Delaware County is located in southeastern Pennsylvania. The County Seat is Media and the largest city is Chester. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 562,960 and the 2010 census population was 558,726. The land area is 183.84 square miles and there are 3040.5 persons per square mile.
71.7% of the population is White, 20.9% is Black or African American, 3.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 91.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 35% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $234,100, there are 204,771 households, an average of 2.62 persons per household. The per capita income is $33,179, the median household income is $64,041, and 10.3% of the persons in Delaware County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 47,789. Retail sales (in $1000) were $6,358,447, and sales per capita were $11,456. The percentage of black-owned firms is 8.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.4%.
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| Delaware County Official government website of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. |
| Assessments | Archives Delaware County Archives records of assessments covering 1791-1850, 1841-1889, and 1890-1903. |
| Births | Archives Delaware County Archives records of births between 1852 and 1854, 1893 and 1906, and Chester PA births between 1889 and 1906. |
| County Home Records | 1806-1929 Delaware County Home admissions, deaths, and discharges between 1806 and 1929. |
| Court Records | Archives Delaware County court record archives, including: civil docket books 1797-1929; civil cases 1789-1897; criminal docket books 1806-1929; and criminal case records 1790-1922. |
| Court Records | Civil Civil case records and judgments from the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. |
| Court Records | Criminal Common Pleas criminal court dockets in Delaware County. |
| Court Records | Judgments Delaware County C-Track public access to court of common pleas civil judgments. |
| Deaths | Archives Delaware County Archives death records filed 1852-1854 and 1893-1906. |
| Deaths | Veterans Graves Delaware County records of veterans graves registrations. |
| Dog Licenses Delaware County Council dog license index. |
| Estate Cases | Orphan's Court Delaware County Archives records of Orphans Court Estate Cases filed between from 1790 and 1950. |
| Inmates | 1873-1917 Delaware County Archives of inmates in county prisons between 1873 and 1917. |
| Insolvent Debtors | 1748-1843 Delaware County Archives records of persons declared to be insolvent during the period 1748-1843. |
| Liquor Licenses | 1860-1923 Delaware County liquor license petitions filed between 1860 and 1923. |
| Marriages | Archives Delaware County Archives records of marriages between 1852 and 1854, and 1885-1950. |
| Naturalizations | 1795-1990 Delaware County archives of naturalization records from 1795 to 1990. Name Index documents include Declarations of Indention and Petition for Naturalization. |
| Property | Assessment Delaware County assessment office property records. |
| Property | GIS GIS map property search for Delaware County. |
| Recognizances | 1789-1863 Delaware County Archives records of recognizances (similar to bail) issued by a Justice of the Peace. |
| Recorded Documents Delaware County Register of Deeds index of deeds, mortgages, assignments, UCCs, subdivisions, and other recorded documents. |
| Voter Registration Search for the status of your Delaware County voter registration |
| Warrants | Most Wanted Delaware County Sheriff Office list of active bench warrant most wanted persons. |
| Wills | 1789-1945 Delaware County Archives database of Wills filed between 1789 and 1945. |
| Wills | Administrations 1790-1950 Papers filed with the Delaware County Register of Wills when no will was filed. Dates included are 1790 to 1950. |
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