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. 2024 Mar 29;10(1):74–83. doi: 10.32481/djph.2024.03.09

Table 1. Delaware and New Castle County Characteristics from the 2022 American Community Survey.

Population-Level Characteristic
Estimate ± Margin of Error
Delaware New Castle County
N (% with a Disability) 1,005,551±962 (13.8±0.8) 568,914±312 (11.9±0.9)
Median Age (years) 41.5±0.3 39.8±0.5
With a disability under 18 years 9,979±2,065 5,215±1,595
With a disability 18-64 years 66,104±5,2066 34,451±3,499
With a disability 65+ years 63,051±3,695 28,093±2,581
Sex (% with a Disability)
Females 519,710±1,165 (14.0±0.9) 293,320±497 (12.3±1.3)
Males 485,841±1,475 (13.6±1.1) 275,594±533 (11.5±1.2)
Race / Ethnicity (% with a Disability)
Asian alonea 41,396±1,750 (6.0±1.7) 34,143±1,360 (4.8±1.5)
Black/African American alonea 220,524±4,731 (14.1±1.9) 144,739±3,535 (13.2±1.8)
White alonea 603,201±4,199 (15.0±0.9) 309,249±2,855 (12.8±1.2)
Two or more racesa 96,968±6,106 (11.8±2.0) 52,209±5,298 (9.5±2.5)
Hispanic/Latino (of any race) 104,293±621 (8.7±1.8) 64,937±191 (8.6±2.3)
Household Income
Median (USD) 82,174±2,002 86,010±4,378
Mean (USD) 105,438±2,965 109,393±4,213
% Below Poverty Level 9.4±0.9 9.6±1.2

Note. Total population, sex, and race/ethnicity came from S1810; median age from S0101; age by disability status from K201801; household income from S1901; and poverty level from S1701. a may or may not have identified as Hispanic or Latino