Delaware County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,126
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,597
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,130 (it was 4,673 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 47% |
Land area: 1446 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 30 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.8%), Retail trade (11.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 67%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 39,12089.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,9134.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,3523.1%Two or more races
- 5791.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3540.8%Asian alone
- 1770.4%Some other race alone
- 310.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 50.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 49.8 years |
| New York median age: | 40.0 years |
| Males: 22,407 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 21,521 |  (49.0%) |
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| Delaware County: | 2.0 people |
| New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,026 ($32,461 in 1999)
| This county: | $57,026 |
| New York: | $79,557 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $637 (lower quartile is $501, upper quartile is $812)
| This county: | $637 |
| State: | $1354 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $167,207 (it was $74,800 in 2000)
| Delaware: | $167,207 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,274Detached houses: $254,359
Here: $254,359 State: $476,719 Townhouses or other attached units: $225,571
Here: $225,571 State: $699,270 In 2-unit structures: $277,007
Here: $277,007 State: $713,077 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $721,615
Here: $721,615 State: $764,568 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,836
Here: $247,836 State: $912,009 Mobile homes: $89,185
Here: $89,185 State: $88,925
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $563
Institutionalized population: 573
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 12
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 17
- Burglaries: 51
- Thefts: 102
- Auto thefts: 6
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 12
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 100
- Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 72 buildings, average cost: $201,200
- 2021: 83 buildings, average cost: $190,600
- 2020: 63 buildings, average cost: $187,600
- 2019: 68 buildings, average cost: $152,800
- 2018: 40 buildings, average cost: $168,700
- 2017: 49 buildings, average cost: $130,700
- 2016: 38 buildings, average cost: $143,800
- 2015: 47 buildings, average cost: $176,700
- 2014: 71 buildings, average cost: $145,400
- 2013: 64 buildings, average cost: $173,100
- 2012: 63 buildings, average cost: $192,100
- 2011: 60 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2010: 65 buildings, average cost: $163,100
- 2009: 76 buildings, average cost: $137,500
- 2008: 107 buildings, average cost: $124,700
- 2007: 124 buildings, average cost: $128,900
- 2006: 131 buildings, average cost: $115,800
- 2005: 165 buildings, average cost: $112,700
- 2004: 152 buildings, average cost: $114,600
- 2003: 153 buildings, average cost: $123,400
- 2002: 149 buildings, average cost: $104,300
- 2001: 138 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 2000: 133 buildings, average cost: $94,000
- 1999: 121 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 1998: 135 buildings, average cost: $76,700
- 1997: 124 buildings, average cost: $68,200
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,034 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,746 (1.7%)
| Delaware County: | 15.5% |
| New York: | 14.3% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 49.8 years old
(Males: 48.9 years old, Females: 50.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.8 years old, Black residents: 33.7 years old, American Indian residents: 27.3 years old, Asian residents: 43.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 36.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delaware County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sidney, Walton, Davenport, Delhi, Roxbury, Colchester, Kortright, Harpersfield, Meredith, Masonville.
| City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
| Andes town | 9 | 17 | 10 - 27 | 45 | 31 - 58 |
| Bovina town | 16 | 13 | 7 - 20 | 38 | 26 - 50 |
| Colchester town | 14 | 19 | 13 - 27 | 44 | 34 - 56 |
| Davenport town | 26 | 25 | 19 - 34 | 53 | 44 - 63 |
| Delhi town | 48 | 22 | 17 - 27 | 50 | 42 - 57 |
| Deposit town | 18 | 20 | 15 - 27 | 49 | 40 - 59 |
| Franklin town | 28 | 16 | 11 - 22 | 40 | 31 - 49 |
| Hamden town | 26 | 23 | 16 - 32 | 54 | 42 - 65 |
| Hancock town | 16 | 14 | 9 - 20 | 36 | 26 - 46 |
| Harpersfield town | 17 | 13 | 9 - 19 | 34 | 25 - 43 |
| Kortright town | 18 | 22 | 15 - 29 | 50 | 39 - 60 |
| Masonville town | 6 | 13 | 8 - 22 | 35 | 23 - 49 |
| Meredith town | 15 | 10 | 6 - 16 | 30 | 20 - 43 |
| Middletown town | 26 | 14 | 10 - 19 | 37 | 29 - 46 |
| Roxbury town | 26 | 25 | 19 - 32 | 52 | 44 - 61 |
| Sidney town | 70 | 16 | 13 - 20 | 41 | 36 - 46 |
| Stamford town | 17 | 16 | 10 - 24 | 38 | 28 - 49 |
| Tompkins town | 16 | 18 | 11 - 25 | 44 | 33 - 56 |
| Walton town | 61 | 27 | 22 - 32 | 56 | 49 - 63 |
| Delaware county | 473 | 19 | 45 | ||
Local government website: WWW.CO.DELAWARE.NY.US
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Delaware County: Columbia Country Club (A), Barton Corners (B), Stockport Station (C), Ichabod Crane Home (D), The Maelstrom (E), Blackberry Hill Farm (F), Braleys Farm (G), Fix Brothers Farm (H), Harrier Fields Farm (I), Holmquest Farms (J), Little Rainbow Chevre (K), Millerhurst Farm (L), Nine-Jay Nursery And Greenhouses (M), Red Barn Farm (N), Roxbury Farm (O), Smith Farms (P), The Farm At Miller's Crossing (Q), White Oak Farms (R), Katchkie Farm (S), Stone House Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Delaware County include: Carmelite Sisters Convent (A), Saint John's Lutheran Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C), Saint Joseph Church (D), Taghkanic Center Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Chatham Center United Methodist Church (G), Ghent Reformed Church (H), Elizaville Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1), Saint James Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery (4), Livingston Reformed Cemetery (5), Immaculate Conception Cemetery (6), Austerlitz Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Knickerbocker Lake (A), Lilli Pond (B), Long Pond (C), Lower Rhoda Pond (D), Merwin Lake (E), Miller Pond (F), Moore Pond (G), No Bottom Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Green Brook (A), Bash Bish Brook (B), Wyomanock Creek (C), Frisbee Creek (D), Foxes Creek (E), Widows Creek (F), Westover Brook (G), Snydam Creek (H), Fitting Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Delaware County include: Olana Historic Site (1), Shafford Memorial Park (2), Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (3), Wortman Square (4), Lake Taghkanic State Park (5), Clermont State Historic Site (6), Clermont State Park (7), Taconic State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Barnstable County, Massachusetts 
, Boone County, Illinois 
, Carroll County, Illinois , Dixon County, Nebraska , Livingston County , Schoharie County 
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| Here: | 4.7% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 2,388
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,826 (70.3% naturalized citizens)
| Delaware County: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 22.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2862010 or later
- 3252000 to 2009
- 4241990 to 1999
- 2741980 to 1989
- 1191970 to 1979
- 976Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22,954
- One, attached: 253
- Two: 1,209
- 3 or 4: 885
- 5 to 9: 647
- 10 to 19: 198
- 20 to 49: 235
- 50 or more: 71
- Mobile homes: 3,739
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Delaware County with a mortgage: 6,482 (496 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 437 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 471
| Here: | 1.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 95.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Delaware County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 8,538 | 9 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,325 | 65 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,951 | 30 |
| Other | 2,327 | 10 |
| Orthodox | 12 | 1 |
| None | 26,827 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| Delaware County: | 3.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| This county: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 35
| Delaware County: | 7.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 56
| This county: | 12.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Delaware County: | 8.2% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Delaware County: | 25.3% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.0% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Delaware County:
Average size of farms: 243 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64,111
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $58,502
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72,854
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.26%
Corn for grain: 1900 harvested acres
Vegetables: 144 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 55 acres
Tornado activity:
Delaware County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 8077250.1 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 45 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Delaware County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 124.6 miles away from Delaware County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 171.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 169.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 335.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from Delaware County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 141.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4397, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2014 to May 22, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4180: July 08, 2014, FEMA Id: 4180, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4129: July 12, 2013, FEMA Id: 4129, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3341: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3341, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3328: August 26, 2011, FEMA Id: 3328, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 26 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Delaware County (36) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 24
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 15, Hurricanes: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,959 (70.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,845 (9.3%)
- Bus: 33 (0.2%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 58 (0.3%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 28 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 5 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 276 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 116 (0.6%)
- Walked: 1,200 (6.1%)
- Worked at home: 2,404 (12.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (8%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Germany (9%)
- Venezuela (8%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Poland (6%)
- Italy (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- Greece (4%)
- English (15%)
- German (12%)
- Italian (12%)
- Irish (12%)
- American (9%)
- Polish (4%)
- Scottish (3%)
People in group quarters in Delaware County, New York in 2010:
- 1,425 people in college/university student housing
- 431 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 174 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 153 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 80 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 79 people in group homes intended for adults
- 59 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 25 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 6 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 3 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in Delaware County, New York in 2000:
- 978 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 526 people in nursing homes
- 211 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 137 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 81 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 30 people in other group homes
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in religious group quarters
7.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($79,662 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.29% |
| New York average: | 5.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.45% relocated from other counties in New York ($62,048 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($17,615 average AGI)
Delaware County: 1.84% New York average: 1.86%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Otsego County, NY |  1.01% ($38,517 average AGI) |
| from Kings County, NY | 0.77% ($131,368) |
| from New York County, NY | 0.57% ($202,030) |
| from Chenango County, NY | 0.42% ($30,178) |
| from Broome County, NY | 0.36% ($42,603) |
| from Queens County, NY | 0.30% ($125,673) |
| from Suffolk County, NY | 0.25% ($80,591) |
6.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,410 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.35% |
| New York average: | 6.93% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in New York ($34,822 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($25,588 average AGI)
Delaware County: 2.18% New York average: 3.55%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Otsego County, NY | 1.18% ($38,064 average AGI) |
| to Chenango County, NY | 0.48% ($33,451) |
| to Broome County, NY | 0.40% ($38,942) |
| to Kings County, NY | 0.19% ($95,303) |
| to Schoharie County, NY | 0.18% ($40,032) |
| to Suffolk County, NY | 0.17% ($68,586) |
| to Ulster County, NY | 0.15% ($71,154) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,469 (7,834 aged, 1,635 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 716 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Delaware County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,156)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,042)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (688)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (486)
- Unspecified dementia (304)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (294)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (188)
- Congestive heart failure (180)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (149)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (139)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,482
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 135
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,829
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 867
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,081
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 106.1. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 63.6
- Other - 42.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 43,928- Male householders: 9,594 (3,194 living alone), Female householders: 9,592 (3,386 living alone)
8,577 spouses (8,451 opposite-sex spouses), 1,746 unmarried partners, (1,636 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,395 children (8,710 natural, 195 adopted, 471 stepchildren), 747 grandchildren, 298 brothers or sisters, 454 parents, 11 foster children, 382 other relatives, 1,239 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,280
Size of family households: 6,261 2-persons, 2,496 3-persons, 1,367 4-persons, 688 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,584 1-person, 1,218 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 23 6-persons.
3,970 married couples with children.
2,095 single-parent households (708 men, 1,387 women).
94.2% of residents of Delaware speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (9% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well, 61% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $335,735,000 ($7,094 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $29,373,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $130,228,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,188,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,579,000
Federal grants: $76,511,000
Federal procurement contracts: $45,394,000 ($11,454,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,835,000 ($15,096,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,247,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,643,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,001,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,256| Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,832
| Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +96
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +32
| Here: |  +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -52 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 453.11 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Delaware County, New York
- 462020 or later
- 1,0482010 to 2019
- 2,6112000 to 2009
- 2,6041990 to 1999
- 5,3221980 to 1989
- 4,3641970 to 1979
- 1,9581960 to 1969
- 2,0031950 to 1959
- 1,0561940 to 1949
- 9,2081939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Delaware County, New York
- 481 room
- 1462 rooms
- 7013 rooms
- 1,9704 rooms
- 2,4365 rooms
- 3,1616 rooms
- 1,8757 rooms
- 1,7598 rooms
- 2,6669+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delaware County, New York
- 1071 room
- 4062 rooms
- 6713 rooms
- 1,1344 rooms
- 6885 rooms
- 4716 rooms
- 3397 rooms
- 3318 rooms
- 2449+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Delaware County, New York
- 47no bedroom
- 6891 bedroom
- 3,0012 bedrooms
- 6,8983 bedrooms
- 2,9754 bedrooms
- 1,1295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Delaware County, New York
- 112no bedroom
- 1,0601 bedroom
- 1,6372 bedrooms
- 8813 bedrooms
- 5004 bedrooms
- 1515+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Delaware County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 518no vehicle
- 5,1461 vehicle
- 5,9992 vehicles
- 1,9933 vehicles
- 8024 vehicles
- 2465+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Delaware County in renter-occupied apartments
- 927no vehicle
- 2,3071 vehicle
- 8522 vehicles
- 2043 vehicles
- 464 vehicles
- 735+ vehicles
89.0% of Delaware County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.
| Delaware County: | 89.0% |
| State average: | 89.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,547
- Other state: 7,175
- Northeast: 3,834
- Midwest: 1,026
- South: 1,603
- West: 685
- 43.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.2%Wood
- 16.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.0%Utility gas
- 8.0%Electricity
- 2.4%Other fuel
- 1.0%Coal or coke
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 35.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.0%Electricity
- 20.0%Utility gas
- 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.7%Wood
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 1.8%Coal or coke
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.2%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 330
| Here: | 9.8% |
| New York: | 15.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 65
| Here: | 3.7% |
| New York: | 15.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 196
| Here: | 7.8% |
| New York: | 39.2% |
Delaware County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $969,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $759,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $709,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $627,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,503,000
Cash and Securities: $28,299,000
- Charges - Other: $6,808,000
Other: $6,550,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $948,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,327,000
Regular Highways: $5,269,000
General - Other: $3,263,000
General - Other: $1,600,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Health - Other: $354,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,024,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,723,000
General - Other: $13,043,000
General - Other: $12,026,000
Regular Highways: $8,626,000
Health - Other: $8,569,000
Health - Other: $8,061,000
Regular Highways: $7,531,000
Central Staff Services: $6,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,045,000
Central Staff Services: $5,634,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,864,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,297,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,502,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,440,000
Police Protection: $2,146,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,069,000
Police Protection: $2,001,000
General Public Buildings: $1,798,000
General Public Buildings: $1,652,000
Financial Administration: $1,538,000
Financial Administration: $1,384,000
Corrections - Other: $1,118,000
Parks and Recreation: $932,000
Parks and Recreation: $922,000
Corrections - Other: $868,000
Housing and Community Development: $241,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $147,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $129,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $82,000
Libraries: $28,000
Libraries: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,948,000
Other: $3,785,000
Health and Hospitals: $41,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $688,000
Interest on Debt: $133,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $704,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $673,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,492,000
Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,402,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,724,000
Other: $2,391,000
Highways: $249,000
Highways: $122,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,364,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,470,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,136,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,815,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,305,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,228,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $840,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,564,000
Interest Earnings: $2,011,000
Interest Earnings: $350,000
Fines and Forfeits: $111,000
Rents: $92,000
Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $48,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,921,000
Regular Highways: $2,890,000
General - Other: $938,000
General - Other: $733,000
Public Welfare - Other: $379,000
Police Protection: $167,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $137,000
Correctional Institutions: $132,000
Health - Other: $62,000
Correctional Institutions: $62,000
Health - Other: $58,000
General Public Building: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
Corrections - Other: $45,000
General Public Building: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000
Financial Administration: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,955,000
Cash and Securities: $58,162,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,136,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,672,000
Public Welfare: $11,611,000
Other: $6,279,000
Other: $5,549,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,773,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,763,000
Highways: $3,079,000
Highways: $2,600,000
- Tax - Property: $33,673,000
Property: $32,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,360,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,833,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $395,000
Motor Vehicle License: $278,000
Other License: $248,000
Other License: $66,000
Other: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $24,589,000
: $24,282,000
Delaware County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $969,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $759,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $709,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $627,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,503,000
Cash and Securities: $28,299,000
- Charges - Other: $6,808,000
Other: $6,550,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $948,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,327,000
Regular Highways: $5,269,000
General - Other: $3,263,000
General - Other: $1,600,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Health - Other: $354,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,024,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,723,000
General - Other: $13,043,000
General - Other: $12,026,000
Regular Highways: $8,626,000
Health - Other: $8,569,000
Health - Other: $8,061,000
Regular Highways: $7,531,000
Central Staff Services: $6,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,045,000
Central Staff Services: $5,634,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,864,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,297,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,502,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,440,000
Police Protection: $2,146,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,069,000
Police Protection: $2,001,000
General Public Buildings: $1,798,000
General Public Buildings: $1,652,000
Financial Administration: $1,538,000
Financial Administration: $1,384,000
Corrections - Other: $1,118,000
Parks and Recreation: $932,000
Parks and Recreation: $922,000
Corrections - Other: $868,000
Housing and Community Development: $241,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $147,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $129,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $82,000
Libraries: $28,000
Libraries: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,948,000
Other: $3,785,000
Health and Hospitals: $41,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $688,000
Interest on Debt: $133,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $704,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $673,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,492,000
Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,402,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,724,000
Other: $2,391,000
Highways: $249,000
Highways: $122,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,364,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,470,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,136,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,815,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,305,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,228,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $840,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,564,000
Interest Earnings: $2,011,000
Interest Earnings: $350,000
Fines and Forfeits: $111,000
Rents: $92,000
Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $48,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,921,000
Regular Highways: $2,890,000
General - Other: $938,000
General - Other: $733,000
Public Welfare - Other: $379,000
Police Protection: $167,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $137,000
Correctional Institutions: $132,000
Health - Other: $62,000
Correctional Institutions: $62,000
Health - Other: $58,000
General Public Building: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
Corrections - Other: $45,000
General Public Building: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000
Financial Administration: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,955,000
Cash and Securities: $58,162,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,136,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,672,000
Public Welfare: $11,611,000
Other: $6,279,000
Other: $5,549,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,773,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,763,000
Highways: $3,079,000
Highways: $2,600,000
- Tax - Property: $33,673,000
Property: $32,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,360,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,833,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $395,000
Motor Vehicle License: $278,000
Other License: $248,000
Other License: $66,000
Other: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $24,589,000
: $24,282,000
Delaware County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $969,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $759,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $709,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $627,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,503,000
Cash and Securities: $28,299,000
- Charges - Other: $6,808,000
Other: $6,550,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $948,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,327,000
Regular Highways: $5,269,000
General - Other: $3,263,000
General - Other: $1,600,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Health - Other: $354,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,024,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,723,000
General - Other: $13,043,000
General - Other: $12,026,000
Regular Highways: $8,626,000
Health - Other: $8,569,000
Health - Other: $8,061,000
Regular Highways: $7,531,000
Central Staff Services: $6,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,045,000
Central Staff Services: $5,634,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,864,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,297,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,502,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,440,000
Police Protection: $2,146,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,069,000
Police Protection: $2,001,000
General Public Buildings: $1,798,000
General Public Buildings: $1,652,000
Financial Administration: $1,538,000
Financial Administration: $1,384,000
Corrections - Other: $1,118,000
Parks and Recreation: $932,000
Parks and Recreation: $922,000
Corrections - Other: $868,000
Housing and Community Development: $241,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $147,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $129,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $82,000
Libraries: $28,000
Libraries: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,948,000
Other: $3,785,000
Health and Hospitals: $41,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $688,000
Interest on Debt: $133,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $704,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $673,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,492,000
Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,402,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,724,000
Other: $2,391,000
Highways: $249,000
Highways: $122,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,364,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,470,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,136,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,815,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,305,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,228,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $840,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,564,000
Interest Earnings: $2,011,000
Interest Earnings: $350,000
Fines and Forfeits: $111,000
Rents: $92,000
Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $48,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,921,000
Regular Highways: $2,890,000
General - Other: $938,000
General - Other: $733,000
Public Welfare - Other: $379,000
Police Protection: $167,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $137,000
Correctional Institutions: $132,000
Health - Other: $62,000
Correctional Institutions: $62,000
Health - Other: $58,000
General Public Building: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
Corrections - Other: $45,000
General Public Building: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000
Financial Administration: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,955,000
Cash and Securities: $58,162,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,136,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,672,000
Public Welfare: $11,611,000
Other: $6,279,000
Other: $5,549,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,773,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,763,000
Highways: $3,079,000
Highways: $2,600,000
- Tax - Property: $33,673,000
Property: $32,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,360,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,833,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $395,000
Motor Vehicle License: $278,000
Other License: $248,000
Other License: $66,000
Other: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $24,589,000
: $24,282,000
Delaware County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $969,000
Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $759,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $709,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $627,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $44,503,000
Cash and Securities: $28,299,000
- Charges - Other: $6,808,000
Other: $6,550,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000
Solid Waste Management: $948,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $9,327,000
Regular Highways: $5,269,000
General - Other: $3,263,000
General - Other: $1,600,000
Solid Waste Management: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Health - Other: $354,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $15,024,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,723,000
General - Other: $13,043,000
General - Other: $12,026,000
Regular Highways: $8,626,000
Health - Other: $8,569,000
Health - Other: $8,061,000
Regular Highways: $7,531,000
Central Staff Services: $6,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,045,000
Central Staff Services: $5,634,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,864,000
Correctional Institutions: $4,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,047,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,297,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,502,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,440,000
Police Protection: $2,146,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,069,000
Police Protection: $2,001,000
General Public Buildings: $1,798,000
General Public Buildings: $1,652,000
Financial Administration: $1,538,000
Financial Administration: $1,384,000
Corrections - Other: $1,118,000
Parks and Recreation: $932,000
Parks and Recreation: $922,000
Corrections - Other: $868,000
Housing and Community Development: $241,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $240,000
Housing and Community Development: $221,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $156,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $147,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $129,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $109,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $82,000
Libraries: $28,000
Libraries: $28,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $3,948,000
Other: $3,785,000
Health and Hospitals: $41,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $688,000
Interest on Debt: $133,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Other Higher Education: $704,000
Other - Other Higher Education: $673,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,492,000
Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,402,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,724,000
Other: $2,391,000
Highways: $249,000
Highways: $122,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,364,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,470,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,136,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,815,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,995,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,305,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,228,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $840,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $830,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $10,187,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,564,000
Interest Earnings: $2,011,000
Interest Earnings: $350,000
Fines and Forfeits: $111,000
Rents: $92,000
Fines and Forfeits: $90,000
Donations From Private Sources: $70,000
Donations From Private Sources: $48,000
Rents: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $3,921,000
Regular Highways: $2,890,000
General - Other: $938,000
General - Other: $733,000
Public Welfare - Other: $379,000
Police Protection: $167,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $137,000
Correctional Institutions: $132,000
Health - Other: $62,000
Correctional Institutions: $62,000
Health - Other: $58,000
General Public Building: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $46,000
Corrections - Other: $45,000
General Public Building: $43,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000
Financial Administration: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,955,000
Cash and Securities: $58,162,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $6,000,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,136,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,672,000
Public Welfare: $11,611,000
Other: $6,279,000
Other: $5,549,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,773,000
Health and Hospitals: $3,763,000
Highways: $3,079,000
Highways: $2,600,000
- Tax - Property: $33,673,000
Property: $32,293,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,360,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $21,833,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $395,000
Motor Vehicle License: $278,000
Other License: $248,000
Other License: $66,000
Other: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $21,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $24,589,000
: $24,282,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,226
- Number of aged recipients: 158
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,068
- Number of recipients under 18: 128
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 772
- Number of recipients older than 64: 326
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 614
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 498
| Most common first names in Delaware County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 759 | 74.8 years |
| William | 724 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 687 | 81.2 years |
| Charles | 449 | 75.9 years |
| George | 431 | 75.4 years |
| Joseph | 426 | 74.2 years |
| Robert | 420 | 70.0 years |
| Helen | 410 | 80.3 years |
| James | 406 | 73.7 years |
| Frank | 377 | 76.5 years |
| Most common last names in Delaware County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 308 | 77.4 years |
| Miller | 166 | 78.3 years |
| Brown | 125 | 75.3 years |
| Johnson | 117 | 76.4 years |
| Davis | 117 | 74.7 years |
| Decker | 112 | 75.6 years |
| Clark | 97 | 76.3 years |
| Moore | 83 | 73.1 years |
| Jones | 80 | 73.7 years |
| Williams | 75 | 72.1 years |
| Businesses in Delaware County, NY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| AT&T | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 4 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
| Audi | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| CVS | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 4 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 5 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| FedEx | 7 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
| GNC | 4 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
| Honda | 1 | UPS | 12 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Delaware County on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"