In 2023, Delaware had a population of 1.01M people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $82,855. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Delaware grew from 993,635 to 1.01M, a 1.23% increase and its median household income grew from $79,325 to $82,855, a 4.45% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Delaware are White (Non-Hispanic) (59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (21.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.08%), Other (Hispanic) (3.62%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.41%).
14.8% of the households in Delaware reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
95.2% of the residents in Delaware are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Delaware are University of Delaware (6,485 degrees awarded in 2023), Wilmington University (3,451 degrees), and Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (1,718 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Delaware was $326,800, and the homeownership rate was 72.3%.
Most people in Delaware drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Delaware was 2 cars per household.
Delaware borders Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
