People QuickFacts	Wilmington	Delaware
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	71,305	907,135
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	70,852	897,934
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	0.6%	1.0%
 	Population, 2010    	70,851	897,934
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	7.3%	6.2%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	24.4%	22.9%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	11.6%	14.4%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	52.5%	51.6% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	32.6%	68.9%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	58.0%	21.4%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.4%	0.5%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.0%	3.2%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.6%	2.7%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	12.4%	8.2%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	27.9%	65.3% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	77.6%	85.4%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	6.3%	8.2%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	14.3%	12.2%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	80.5%	87.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	25.1%	27.7%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	20.5	24.1 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	48.6%	73.6%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	36.6%	17.7%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$179,200	$242,300
 	Households, 2006-2010    	29,406	331,639
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.33	2.58
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$25,228	$29,007
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$38,386	$57,599
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	23.9%	11.0%

   	Business QuickFacts	Wilmington	Delaware
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	8,502	74,573
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	12.5%	8.7%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	0.4%	S
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	4.2%	4.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	2.3%	2.1%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	S	26.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	397,235	25,679,939
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	700,033	5,727,401
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,105,731	14,202,083
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$15,219	$16,421
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	198,105	1,910,770

   	Geography QuickFacts	Wilmington	Delaware
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	10.90	1,948.54
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	6,497.7	460.8
 	FIPS Code    	77580	10
 	Counties    	New Castle County
 	

(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