In Delaware County, jobs in the druggists' goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the druggists' goods merchant wholesalers industry wages were the highest in Delaware County for 2006. The average industry job in Delaware County received a wage of $217,242 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is greater than the industry pay the State of Pennsylvania of $93,882 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $78,464.

Other top-pay jobs in Delaware County, Pennsylvania are present in basic chemical manufacturing ($177,315), other financial investment activities ($118,734), software publishers ($101,836) and other textile product mills ($96,501) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Delaware County Industry Wages Exceed Pennsylvania, and Wages Exceed the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania can be understood as being relatively high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 9 percent higher than the state, which accounted an average of $39,178. The average pay was greater than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Delaware County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Delaware County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other wood product manufacturing industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 1093.2 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Delaware County has grow faster than the industry job growth experienced in Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 15.1 percent. The Other wood product manufacturing industry in Delaware County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 2.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other wood product manufacturing (1093.2 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (335.2 percent gain)
3. Activities related to credit intermediation (309.7 percent gain)
4. Nondepository credit intermediation (209.2 percent gain)
5. Electronic instrument manufacturing (156.6 percent gain)

Delaware County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 93.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a loss of 88.9 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Delaware County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.7 in percent of jobs in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (93.3 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (88.7 percent decline)
3. Data processing and related services (88.3 percent decline)
4. Scientific research and development services (70.3 percent decline)
5. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (70.2 percent decline)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 3.1 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which went through a gain of 0.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Given the 167 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 84 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 83 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Delaware County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,206 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Business support services industry make up 12.4 percent of the total employment decline in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (2,206 jobs lost)
2. Scientific research and development services (1,642 jobs lost)
3. Data processing and related services (1,058 jobs lost)
4. Couriers (866 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (797 jobs lost)

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 5,986 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Delaware County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Insurance carriers industry has grown the most with 1,151 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 7.2 percent of the growth in Delaware County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,151 new jobs)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (1,108 new jobs)
3. Individual and family services (1,104 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (976 new jobs)
5. Community care facilities for the elderly (876 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Delaware County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Delaware County

The Employment services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,170 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Employment services industry make up 16.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (1,170 jobs lost)
2. General medical and surgical hospitals (1,083 jobs lost)
3. Department stores (272 jobs lost)
4. Lessors of real estate (249 jobs lost)
5. Office administrative services (235 jobs lost)

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 135 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Of the 180 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 91 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 89 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Delaware County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Insurance carriers industry has added the most employment with 1,094 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Insurance carriers industry makes up 17.4 percent of the total growth in Delaware County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Insurance carriers (1,094 new jobs)
2. Individual and family services (578 new jobs)
3. Community care facilities for the elderly (367 new jobs)
4. Business support services (320 new jobs)
5. Offices of physicians (226 new jobs)

Delaware County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Unclassified industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 73.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Pennsylvania, where the industry reported a loss of 38.2 percent. The losses in the Unclassified industry in Delaware County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 12.1 percent in terms of employees in the Unclassified industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Unclassified (73.3 percent decline)
2. Agents and managers for public figures (64.5 percent decline)
3. Technical and trade schools (56.7 percent decline)
4. Waste treatment and disposal (45.4 percent decline)
5. Private households (35.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has decreased by 0.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in Pennsylvania, which saw a gain of 1.1 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Delaware County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Waste collection industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 139.9 percent from 2005 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Delaware County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for Pennsylvania, where the industry felt a gain of 63.5 percent. The Waste collection industry in Delaware County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 7.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Waste collection (139.9 percent gain)
2. Electronic instrument manufacturing (63.8 percent gain)
3. Insurance carriers (50.1 percent gain)
4. Local messengers and local delivery (50.0 percent gain)
5. Emergency and other relief services (40.3 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

The rate of poverty in Delaware County, Pennsylvania has increased by 1.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 8 percent to 9.7 percent.

While the median household income saw a decline since 2000 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic decline in median income was the Asian category. This category saw a decline of 21.8 percent from 2000 to 2005. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Delaware County, encountering a 12.1 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Delaware County, Pennsylvania can be understood to have a poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 8.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 23.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Delaware County, with 11.5 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $61,892 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 5.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Delaware County, Pennsylvania , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,453, this median household income is 22.4 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Delaware County had a median household income level of $33,003, this median was 43.7 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,345. This household income level is 1.3 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.1 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $38,642.

Compared to counties across the United States, Delaware County had a relatively high household income of $58,608 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 19.9 percent higher than the median income in State of Pennsylvania of $46,924 and this is 16.2 percent higher than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

The median household income has declined from the 2000 values (inflation adjusted). The median income has decreased to $55,630, representing a 5.1 percent decline. Delaware County, Pennsylvania, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 17 of 33 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of Pennsylvania. Delaware County ranks 463 of 668 counties (or parishes) in terms of the decline in household income across the nation.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Between 2000 and 2005, the percent of the male population that can be understood as highly educated has increased by 3.8 percent. By 2005, 36.8 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.2 percent. By 2005, a total of 31.4 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

Delaware County, Pennsylvania has a highly-educated working age population, with 30 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Delaware is reported having a higher percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Pennsylvania's proportion of 22.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 33.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Delaware have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 33.2 percent (Men) versus 27.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 35 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Since 2000, Delaware has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.8 percent to a total of 33.8 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is greater than the 2005 State of Pennsylvania percent of 25.6 and greater than the US percent of 27.2.

In Delaware County, Pennsylvania according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 31.4 percent of the White Alone, 15.4 percent of Black or African American, 51.2 percent of the Asian alone and 30 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Delaware County, Pennsylvania

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Delaware County, Pennsylvania to be 38.9 years old. The median age in Delaware is less than the median age in the State of Pennsylvania of 39.7. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 37.4 years of age. With 24.2 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Delaware can be described as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.4 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 14.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Delaware County, Pennsylvania had a population of 555,648 in 2005. The estimated population has increased, since the population in 2000 of 552,206. This growth denotes an increase of 0.6 percent. Delaware ranks 17 of 67 counties when analyzing total population change in Pennsylvania and the county ranks 627 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Delaware encompasses a total area of 184 square miles. This area has a very high average area density of 3,016 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Ramsey, MN (3,177 per sq. mile ), Wayne, MI (3,254 per sq. mile ), Pinellas, FL (3,315 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cuyahoga, OH (2,912 per sq. mile ), DuPage, IL (2,785 per sq. mile ), Passaic, NJ (2,693 per sq. mile ).

Delaware County, Pennsylvania has a population that is made of 75.2 percent White, 17.6 percent African American, 4.1 percent Asian, and 1.9 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 23.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Pennsylvania percent of 16.4. Since 2000, Delaware has increased in diversity when 19.4 percent of the population were minorities.

Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Delaware from outside the country. The immigration into Delaware totals 6.6 percent of immigration into the State of Pennsylvania. This percent of international migration is high when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Delaware County, Pennsylvania

In Delaware County, the census reported 220,114 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding in all 2,385 residential units since 2001, or 1.1 percent.

The owner-occupied dwellings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania have seen large increases from the housing values in 2000. The residential values have increased by $69,700, or 54.1 percent, from when in 2000 they were valued at $128,800.

Delaware County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $198,500, accounted by the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the overall State of Pennsylvania 2005 home median value of $131,900 and greater than home value of $167,500 for the United States in the same year.

Delaware County may be be described as having a relatively high percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 9 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

When compared to other counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware County stands 56 of 67 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 2,564 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

There seems to be a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. In 2005, 26.5 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Delaware County, Pennsylvania -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Utilities has the largest businesses in Delaware County, with the industry averaging 62 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the Pennsylvania average of 35 for the Utilities industry.

Management of companies and enterprises in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Delaware County, growing by 89 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 1.6 percent. The State of Pennsylvania had an industry job change of 51.7 percent, in the course of time since 2001.

In Delaware County, Health care and social assistance, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Health care and social assistance provides the most jobs and contributes 19.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 36,472 individuals. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 13.6 and 9.4 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Delaware County. The industry was hit with a loss of 3,538 jobs, or 17 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 27.8 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Delaware County, Educational services, Health care and social assistance and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Educational services industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.94. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Educational services industry is 2.94 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Delaware County may specialize, or be an exporter of Educational services.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).