New Castle County, Delaware
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Delaware Health and Social Services: Jesse Cooper Building, Dover
Population:
- Total Population: 500,265
- Males: 242,823
- Females: 257,442
Ethnicity:
- White: 353,821
- Black/African American: 98,672
- Hispanic: 26,307
- Native American/Eskimo: 736
- Asian: 13,153
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 192
- Other: 481
- 2 or more: 6,903
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (417,425)
- Spanish (24,480)
- Chinese (2,955)
- Italian (2,270)
- French (2,245)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 32,841
- Mexico (5,996)
- India (3,412)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2,204)
- United Kingdom (1,779)
- Jamaica (1,377)
- Germany (1,218)
- Korea (1,163)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (126,612)
- United Methodist Church, The (28,460)
- Jewish Estimate (11,900)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (11,350)
- Episcopal Church (9,162)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 134,117
- Sensory: 11,309
- Physical: 32,717
- Mental: 20,365
- Self-care: 9,964
- Go outside home: 25,235
- Employment: 33,164
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 4,298
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 188,935
- Utility gas: 93,110
- Bottled or LP gas: 7,058
- Electricity: 42,203
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 45,039
- Coal or Coke: 36
- Wood: 329
- Solar Energy: 33
- Other fuel: 794
- No fuel used: 333
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 336,389
- No vehicle: 25,740
- 1 or more vehicle: 310,649
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,897
- No High School: 10,778
- Some High School: 34,570
- High School: 96,294
- Some College: 63,540
- Associate's Degree: 21,957
- College Degree: 59,976
- Master's Degree: 22,746
- Professional Degree: 6,534
- Doctoral Degree: 6,518
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 188,935
- Owners with phone: 132,143
- Owners without phone: 350
- Renters with phone: 54,838
- Renters without phone: 1,604
10 closest counties:
- Salem County, New Jersey
- Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Cecil County, Maryland
- Gloucester County, New Jersey
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County, New Jersey
- Kent County, Delaware
- Camden County, New Jersey
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
19701, 19702, 19703, 19706, 19707, 19708, 19709, 19710, 19711, 19712, 19713, 19714, 19715, 19716, 19717, 19718, 19720, 19721, 19725, 19726, 19730, 19731, 19732, 19733, 19734, 19735, 19736, 19801, 19802, 19803, 19804, 19805, 19806, 19807, 19808, 19809, 19810, 19850, 19880, 19884, 19885, 19886, 19887, 19889, 19890, 19891, 19892, 19893, 19894, 19895, 19896, 19897, 19898, 19899
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WTLF (530 TV) WILMINGTON, DE
- WDPB (770 TV) WILMINGTON, DE
- WMHS (88.1 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WXHL-FM (89.1 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WVUD (91.3 FM) NEWARK, DE
- WMPH (91.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WSTW (93.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WQJZ (97.1 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WICO-FM (97.5 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WAFL (97.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WJBR-FM (99.5 FM) CLAYMONT, DE
- WJKS (101.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WXCY (103.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WXJN (105.9 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WAMO-FM (106.7 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WGSM (107.1 FM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WYUS (930 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WDEL (1150 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WAMS (1260 AM) NEWARK, DE
- WICO (1320 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WTMC (1380 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WILM (1450 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WFAI (1510 AM) WILMINGTON, DE
- WSRY (1550 AM) CHRISTIANA, DE
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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