Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH

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2024 Population

120,007

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.1

0.514% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.28%

1.85% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$152,479

0.175% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$470,200

6.04% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

60,661

9.74% 1-year growth

About

14.1% of the households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.3% of the residents in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was $470,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was 2 cars per household.

Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH borders Columbus (Far Northeast), Gahanna & New Albany Cities PUMA, OH, Delaware County (North) PUMA, OH, Columbus (North) & Westerville Cities PUMA, OH, Columbus (North) & Worthington Cities PUMA, OH, and Columbus (Far Northwest) & Dublin Cities PUMA, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH is home to a population of 120k people, from which 93.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 13% of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH residents were born outside of the country (15.5k people).

In 2024, there were 6.97 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (90.3k people) in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 7.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH are Spanish (2,446 households), Hindi (2,234 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,722 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

58,320

Women

49.9%

58,633

Men

50.1%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 116,953 inhabitants, with 50.1% men, and 49.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH.

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Citizenship

93.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.3% of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was 94.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
90.3k ± 1.41k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
13k ± 840
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.2k ± 817

3.5%

Hispanic Population

4.2k people

3.5% of the people in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH are hispanic (4.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
5,391 ± 1,761 people
China
567 ± 583 people
Canada
491 ± 543 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was India, the natal country of 5,391 Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH residents, followed by China with 567 and Canada with 491.

Foreign-Born Population

13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

15.5k people

11.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.7k people

As of 2024, 13% of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH residents (15.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was 11.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
2,446 households (2.16%)
Hindi
2,234 households (1.97%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
1,722 households (1.52%)

14.1% of the households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was Spanish. 2.16% of the households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,528 ± 316
Gulf War (2001-)
1,360 ± 353
Gulf War (1990s)
916 ± 222

Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH.

Economy

The economy of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH employs 60.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH were Elementary & secondary schools (4,406 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,605 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,462 people), and the highest paying industries were Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($249,629), Air transportation ($228,633), and Dairy product manufacturing ($206,323).

Males in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.46 times higher than the average income of females, which is $90,304. The income inequality in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.479, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

27,862

Women

45.9%

32,799

Men

54.1%

The workforce of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH in 2023 was 60,661 people, with 45.9% woman, and 54.1% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH.

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Occupations

60.7k

2023 Value

9.74%

1 Year growth

± 9.74%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 9.74%, from 55.3k employees to 60.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH, are Other managers (2,695 people), Software developers (1,993 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,891 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

60.7k

2023 Value

9.74%

1 Year growth

± 9.74%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 9.74%, from 55.3k employees to 60.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,406 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,605 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,462 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$98,242

Median earning men ± $4,512

$66,868

Median earning women ± $3,935

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,401), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($112,782), and Public Administration ($112,241).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($133,056), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($117,386), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,733).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.553% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.142% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (29.5k), Graduate Degree (19.6k), and High School or Equivalent (14.5k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was $470,200 in 2024, which is 1.41 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $443,400 to $470,200, a 6.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH is 78.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$470,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,197

$33,400

Median Property Taxes

±$1,133

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.7% of the housing units in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$152,479

Median Household Income

± $5,535

42.4k

Number of Households

± 1,571

In 2024, the median household income of the 42.4k households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH declined from $152,479 from the previous year's value of $152,746.

The following chart displays the households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.479

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was 0.479 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.29% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.2%)
Worked At Home (28.2%)
Carpooled (3.94%)

In 2024, 66.2% of workers in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.2%) and those who carpooled to work (3.94%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% of the workforce in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH (3.93k out of 120k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.8% of the population of Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 71.7% on employee plans, 3.36% on Medicaid, 9.74% on Medicare, 9.9% on non-group plans, and 1.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,328 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,328 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.8% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 43.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.22%

Uninsured

71.7%

Employer Coverage

3.36%

Medicaid

9.74%

Medicare

9.9%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH grew by 6.16% from 3.97% to 4.22%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Delaware County (South) PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.