A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Delaware & Ohio

MEASUREDELAWAREOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count1,051,917#45 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−10,831,387
Housing units ↗Reported count448,735#45 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−4,793,789
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count64,111#43 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states−342,735
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,530#34 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states+$440
Employed residents ↗Reported count508,349#45 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−5,346,977
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count27,357#41 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−216,053
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,829#37 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states−9,780
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count322,868#44 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−3,198,461
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count11,740#32 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−44,240
Residents working from home ↗Reported count64,492#44 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states−622,533
Mean commute time ↗Minutes26.8 min#36 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states+3.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$87,534#13 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states+$15,322
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,438#18 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states+$4,504
Mean household income ↗Dollars$114,291#17 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states+$16,808
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count41,214#43 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−530,417
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count157,858#44 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,440,872
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count141,559#43 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−1,149,124
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count20,017#45 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−259,826
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count8,714#47 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−86,091
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count965,746#45 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−9,965,798
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count71,608#44 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states−711,018
Private health insurance ↗Reported count723,573#45 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−7,153,072
Public health insurance ↗Reported count413,752#45 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−4,068,369
Private wage workers ↗Reported count402,254#45 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−4,403,363
Government workers ↗Reported count81,333#45 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−674,298
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count24,376#48 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states−260,076
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count595,235#46 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−8,311,817
Black or African American population ↗Reported count225,206#32 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,193,203
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count830#50 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states−13,056
Asian population ↗Reported count50,610#37 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states−274,758
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count122,813#40 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states−484,120

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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