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

Indiana & Delaware

MEASUREINDIANADELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states1,051,917#45 of 50 states+5,872,358
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states448,735#45 of 50 states+2,474,440
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states64,111#43 of 50 states+186,353
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,530#34 of 50 states−$426
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states508,349#45 of 50 states+2,897,830
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states27,357#41 of 50 states+118,132
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states4,829#37 of 50 states−714
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states322,868#44 of 50 states+1,663,391
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states11,740#32 of 50 states+8,054
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states64,492#44 of 50 states+258,849
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states26.8 min#36 of 50 states−2.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$87,534#13 of 50 states−$15,575
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$45,438#18 of 50 states−$6,644
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$114,291#17 of 50 states−$18,726
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states41,214#43 of 50 states+197,730
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states157,858#44 of 50 states+732,953
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states141,559#43 of 50 states+555,455
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states20,017#45 of 50 states+124,305
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states8,714#47 of 50 states+38,387
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states965,746#45 of 50 states+5,350,285
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states71,608#44 of 50 states+441,199
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states723,573#45 of 50 states+3,866,186
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states413,752#45 of 50 states+2,122,415
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states402,254#45 of 50 states+2,445,222
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states81,333#45 of 50 states+315,759
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states24,376#48 of 50 states+131,174
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states595,235#46 of 50 states+4,546,825
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states225,206#32 of 50 states+394,472
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states830#50 of 50 states+5,085
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states50,610#37 of 50 states+135,715
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states122,813#40 of 50 states+503,803

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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