County profile
Delaware County, NY
United States · GDP 2024
#949 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 45% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,025
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,114
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
44,305
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$63.3k±$3.1k
Bachelor's degree+
27.6%±1.6%
Poverty rate
14.4%±1.7%
Business applications
477 · 2025
Retail establishments
189
42.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Delhi Bank Corp.Financial 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
Manufacturing37%
Health care15%
Information15%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation13%
Arts & recreation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
44,305
residents · 2025 · +0.2% since 2020
Income per capita $53.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,478
International migration+72
Natural change−1,432
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.1B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.5B2021
$2.8B2022
$2.9B2023
$3.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$183.1k±$6.9k
Median gross rent
$880/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
36.1%±1.6%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$32.9M
108 units · 2.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
83.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 90Hurricane 77Winter weather 73
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1522016
1542017
1662018
1752019
1802020
2132021
2302022
2722023
2842024
2902025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 30% since 2021832021
732022
672023
792024
1082025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
26.1 km
I-88
Nearest freight rail
26.7 km
NS
Nearest port
85.8 km
KINGSTON RECYCLING DEPOT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.0 km
SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Delaware?
Delaware's economy produced $3.1B in 2024, growing 7.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.