Demographics

Population
In 2005, Delaware County had a household population of 532,000 (52 percent
females and 48 percent males). The median age was 39.8 years. Twenty-five
percent of the population were under 18 years and 14 percent were 65 years and
older.

Households and Families
In 2005, there were 203,000 households in Delaware County with an average
household size of 2.6 people. Families made up 66 percent of the households in
Delaware County. This figure includes both married-couple families (48 percent) and
other families (18 percent). Nonfamily households made up 34 percent of all
households in Delaware County. Most of the nonfamily households were people
living alone, but some were comprised of people living in households in which no
one was related to the householder.

Income
The median income of households in Delaware County was $55,630. Eighty-one
percent of the households received earnings and 19 percent received retirement
income other than Social Security. Twenty-nine percent of the households received
Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $14,871. These income
sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from
more than one source.

In 2005, 10 percent of people were in poverty. Fourteen percent of related children
under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9 percent of people 65 years
old and over. Seven percent of all families and 22 percent of families with a female
householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level.

Education
In 2005, 88 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high
school and 34 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among people 16 to 19
years old, 3 percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not
graduated from high school.

The total school enrollment in Delaware County was 140,000 in 2005. Nursery school
and kindergarten enrollment was 17,000 and elementary or high school enrollment
was 93,000 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 31,000.

Employment
In 2006, for the employed population over 16 years of age, leading industries in
Delaware County were:

Educational services, health care and social assistance, 28%
Professional, scientific, management, admin and waste management services, 11%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, 10%
Retail trade, 10%
Manufacturing, 9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services, 7%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities, 6%
Other Services (except public administration), 5%
Construction, 5%
Public administration, 4%
Wholesale Trade, 3%
Information, 3%

The most common occupations were:

Management, professional, and related occupations 41%
Sales and office occupations, 28%
Service occupations, 15%
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations, 9%
Production, transporation, and material moving occupations, 8%

Employment was broken down between:

Private wage and salary workers, 84%
Federal, state, or local government workers, 11%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers, 5%

Housing
In 2005, Delaware County had 203,000 occupied housing units - 72 percent were
owner occupied and 28 percent renter occupied. Three percent of the households did
not have telephone service and 10 percent of the households did not have access to
a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi Vehicle households were not rare.
Thirty-seven percent had two vehicles and another 16 percent had three or more.

The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $1,515,
non-mortgaged owners $566, and renters $806. Thirty-four percent of owners with
mortgages, 20 percent of owners without mortgages, and 45 percent of renters in
Delaware County spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.