COMPARING TWO PLACES
Delaware vs Kansas
PLACE A
Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Kansas
Delaware is 65% smaller than Kansas. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $10,679 higher. Delaware has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 3%).
DELAWAREKANSASDIFFERENCE
Total population1,021,1912,947,197−65% vs Kansas
Population density52436+488
Population growth10.2%3.0%+7.3 pts
Median age41.637.4+4.2
Male48.4%50.2%−1.7 pts
Female51.6%49.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born10.7%7.4%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%72.7%−14.6 pts
Black21.4%5.2%+16.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%13.6%−2.5 pts
Asian4.3%2.9%+1.4 pts
Other5.2%5.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$84,954$74,275+$10,679
Per capita income$45,375$40,978+$4,397
Poverty rate10.4%11.3%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.457Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%35.6%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree15.3%13.4%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%3.9%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation62.1%66.1%−4.1 pts
Median home value$352,000$217,200+$134,800
Median gross rent$1,401$1,060+$341
Owner-occupied73.0%67.2%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%9.2%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%40.4%+6.2 pts
Average commute26.019.7+6.3
Worked from home15.0%11.8%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.4%+1.4 pts
Uninsured6.3%8.8%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024