County profile
Delaware County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#138 of 3,127 US counties by GDP39th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$42.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
237,233
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
13,165
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
580,937
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$89.5k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
41.9%±0.8%
Poverty rate
10.2%±0.6%
Business applications
7,924 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,554
26.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Trinseo PLCBasic Materials$3.0B55C2Teleflex IncorporatedHealthcare$2.0B77B+3Radian Group Inc.Financial Services$1.2B77B+4Palvella Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$38.7M54D5Escalon Medical Corp.Healthcare$12.0M63C6Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$7.8M47DHQ-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 trade18%
Food & accommodation14%
Management12%
Finance & insurance11%
Education11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
580,937
residents · 2025 · +0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $85.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−10,576
International migration+11,836
Natural change+2,865
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$36.2B2019
$33.6B2020
$37.0B2021
$39.9B2022
$41.2B2023
$42.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$332.2k±$4.0k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
5.6%±0.4%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$89.8M
217 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Strong wind 98Heat wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5212016
5372017
5622018
5882019
6092020
6742021
7632022
8392023
8892024
9312025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -59% since 20215342021
3272022
3002023
2812024
2172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.3 km
I-476
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
SEPA
Nearest port
8.6 km
Metro Machine Corp. of Pennsylvania, Pier No. 3A.
Nearest commercial airport
14.5 km
PHILADELPHIA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR8 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.2k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Delaware?
Delaware's economy produced $42.6B in 2024, growing 3.4% year over year — slower than 61% 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.