| | People QuickFacts | Wilmington | Delaware |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 71,305 | 908,137 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 70,852 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 70,851 | 897,934 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.4% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.6% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.5% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 32.6% | 68.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 58.0% | 21.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 12.4% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 27.9% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.4% | 85.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 6.6% | 8.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 14.9% | 12.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 81.4% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 25.3% | 28.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,222 | 77,593 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 20.9 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 32,820 | 405,885 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 47.6% | 73.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 36.1% | 17.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $183,400 | $244,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 29,293 | 332,837 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.34 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,590 | $29,659 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $39,019 | $59,317 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.4% | 11.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Wilmington | Delaware |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,502 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.5% | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.2% | 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 | 2.3% | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 397,235 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 700,033 | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,105,731 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,219 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 198,105 | 1,910,770 |