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People QuickFacts |
Wilmington |
Delaware |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
72,826 | 853,476 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
0.3% | 8.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
72,664 | 783,600 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.8% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.9% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
12.6% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
35.5% | 74.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
56.4% | 19.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
9.8% | 4.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.4% | 56.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.0% | 5.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.6% | 9.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.4% | 99.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.4% | 82.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.9 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
32,138 | 343,072 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
50.1% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$89,100 | $130,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
28,617 | 298,736 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.39 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,116 | $47,381 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,236 | $23,305 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
21.3% | 9.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Wilmington |
Delaware |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
12,541,470 | 17,292,794 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,091,341 | 10,912,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,013 | $13,544 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
162,059 | 1,231,595 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,552 | 63,570 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.1% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.0% | 3.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.8% | 24.1% |
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