Delaware vs. New Jersey
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Delaware New Jersey
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 973,764 8,882,190 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8.4% 1.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 897,937 8,791,978 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 897,934 8,791,894 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 5.8% Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 21.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.7% 16.1% Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.1% White alone, percent 69.5% 72.0% Black or African American alone, percent 23.0% 15.0% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6% Asian alone, percent 4.1% 10.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.7% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.5% 20.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.9% 54.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 66,590 333,835 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 22.2% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 438,693 3,628,302 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.1% 63.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $244,700 $327,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,563 $2,439 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $465 $1,031 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,110 $1,295 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.6% 36.0% Building permits, 2018 6,003 27,942 Households, 2014-2018 357,765 3,213,362 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.71 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.3% 89.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.0% 31.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 90.1% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.4% 84.1% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.8% 89.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.4% 38.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 6.6% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.8% 8.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.3% 65.5% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 60.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,148,437 19,673,558 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 7,003,251 60,375,232 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 22,597,384 108,854,971 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,628,914 288,467,844 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 14,456,001 133,665,728 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,763 $15,079 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 31.7 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,627 $79,363 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $33,989 $40,895 Persons in poverty, percent 12.5% 9.5% Total employer establishments, 2017 25,452 233,907 Total employment, 2017 400,714 3,679,443 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 21,975,836 220,310,440 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.2% 1.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 65,634 716,918 All firms, 2012 73,418 792,088 Men-owned firms, 2012 38,328 464,592 Women-owned firms, 2012 23,964 252,944 Minority-owned firms, 2012 14,440 237,242 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 54,782 533,808 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 7,206 57,996 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 60,318 707,975 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7% 7.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 8.7% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 8.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.1% 27.3% Population per square mile, 2010 460.8 1,195.5 Land area in square miles, 2010 1,948.54 7,354.22
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Delaware and New Jersey using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
