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Delaware County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Delaware County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Delaware County is a high-income, education-intensive county north of Columbus, where 58.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median household income reaches $133,540—well above national norms. The labor force of roughly 167,000 (70.3% participation rate) is characterized by low unemployment at 3.0%, median worker earnings of $64,964, and a poverty rate of just 5.0%. The county has grown 12.3% over five years, with a median home value of $419,500 and median gross rent of $1,433/month reflecting the cost pressures that accompany that expansion.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

237,966

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$133,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.3% since 2018

Delaware County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone181,317 (79.9%)
  • Asian Alone19,485 (8.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,931 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,979 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,939 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,016 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European6,085
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island4,554
  3. 3.Spanish3,545
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,662
  5. 5.Vietnamese905

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,113

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$62,231

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$59,581

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance29,607
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services18,074
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing15,947
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)11,515
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)11,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations70,387
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations22,131
  3. 3.Service Occupations14,763
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,774
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,167

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.91×)14,965
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.19×)17,165
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)29,160
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.06×)2,337
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.00×)2,701

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$419,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,433/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99917,864 (27.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99914,820 (22.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,921 (20.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,220 (6.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,903 (6.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,277 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

70.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$64,964

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone80,264 (67.9%)
  • Worked At Home30,668 (25.9%)
  • Carpooled4,990 (4.2%)
  • Walked1,509 (1.3%)
  • Other564 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit139 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.