In 2020, Delaware had a population of 968k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $69,110. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Delaware grew from 957,248 to 967,679, a 1.09% increase and its median household income grew from $68,287 to $69,110, a 1.21% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Delaware are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (21.5%), White (Hispanic) (5.93%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.95%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%).
13.4% 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.
95.4% of the residents in Delaware are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Delaware are University of Delaware (6,300 degrees awarded in 2020), Wilmington University (3,558 degrees), and Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (1,820 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Delaware was $258,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.4%.
Most people in Delaware drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Delaware was 2 cars per household.
Delaware borders Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.