County profile
Delaware County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#269 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
94,895
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,365
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$69.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
242,032
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$133.5k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
59.4%±1.5%
Poverty rate
4.7%±0.6%
Business applications
3,623 · 2025
Retail establishments
644
27.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Greif, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$3.9B79B+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
Finance & insurance25%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation18%
Health care16%
Manufacturing12%
Management9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
242,032
residents · 2025 · +12.5% since 2020
Income per capita $96.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+19,736
International migration+4,419
Natural change+2,762
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.4B2019
$13.5B2020
$15.0B2021
$16.4B2022
$17.8B2023
$19.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$445.5k±$5.0k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$47/mo
Vacancy rate
4.6%±0.6%
Affordability
6.5× wages
Residential permits
$857.7M
2,016 units · 8.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
78.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 89Winter weather 88Ice storm 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4502016
4802017
4992018
5232019
5372020
5962021
7002022
7642023
8002024
8512025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20212,3592021
1,7802022
2,0542023
2,7472024
2,0162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.6 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
130.3 km
CARMEUSE - HURON
Nearest commercial airport
22.9 km
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$69.0k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Delaware?
Delaware's economy produced $19.1B in 2024, growing 7.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is finance & insurance.
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.