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Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Wilmington, Delaware was 71,931 / 72,503

Number of Establishments per 100,000 population

Number of Establishments - Wilmington (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 102, 2002 - 96 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 141, 2002 - 132, State average - 33)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 106, 2002 - 152 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 147, 2002 - 209, State average - 24)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 354, 2002 - 358 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 492, 2002 - 493, State average - 96)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 90 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 124, State average - 15)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 269, 2002 - 251 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 373, 2002 - 346, State average - 37)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 450, 2002 - 594 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 625, 2002 - 819, State average - 78)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 170, 2002 - 159 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 236, 2002 - 219, State average - 25)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 20, 2002 - 29 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 27, 2002 - 39, State average - 7)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 249, 2002 - 362 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 346, 2002 - 499, State average - 80)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 21, 2002 - 42 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 29, 2002 - 57, State average - 9)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 219, 2002 - 185 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 304, 2002 - 255, State average - 47)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 166, 2002 - 269 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 230, 2002 - 371, State average - 53)

Number of Employees per 100,000 population

Number of Employees - Wilmington (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 2500-4999, 2002 - 2,186 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 4,170, 2002 - 3,015, State average - 3,690)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 1,736, 2002 - 12,120 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,413, 2002 - 16,716, State average - 1,829)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 3,674, 2002 - 4,518 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,107, 2002 - 6,231, State average - 1,413)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 1,037 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 1,430, State average - 728)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 1,015, 2002 - 725 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,411, 2002 - 999, State average - 385)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 4,322, 2002 - 8,504 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 6,008, 2002 - 11,729, State average - 1,902)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 3,230, 2002 - 3,377 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 4,490, 2002 - 4,657, State average - 607)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 290, 2002 - 250-499 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 403, 2002 - 413, State average - 290)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 2,106, 2002 - 8,972 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,927, 2002 - 12,374, State average - 2,302)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 754, 2002 - 1,131 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,048, 2002 - 1,559, State average - 856)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 3,798, 2002 - 3,409 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,280, 2002 - 4,701, State average - 977)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 1,236, 2002 - 2,749 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,718, 2002 - 3,791, State average - 614)

Annual Payroll ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Annual Payroll ($1,000) - Wilmington (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 2002 - $102,478 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $141,343, State average - $122,801)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $70,089, 2002 - $896,639 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $97,439, 2002 - $1,236,692, State average - $157,477)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $71,733, 2002 - $108,585 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $99,724, 2002 - $149,766, State average - $31,180)
  • D) Information: 2002 - $43,058 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $59,387, State average - $14,784)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $24,764, 2002 - $20,453 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $34,427, 2002 - $28,209, State average - $4,389)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $266,203, 2002 - $607,160 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $370,081, 2002 - $837,427, State average - $80,803)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $74,592, 2002 - $105,995 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $103,699, 2002 - $146,193, State average - $17,968)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $8,098 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $11,258)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $90,020, 2002 - $344,976 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $125,147, 2002 - $475,809, State average - $91,285)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $7,833, 2002 - $20,029 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $10,889, 2002 - $27,625, State average - $5,708)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $50,504, 2002 - $52,944 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $70,211, 2002 - $73,023, State average - $12,400)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $27,005, 2002 - $69,121 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $37,542, 2002 - $95,335, State average - $11,040)

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) - Wilmington (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 2002 - $473,786 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $653,470, State average - $1,081,176)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $1,158,065, 2002 - $12,541,470 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,609,966, 2002 - $17,297,863, State average - $2,206,212)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $708,463, 2002 - $1,091,341 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $984,920, 2002 - $1,505,235, State average - $312,881)
  • D) Information: No data
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $2,425,081, 2002 - $1,767,412 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $3,371,398, 2002 - $2,437,708, State average - $190,858)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $690,171, 2002 - $1,318,948 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $959,490, 2002 - $1,819,163, State average - $177,096)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $205,463, 2002 - $256,588 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $285,639, 2002 - $353,899, State average - $39,975)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $25,647 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $35,655)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $190,539, 2002 - $754,539 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $264,891, 2002 - $1,040,700, State average - $200,965)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $24,171, 2002 - $56,841 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $33,603, 2002 - $78,398, State average - $16,652)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $155,900, 2002 - $162,059 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $216,735, 2002 - $223,520, State average - $42,809)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $72,424, 2002 - $230,647 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $100,685, 2002 - $318,120, State average - $36,240)

Industry Description Number of Establishments
[1997 / 2002]
 Number of Employees
[1997 / 2002]		 Annual Payroll ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]		 Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]
Manufacturing102 / 962500-4999 / 2,186- / $102,478- / $473,786
Fabricated metal product manufacturing- / 17- / 520- / $23,320- / $111,552
Transportation equipment manufacturing1 / -1000-2499 / ---
Wholesale trade106 / 1521,736 / 12,120$70,089 / $896,639$1,158,065 / $12,541,470
Wholesale trade, durable goods74 / 911,238 / 500-999$52,057 / -$404,490 / -
Wholesale trade, nondurable goods32 / 55498 / 10000-24999$18,032 / -$753,575 / -
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers- / 6- / 20-99--
Retail trade354 / 3583,674 / 4,518$71,733 / $108,585$708,463 / $1,091,341
Motor vehicle & parts dealers29 / 34537 / 777$15,788 / $28,632$241,430 / $392,211
Furniture & home furnishings stores17 / 18111 / 186$3,951 / $5,331$25,897 / $29,927
Electronics & appliance stores19 / 14228 / 98$4,406 / $2,984$54,680 / $17,215
Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers24 / 19207 / 359$6,515 / $10,985$45,850 / $99,456
Food & beverage stores96 / 94717 / 1,008$11,600 / $19,409$107,412 / $173,934
Health & personal care stores24 / 18310 / 277$6,194 / $5,625$44,800 / $55,731
Gasoline stations20 / 1969 / 68$1,025 / $989$21,829 / $22,700
Clothing & clothing accessories stores39 / 60246 / 333$3,951 / $5,904$29,659 / $40,543
Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores16 / 13218 / 58$2,986 / $813$24,157 / $10,641
General merchandise stores12 / 10500-999--
Miscellaneous store retailers44 / 42250-499--
Nonstore retailers14 / 17233 / 262$6,598 / $10,707$37,237 / $42,630
Information- / 90- / 1,037- / $43,058-
Motion picture & sound recording industries8 / 70-19 / 20-99--
Broadcasting & telecommunications17 / -3,579 / -$107,988 / -$687,075 / -
Information services & data processing services11 / -100-249 / ---
Telecommunications- / 33- / 609- / $26,895-
Internet service providers, web search portals & data processing- / 13- / 145- / $6,544- / $19,542
Other information services- / 7- / 20-99--
Real estate & rental & leasing269 / 2511,015 / 725$24,764 / $20,453$2,425,081 / $1,767,412
Real estate118 / 126659 / 461$17,235 / $15,398$96,196 / $282,966
Rental & leasing services24 / 17129 / 79$3,798 / $2,501$21,677 / $9,420
Lessors of intangible assets, except copyrighted works127 / 108227 / 185$3,731 / $2,554$2,307,208 / $1,475,026
Professional, scientific & technical services450 / 5944,322 / 8,504$266,203 / $607,160$690,171 / $1,318,948
Professional, scientific & technical services450 / 5944,322 / 8,504$266,203 / $607,160$690,171 / $1,318,948
Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service170 / 1593,230 / 3,377$74,592 / $105,995$205,463 / $256,588
Administrative & support services159 / 1543,065 / 2500-4999$69,633 / -$180,264 / -
Waste management & remediation services11 / 5165 / 100-249$4,959 / -$25,199 / -
Educational services20 / 29290 / 250-499$8,098 / -$25,647 / -
Educational services20 / 29290 / 250-499$8,098 / -$25,647 / -
Health care & social assistance249 / 3622,106 / 8,972$90,020 / $344,976$190,539 / $754,539
Ambulatory health care services226 / 2221,809 / 2,889$85,607 / $154,823$180,358 / $359,502
Hospitals- / 5- / 2500-4999--
Nursing & residential care facilities4 / 22100-249 / 1000-2499--
Social assistance19 / 113100-249 / 1000-2499--
Arts, entertainment & recreation21 / 42754 / 1,131$7,833 / $20,029$24,171 / $56,841
Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries10 / 18386 / 500-999$3,329 / -$11,991 / -
Museums, historical sites & similar institutions- / 6- / 100-249--
Amusement, gambling & recreation industries11 / 18368 / 250-499$4,504 / -$12,180 / -
Accommodation & food services219 / 1853,798 / 3,409$50,504 / $52,944$155,900 / $162,059
Accommodation10 / 9805 / 861$16,780 / $19,683$43,118 / $52,926
Foodservices & drinking places209 / 1762,993 / 2,548$33,724 / $33,261$112,782 / $109,133
Other services (except public administration)166 / 2691,236 / 2,749$27,005 / $69,121$72,424 / $230,647
Repair & maintenance71 / 65437 / 780$10,556 / $20,612$31,427 / $57,446
Personal & laundry services95 / 98799 / 898$16,449 / $21,360$40,997 / $57,670
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