Community Profile:

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Williamsport MSA, and City of Williamsport
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MSA

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MSA
Figure 2: Vacant Housing
Figure 3: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Delaware, New Castle County (Portion of Wilmington MD), and the City of Wilmington
	State of Delaware	New Castle County	City of Wilmington
Total Population	783,600	500,265	72,664
White alone	74.6%	73.1%	35.5%
Black or African American alone	19.0%	20.0%	56.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone	2.1%	2.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	2.1%	2.3%	4.9%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.8%	2.3%
Total Percentage	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	4.8%	5.3%	9.8%
	4.8%	5.3%	9.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within New Castle County, DE
	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low Income	6,948	3.7	3,987	9.9	1,188	3.8	949	2.5	824	1.1
Moderate Income	33,854	17.9	11,002	27.3	7,518	23.9	7,213	18.6	8,121	10.3
Middle Income	95,990	50.8	19,496	48.5	17,121	54.3	22,063	57.0	37,310	47.5
Upper Income	52,182	27.6	5,743	14.3	5,681	18.0	8,453	21.9	32,305	41.1
Total	188,974	100.0	40,228	100.0	31,508	100.0	38,678	100.0	78,560	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				21.3%		16.7%		20.4%		41.9%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MSA

Racial Composition of the Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.1 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Pennsylvania and in the Williamsport MSA is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the city of Williamsport is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: Friday, August 22, 2008