Delaware County, Ohio

Delaware County is a one of the county from Ohio's 88 counties, located in Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 109989 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 165026, making it Ohio's 16th largest county. Its area is just over 455.97 square miles (1180.96 square kilometre), of which, 442.41 square miles (1145.84 square kilometre) of it is land and 13.56 square miles (35.12 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 47th largest by size in Ohio. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Ohio.

Delaware County Ohio
Map of Delaware County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 109989 people in the county, organized into 39674 households, and 30658 families residing in the county. The population density was 248.6 people per square mile (95.98/kmē), it is the 22nd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Ohio. There were 42374 housing units at an average density of 95.8 per square mile (36.99/kmē). The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 102.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.3 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 165026, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 148981 White, 6698 Black or African American, 242 American Indian, 6759 Asian, 49 Native Hawaiian, and 2297 from two or more races.

Delaware County Ohio Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Delaware County Ohio School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Delaware County Ohio GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $67258, making it the highest county by median household income in Ohio. The median income for a family in the county was $76453, it is the wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $31600, making its Ohio's highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 30948 pupils and students, of which 50.09% are male and 49.91% are female, 28.14% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 9.04% nursery or pri school, 5.96% kindergarten, 45.1% elementary school, 20.1% high school and 19.79% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Ashley VillageDelaware County0.540.54012162241.41551339239
2Columbus CityDelaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County212.55210.272.287114703383.62045037897
3Delaware CityDelaware County15.1150.1252431682.92063346030
4Galena VillageDelaware County0.640.60.05305509.82016346250
5Ostrander VillageDelaware County0.330.3304051218.52775149583
6Powell VillageDelaware County3.043.04062472057.346257115904
7Shawnee Hills VillageDelaware County0.390.3904191081.32526652222
8Sunbury VillageDelaware County2.542.540263010351886146477
9Dublin CityFranklin County, Delaware County, Union County21.1421.120.02313921486.14112291162
10Westerville CityFranklin County, Delaware County12.3912.390353182851.12940169135
YearPopulation
April 2000 census109989
April 2000 Estimate109989
July 2000 Estimate111710
July 2001 Estimate119083
July 2002 Estimate126988
July 2003 Estimate134874
July 2004 Estimate141936
July 2005 Estimate149334
July 2006 Estimate155315
July 2007 Estimate160358
July 2008 Estimate165026
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school146313352798
Kindergarten9468981844
Elementary school7103685513958
High school311431086222
College or graduate school287732496126
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Delaware County, Ohio$67258$76453$31600
Ohio, United States$40956$50037$21003
United States$41994$50046$21587