Harrington, DE

Census Place

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2023 Population

3,805

0.928% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AChris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ALisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

N/ASarah McBride

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

30.7

6.97% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

2,002

9.16% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Harrington, DE are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.75%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.5%), and White (Hispanic) (2.42%).

None of the households in Harrington, DE 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.

97% of the residents in Harrington, DE are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Harrington, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Harrington, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Harrington, DE is home to a population of 3.81k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Harrington, DE residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 5.11 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.68k people) in Harrington, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 524 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 295 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Harrington, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Harrington, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.68k ± 484
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
524 ± 394
Two+ (Hispanic)
295 ± 335

10.7%

Hispanic Population

409 people

10.7% of the people in Harrington, DE are hispanic (409 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Harrington, DE as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
90 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 75
Gulf War (1990s)
40 ± 45

Harrington, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Harrington, DE employs 2k people. The largest industries in Harrington, DE are Public Administration (358 people), Retail Trade (276 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (270 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($103,529), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,608), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,140).

Employment

Occupations

2023 Value

± 504

9.16%

1 Year growth

± 31.8%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Harrington, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (284 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (219 people), and Management Occupations (190 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Harrington, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2023 Value

± 504

9.16%

1 Year growth

± 31.8%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Harrington, DE, are Public Administration (358 people), Retail Trade (276 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (270 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Harrington, DE, though some of these residents may live in Harrington, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,622

Median earning men ± $14,098

$35,282

Median earning women ± $9,642

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($104,945), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,949), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,560).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,008), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,538), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,836).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% 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 14.1%.

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

Civics

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Harrington, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

N/AChris Coons

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/ALisa Blunt Rochester

Senator from Delaware

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

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 Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Harrington, DE

N/ASarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Harrington, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Harrington, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.491% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.598% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (239k), Some college (164k), and Bachelors Degree (147k).

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

People in Harrington, DE have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Harrington, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Harrington, DE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Harrington, DE colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

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The following chart displays the households in Harrington, DE 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Harrington, DE is from Delaware.

0.457

2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2022, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.73% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Worked At Home (9.08%)
Carpooled (3.62%)

In 2023, 82.2% of workers in Harrington, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.08%) and those who carpooled to work (3.62%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Harrington, DE have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Harrington, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Harrington, DE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Harrington, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Harrington, DE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harrington, DE (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harrington, DE is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Harrington, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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