New Castle County vs. Cecil County

New Castle County (DE)Cecil County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)559,335102,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.9%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)538,479101,102
Population, Census, April 1, 2010538,479101,108
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%15.7%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.4%
White alone, percent65.0%88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent26.1%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent5.8%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.8%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201830,8457,169
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.1%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)224,49942,676
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$254,500$237,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,646$1,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$569
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,141$1,110
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.5%14.4%
Building permits, 20181,364155
Households, 2014-2018203,85536,930
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.9%5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.5%89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.9%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,128,320154,123
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,843,457534,477
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)17,046,6641,989,298
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,623,1611,146,349
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,791$11,272
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.829.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,996$72,845
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,847$32,976
Persons in poverty, percent11.6%8.3%
Total employer establishments, 201715,9711,770
Total employment, 2017269,36824,382
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)16,909,4231,164,474
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201737,8545,613
All firms, 201243,4786,663
Men-owned firms, 201222,7763,332
Women-owned firms, 201213,8782,409
Minority-owned firms, 20129,891695
Nonminority-owned firms, 201230,2495,660
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,880443
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,5735,763
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.1%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 20101,263.2292.0
Land area in square miles, 2010426.29346.27

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New Castle county (DE) and Cecil county (MD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.