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Delaware County, PA

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Overview for Delaware County, PA
Part of: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Philadelphia PA, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Delaware County Delaware County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 184.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 3,029.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 8.7%. On the 2000 census form, 98.8% of the population reported only one race, with 14.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.56 persons compared to an average family size of 3.17 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,323. Per capita income grew by 8.0% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 558,028 Covered Employment 210,693
   Growth (%) since 1990 1.9%    Average wage per job $47,800
Households (2000) 206,320 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 8.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 285,691    Average wage per job $83,158
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 4.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $48,514    Average wage per job $39,931
Median Household Income (2008) $64,688 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 18.6%
Poverty Rate (2008) 9.1    Average wage per job $41,323
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 86.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 5.1%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 30.0    Average wage per job $76,955

  


 

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