Delaware

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Delaware, is a state located in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, state's population was 783600 inhabitants. In July 2008, its estimated population was 873092, It is the sixth least populous in the U.S. state of America. It is spread over 2489.27 miē (6447.18 kmē), of which, 1953.56 square miles (5059.7 kmē ) of it is land and 535.71 square miles (1387.48 kmē) of it is water, making it United States's second smallest by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 783600 people, 298736 households, and 204590 families residing in the state. The population density was 401.1 people per square mile (154.87/kmē), giving it the seventh most densely populated state among the United States. There were 343072 housing units at an average density of 175.6 per square mile (67.8/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.54 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the state the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91 males. The median age is 36 years, The median age of males was 34.9 years, for females the median age was 37.1 years. The July 2008 population estimate is 783600, The racial makeup of the state was 584773 White, 150666 Black or African American, 2731 American Indian, 16259 Asian, 283 Native Hawaiian, 13033 from two or more races and 15855 Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008	School Enrollment 2000	Races 2000
GDP 2000 - 2008	GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $47381, making it the ninth highest state by median household income in United States. The median income for a family in the state was $55257, making its United States's 11th highest state by median family income. The per capita income for the state was $23305, making it the ninth wealthiest state by per capita income among the United States. The median income of state was $25910, Median income for males is $31175, compared with $21364 for females. As of 2008, the gross domestic product (GDP) is about $61.8 billion, Delaware would be the 12th lowest state by gross domestic product in the U.S. state of America. Delaware is responsible for 0.44 percent of the United States gross domestic product (GDP). Its Per capita personal income in 2008 was $56401.

In 2000, 209979 pupils and students, of which 103405 are male and 106574 are female, 26.8% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 14792 nursery or pri school, 10813 kindergarten, 89673 elementary school, 43294 high school and 51407 College graduate school.

Rank	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income	Family Income
1	Kent County	800.12	589.72	210.4	126697	214.8	18662	40950	46504
2	New Castle County	493.51	426.27	67.24	500265	1173.6	25413	52419	62144
3	Sussex County	1195.65	937.58	258.07	156638	167.1	20328	39208	45203