County profile
Delaware County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#680 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$5.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
40,098
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,314
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
113,106
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$58.1k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
26.2%±1.5%
Poverty rate
19.6%±1.3%
Business applications
1,073 · 2025
Retail establishments
382
33.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Merchants CorporationFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care34%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing13%
Admin & support10%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
113,106
residents · 2025 · +1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $50.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,441
International migration+873
Natural change−1,974
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.3B2019
$4.3B2020
$4.6B2021
$5.0B2022
$5.3B2023
$5.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$139.4k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$906/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
10.4%±1.2%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$74.7M
328 units · 2.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
76.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 90Hail 86Earthquake 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2052016
2122017
2252018
2342019
2432020
2762021
3122022
3412023
3602024
3822025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 190% since 20211132021
2012022
822023
1732024
3282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.7 km
I-69
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
132.3 km
CHEVRON U.S.A.
Nearest commercial airport
1.6 km
DELAWARE COUNTY RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.0k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Delaware?
Delaware's economy produced $5.4B in 2024, growing 2.8% year over year — slower than 65% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.