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People QuickFacts |
New Castle County |
Delaware |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
525,587 | 853,476 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
5.1% | 8.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
500,265 | 783,600 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.8% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.4% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.6% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.4% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
71.8% | 74.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
22.9% | 20.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.7% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
7.1% | 6.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
65.5% | 69.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.3% | 56.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.7% | 9.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.5% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.5% | 25.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
77,673 | 131,794 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.3 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
211,059 | 382,828 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.1% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.0% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$136,000 | $130,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
188,935 | 298,736 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$54,304 | $49,545 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,413 | $23,305 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
8.9% | 9.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
New Castle County |
Delaware |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
16,650 | 25,3191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
281,531 | 392,8401 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-0.2% | 4.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
30,406 | 52,314 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
39,463 | 63,570 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.1% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.4% | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.4% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.6% | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
22.6% | 24.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
12,536,817 | 16,417,927 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,360,164 | 17,292,794 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
6,936,307 | 10,912,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,594 | $13,538 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
755,783 | 1,231,595 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
1,728 | 6,504 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
2,654,271 | 5,253,1471 |
