| | People QuickFacts | New Castle County | Delaware |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 541,971 | 907,135 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 538,479 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 538,479 | 897,934 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.8% | 22.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.5% | 14.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.5% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 68.5% | 71.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 24.3% | 21.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.5% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 9.0% | 8.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 61.3% | 65.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 84.5% | 85.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.6% | 8.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.1% | 12.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 87.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 32.4% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 38,905 | 78,195 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.4 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 218,418 | 409,757 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.3% | 73.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.8% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $252,800 | $242,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 198,499 | 331,639 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.60 | 2.58 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $31,220 | $29,007 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $62,474 | $57,599 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.3% | 11.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | New Castle County | Delaware |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 15,655 | 24,2901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 255,149 | 359,0071 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -9.6 | -4.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 31,427 | 53,854 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 43,660 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.1% | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.5% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 20,268,769 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,633,413 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,358 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 999,186 | 1,910,770 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 695 | 2,954 |