Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 550,864
- Males: 262,731
- Females: 288,133
Ethnicity:
- White: 438,290
- Black/African American: 78,461
- Hispanic: 7,998
- Native American/Eskimo: 619
- Asian: 18,187
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 89
- Other: 552
- 2 or more: 6,668
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (468,530)
- Spanish (8,750)
- Italian (5,890)
- French (2,980)
- Greek (2,895)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 36,635
- India (3,333)
- Korea (2,708)
- Italy (2,350)
- United Kingdom (2,049)
- Vietnam (1,804)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1,710)
- Ireland (1,664)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (269,585)
- United Methodist Church, The (17,024)
- Jewish Estimate (15,700)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (14,746)
- Episcopal Church (12,325)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 154,901
- Sensory: 11,767
- Physical: 37,624
- Mental: 21,971
- Self-care: 12,619
- Go outside home: 32,195
- Employment: 34,983
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 3,557
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 206,320
- Utility gas: 122,136
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,803
- Electricity: 25,144
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 54,624
- Coal or Coke: 96
- Wood: 126
- Solar Energy: 28
- Other fuel: 879
- No fuel used: 484
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 377,868
- No vehicle: 38,521
- 1 or more vehicle: 339,347
Education Attainment:
- No School: 2,584
- No High School: 10,935
- Some High School: 35,707
- High School: 120,698
- Some College: 63,185
- Associate's Degree: 22,395
- College Degree: 66,484
- Master's Degree: 27,082
- Professional Degree: 10,462
- Doctoral Degree: 5,642
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 206,320
- Owners with phone: 147,800
- Owners without phone: 493
- Renters with phone: 56,743
- Renters without phone: 1,284
10 closest counties:
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Gloucester County, New Jersey
- Salem County, New Jersey
- Camden County, New Jersey
- New Castle County, Delaware
- Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County, New Jersey
- Burlington County, New Jersey
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
19008, 19010, 19013, 19014, 19015, 19016, 19017, 19018, 19022, 19023, 19026, 19028, 19029, 19032, 19033, 19036, 19037, 19039, 19043, 19050, 19052, 19061, 19063, 19064, 19065, 19070, 19073, 19074, 19076, 19078, 19079, 19080, 19081, 19082, 19083, 19085, 19086, 19087, 19088, 19089, 19091, 19094, 19098, 19113, 19317, 19319, 19331, 19339, 19340, 19342, 19373
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WSWB (614 TV) VILLANOVA, PA
- WFXU (728 TV) VALLANOVA, PA
- WXXY-FM (88.7 FM) ROSEMENT, PA
- WXVU (89.1 FM) VILLANOVA, PA
- WYBF (89.1 FM) RADNOR, PA
- WDNR (89.5 FM) CHESTER, PA
- WSRN-FM (91.5 FM) SWARTHMORE, PA
- WRSD (94.9 FM) FOLSOM, PA
- WZZE (97.3 FM) CONCORDVILLE, PA
- WHHS (99.9 FM) HAVERTOWN, PA
- WPHI-FM (100.3 FM) MEDIA, PA
- WCDW (100.5 FM) HAVERTOWN, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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