People QuickFacts Delaware County Indiana Population, 2012 estimate 117,364 6,537,334 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 117,671 6,483,800 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.3% 0.8% Population, 2010 117,671 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.4% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.7% 24.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.0% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.0% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 89.4% 86.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 7.1% 9.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.1% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.9% 6.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 87.9% 81.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 73.2% 84.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.0% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 3.1% 7.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.1% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 22.2% 22.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 8,918 478,030 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.5 23.1  Housing units, 2011 52,179 2,800,614 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 65.9% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.8% 18.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $92,200 $123,300 Households, 2007-2011 46,162 2,472,870 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.37 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,132 $24,497 Median household income, 2007-2011 $38,730 $48,393 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 20.6% 14.1%     Business QuickFacts Delaware County Indiana Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 2,440 145,019 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 35,890 2,400,382 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -28.9 -9.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 5,559 380,097  Total number of firms, 2007 7,848 482,847 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,280,555 221,877,814 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 424,060 67,634,947 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,516,815 78,745,589 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,156 $12,408 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 160,815 11,669,759 Building permits, 2011 82 12,618     Geography QuickFacts Delaware County Indiana Land area in square miles, 2010 392.12 35,826.11 Persons per square mile, 2010 300.1 181.0 FIPS Code 035 18 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Muncie, IN Metro 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