People QuickFacts	Sussex County	Delaware
 	Population, 2012 estimate    	203,390	917,092
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	197,145	897,934
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012    	3.2%	2.1%
 	Population, 2010    	197,145	897,934
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011     	5.8%	6.1%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011     	20.2%	22.6%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011     	21.3%	14.7%
 	Female persons, percent, 2011     	51.2%	51.5% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	82.4%	71.7%
 	Black persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	13.0%	21.9%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	1.3%	0.7%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a)    	1.1%	3.4%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)     	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011     	1.9%	2.3%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b)     	8.9%	8.4%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011     	75.4%	65.1% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011    	88.2%	85.8%
 	Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011    	6.8%	8.3%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011    	9.9%	12.3%
 	High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011    	85.3%	87.4%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011    	21.9%	28.0%
 	Veterans, 2007-2011    	21,476	77,593
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011    	23.9	24.6 			
 	Housing units, 2011    	125,098	409,757
 	Homeownership rate, 2007-2011    	79.9%	73.0%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011    	10.7%	17.5%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011    	$246,900	$244,100
 	Households, 2007-2011    	75,286	332,837
 	Persons per household, 2007-2011    	2.54	2.60
 	Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011    	$27,580	$29,659
 	Median household income, 2007-2011    	$53,215	$59,317
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011    	11.5%	11.2%

   	Business QuickFacts	Sussex County	Delaware
 	Private nonfarm establishments, 2011    	5,313	24,132
 	Private nonfarm employment, 2011    	57,764	359,602
 	Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011    	1.6%	0.2%
 	Nonemployer establishments, 2010    	13,830	53,854 			
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	20,285	74,573
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	4.5%	8.7%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	0.5%	S
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.6%	4.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.7%	2.1%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	24.3%	26.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	3,049,335	25,679,939
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	D	5,727,401
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	2,979,433	14,202,083
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$16,103	$16,421
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	463,723	1,910,770
 	Building permits, 2012    	2,004	4,091

   	Geography QuickFacts	Sussex County	Delaware
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	936.08	1,948.54
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	210.6	460.8
 	FIPS Code    	005	10
 	Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area    	Seaford, DE Micro Area	 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts