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People QuickFacts |
Sussex County |
Delaware |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
188,036 | 873,092 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
20.1% | 11.4% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
156,628 | 783,595 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.5% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.6% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
20.2% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.2% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
83.8% | 74.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
13.6% | 20.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.9% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.1% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
6.8% | 6.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
77.8% | 68.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.3% | 56.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.1% | 9.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.5% | 82.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.6% | 25.0% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
32,409 | 131,794 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
114,556 | 388,616 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.7% | 72.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.7% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$122,400 | $130,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
62,577 | 298,736 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$50,132 | $55,988 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,328 | $23,305 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
9.7% | 10.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sussex County |
Delaware |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
5,427 | 25,6131 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
63,998 | 388,2501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
26.1% | 2.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
13,883 | 52,979 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
15,248 | 63,570 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.4% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.9% | 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 |
0.9% | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.5% | 24.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,910,327 | 16,417,927 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 17,292,794 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,257,414 | 10,912,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,745 | $13,538 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
322,778 | 1,231,595 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
1,536 | 3,346 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,282,040 | 6,233,6181 |
