194,872
72.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
19,357
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28,358
10.6%
5.1
Walked
10,488
3.9%
2.7
Other means
1,928
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
13,150
4.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.1
26.6
Delaware County, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
21,919
10.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
73,382
35.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
75,732
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
34,155
16.6%
21.0
Delaware County, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
205,188
92.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
138,062
67.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
67,126
32.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
16,565
7.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Delaware County, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
221,753
1 room
3,772
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
3,694
1.7%
2.7
3 rooms
19,305
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
25,680
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
21,964
9.9%
19.8
6 rooms
48,896
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
35,814
16.2%
12.0
8 rooms
26,576
12.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
36,052
16.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Delaware County, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
221,753
1-unit, detached
101,172
45.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
64,970
29.3%
5.9
2-units
10,835
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
9,919
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
7,644
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,210
3.3%
4.4
20 or more units
19,471
8.8%
9.0
Mobile home
532
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Delaware County, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
46,221
20.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
29,144
13.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
55,867
25.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
29,802
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
19,780
8.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15,061
6.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
12,260
5.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10,806
4.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,697
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,115
0.5%
1.4%
Delaware County, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
126,730
61.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,167
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
38,180
18.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
32,994
16.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
551
0.3%
0.1
Wood
350
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
805
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
1,411
0.7%
1.1
Delaware County, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
89,260
47295100.0
Less than $500
171
0.2%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
8,917
10.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
8,989
10.1%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
12,079
13.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
13,772
15.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
22,357
25.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
22,975
25.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
39,500
44.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
16,117
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,414
9.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,217
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
19,531
22.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
481
0.0%
0.0%
Delaware County, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
64,672
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
685
1.1%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
886
1.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,871
6.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,907
6.0%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
7,084
11.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
21,248
32.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
26,991
41.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,454
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,027
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
8,043
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8,657
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,464
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
6,690
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,181
11.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
24,585
39.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,506
0.0%
0.0%
Delaware County, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
138,062
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,465
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
13,727
9.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
20,678
15.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
19,086
13.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29,462
21.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
33,637
24.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
14,900
10.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3,107
2.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
239,500
205,000
