Delaware Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Delaware is 4th out of 51 other states in Retail sales per capita

Delaware is 5th out of 51 other states in Home ownership rate

Delaware is 7th out of 51 other states in Female residents

Delaware is 7th out of 51 other states in Population density (people per sqmi)

Delaware is 7th out of 51 other states in Residents 65 or older

Delaware is 9th out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

Delaware is 11th out of 51 other states in Income per household

Delaware is 14th out of 51 other states in Home median value

Delaware is 14th out of 51 other states in Income per capita

Delaware is 16th out of 51 other states in People per household

Size Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	917,092	45th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,948.5	49th	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	460.8	7th	87.4

Education Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.4%	27th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	28.0%	21st	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Race - White	71.4%	40th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	22.0%	9th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	28th	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.5%	18th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	25th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	17th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	27th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	33rd	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Female residents	51.5%	7th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.3%	21st	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Housing units	409,757	45th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.5%	41st	25.9%
Households	332,837	45th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.0%	5th	66.1%
Home median value	$244,100	14th	$186,200
People per household	2.6	16th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	4,091	41st	829,658

Business Demographics
	Delaware	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	24,132	46th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	359,602	45th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	74,573	47th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$14,202,083	44th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,421	4th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,910,770	46th	$613,795,732