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Delaware County, PA

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

AI Overview

Delaware County, PA holds a population of 584,882 with modest 2.2% growth over five years, sitting within the Philadelphia metro corridor with a mean commute of 28.4 minutes. The workforce of roughly 65.9% labor force participation skews educated, with 41.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $49,255, supported by a median household income of $89,546. At a 6.9% unemployment rate and median home value of $302,400 with median gross rent of $1,315/month, housing costs remain measurably below major urban cores while GDP per capita reaches $57,908.

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

Population

584,882

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$89,546

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone366,265 (63.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone128,315 (22.2%)
  • Asian Alone36,677 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races19,390 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone14,217 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race13,637 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish16,966
  2. 2.Other Indo-European15,179
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7,318
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island6,820
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6,537

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

22,065

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,908

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$48,676

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance84,365
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services36,609
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)28,982
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing24,980
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)21,893

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations133,999
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations56,097
  3. 3.Service Occupations46,017
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations29,254
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations18,583

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.32×)24,920
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)82,800
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.04×)36,290
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)17,018
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.00×)5,317

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$302,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,315/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99925,217 (16.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99922,932 (15.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99919,700 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99917,142 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99914,038 (9.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9999,839 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,255

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone179,199 (64.4%)
  • Worked At Home50,157 (18.0%)
  • Carpooled18,478 (6.6%)
  • Public Transit16,301 (5.9%)
  • Walked9,146 (3.3%)
  • Other3,474 (1.2%)

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.