State profile
Delaware FIPS 10
Population
981,892
Median household income
$72,724
Nonfarm employment
499,100
Business establishments
29,706
Every figure above traces to a primary source · view data sources & methodology
State Highlights
Largest employer sector
Health care and social assistance
76,784 employees
Business concentration
16.8%
of private employment in Health care and social assistance
Home prices, 1 year
+4.0%
FHFA
Federal outlays per capita
$10,065.65
USASpending.gov
Economy & Labor
Total nonfarm employment
BLS Current Employment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted · persons · 20 months available
· latest observation: August 2026
Employment ratio
51.9%
employed ÷ population
Unemployed population (ACS)
27,993
Vs. July
▼ 2,400
Business density
30.9 per 1,000
establishments per capita
Leading Industries
Leading industries by employment
Ranked by private-sector employment, same measure as the Business & Industry tab · see the full breakdown there
1
Health care and social assistance
76,784 employees
2
Retail trade
62,102 employees
3
Accommodation and food services
46,106 employees
4
Finance and insurance
45,586 employees
5
Professional, scientific, and technical services
39,610 employees
Leading Public Companies
Top 5 by latest reported revenue
SEC EDGAR / XBRL Company Facts · see the full listing on the Public Companies tab
Marvell Technology, Inc. · MRVL
$8.19B
$6.85B
Chemours Co · CC
$5.81B
INCYTE CORP · INCY
$5.14B
$4.75B
Population & People
Homeownership rate
71.5%
272.4K of 381.1K occupied homes are owner-occupied
Population by age
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimate (table B01001) · reconciles to total population
Housing & Real Estate
Median home value
$269,700
Median gross rent
$1,199 / month
Vacancy rate
14.4%
Total housing units
445.1K
Owner-occupied homes
272.4K
Renter-occupied homes
108.7K
Home prices, 1 year
+4.0%
Home prices, 5 years
+43.8%
Latest FHFA period
2026 Q2
ACS: 2021 ACS 5-year · FHFA: 2026 Q2
ACS housing estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau — median home value reflects owner-reported value, not a current sale price. House-price changes are from the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, a measure of price appreciation over time, not a home-value estimate.
Federal Spending
Total federal outlays
$9.68B
Outlays per capita
$10,065.65
Total prime award value
$11.30B
Source: USASpending.gov · specific reporting period not published in this dataset
Business establishments
29,706
Private-sector employment
457,635
Annual payroll
$33.20B
Avg. employees / establishment
15.4
derived: employment ÷ establishments
Census County Business Patterns · reference year 2023 State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 12:10 UTC — not the measurement period.
Industry breakdown
Ranked by private-sector employment · NAICS 2-digit sectors as published (merged groups such as 31-33 kept intact)
62Health care and social assistance
76,784 employees
3,066 establishments ·
$5.20B payroll
44-45Retail trade
62,102 employees
3,742 establishments ·
$2.30B payroll
72Accommodation and food services
46,106 employees
2,444 establishments ·
$1.20B payroll
52Finance and insurance
45,586 employees
1,999 establishments ·
$5.53B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 3
Bancorp, Inc. (TBBK)
· SLM Corp (SLM)
· WSFS FINANCIAL CORP (WSFS)
54Professional, scientific, and technical services
39,610 employees
4,429 establishments ·
$5.17B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 4
ACORN ENERGY, INC. (ACFN)
· Brand Engagement Network Inc. (BNAI)
· INCYTE CORP (INCY)
· New Generation Consumer Group, Inc. (NGCG)
56Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
32,651 employees
1,833 establishments ·
$1.61B payroll
31-33Manufacturing
31,080 employees
660 establishments ·
$2.35B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 11
ATII Holdings Inc. (NANO)
· DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (DD)
· Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. (IKT)
· Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL)
· NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NRXP)
· Prelude Therapeutics Inc (PRLD)
· Qnity Electronics, Inc. (Q)
· Quarta-Rad, Inc. (QURT)
· SmartKem, Inc. (SMTK)
· X-Energy, Inc. (XE)
·+1 more
23Construction
24,194 employees
2,518 establishments ·
$1.76B payroll
42Wholesale trade
19,569 employees
1,289 establishments ·
$2.54B payroll
48-49Transportation and warehousing
19,114 employees
878 establishments ·
$977.41M payroll
81Other services (except public administration)
15,987 employees
2,499 establishments ·
$665.33M payroll
51Information
10,680 employees
1,070 establishments ·
$1.35B payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
Onfolio Holdings, Inc (ONFO)
71Arts, entertainment, and recreation
9,417 employees
603 establishments ·
$343.39M payroll
55Management of companies and enterprises
7,586 employees
519 establishments ·
$1.02B payroll
61Educational services
7,131 employees
421 establishments ·
$337.96M payroll
53Real estate and rental and leasing
6,721 employees
1,440 establishments ·
$444.55M payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC)
22Utilities
2,625 employees
88 establishments ·
$326.16M payroll
Public companies headquartered here · 1
ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP (ARTNA)
21Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
336 employees
27 establishments ·
$55.28M payroll
99Industries not classified
192 employees
143 establishments ·
$6.49M payroll
11Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
164 employees
38 establishments ·
$11.88M payroll
Public-company links use SEC-to-NAICS sector mappings and may not cover every company headquartered here.
Publicly traded companies in the State Ledger SEC dataset headquartered in Delaware.
The dataset is still expanding and is not yet a complete listing of every public company in the state.
Public companies listed
71
Companies showing market data
58
Eligible ticker coverage
59.2%
Latest session
Oct 13, 2026
Coverage is based on eligible SEC ticker symbols and may differ from the number of companies listed.
$268.67
+1.06%
Revenue$8.19B
Net income$2.67B
Assets$22.29B
$129.45
+0.05%
Revenue$6.85B
Net income-$779.00M
Assets$21.58B
Chemours Co CC
$13.20
-1.49%
Revenue$5.81B
Net income-$386.00M
Assets$7.38B
INCYTE CORP INCY
$108.59
-2.47%
Revenue$5.14B
Net income$1.29B
Assets$6.96B
$122.85
-0.29%
Revenue$4.75B
Net income$692.00M
Assets$14.07B
ASHLAND INC. ASH
$72.71
+2.68%
Revenue$1.82B
Net income—
Assets$4.61B
$129.91
+0.69%
Revenue$930.00M
Net income$140.30M
Assets$3.99B
InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
$333.04
+1.43%
Revenue$834.02M
Net income$406.64M
Assets$2.06B
N-able, Inc. NABL
$4.55
+1.34%
Revenue$508.84M
Net income-$18.82M
Assets$1.41B
Phreesia, Inc. PHR
$10.76
-0.83%
Revenue$480.59M
Net income$2.31M
Assets$663.79M
$15.44
+2.86%
Revenue$319.02M
Net income-$288.62M
Assets$2.35B
ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP ARTNA
$33.69
+0.25%
Revenue$112.94M
Net income$22.82M
Assets$851.23M
Zymeworks Inc. ZYME
$25.06
-1.14%
Revenue$105.97M
Net income-$81.13M
Assets$346.53M
AIRWA INC. YYAI
$0.71
-0.78%
Revenue$25.81M
Net income-$17.56M
Assets$210.36M
$3.55
-5.21%
Revenue$12.14M
Net income-$99.50M
Assets$141.32M
ACORN ENERGY, INC. ACFN
$19.10
+0.98%
Revenue$11.48M
Net income$2.51M
Assets$13.33M
$0.65
-10.18%
Revenue$10.73M
Net income-$2.59M
Assets$11.36M
Creatd, Inc. CRTD
Revenue$4.80M
Net income-$32.29M
Assets$4.82M
$2.71
-4.58%
Revenue$1.23M
Net income-$28.62M
Assets$12.96M
SmartKem, Inc. SMTK
$0.63
-40.48%
Revenue$697.0K
Net income-$10.51M
Assets$2.29M
$5.15
-0.96%
Revenue$275.1K
Net income-$8.63M
Assets$15.30M
$16.58
-2.59%
Latest financials unavailable
Revenue—
Net income-$1.10M
Assets$8.89M
$9.95
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$10.74
+0.33%
Revenue—
Net income$7.99M
Assets$241.35M
$10.06
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
ATII Holdings Inc. NANO
Latest financials unavailable
$1.32
-2.94%
Latest financials unavailable
Bancorp, Inc. TBBK
$49.72
+1.16%
Revenue—
Net income$228.21M
Assets$9.35B
$22.43
+1.20%
Latest financials unavailable
$13.66
-0.47%
Latest financials unavailable
$8.23
+0.30%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.41
+0.21%
Latest financials unavailable
$18.15
+1.79%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.59
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$11.82
-0.08%
Latest financials unavailable
$5.64
-0.44%
Latest financials unavailable
$14.02
+0.68%
Latest financials unavailable
$10.15
-1.74%
Latest financials unavailable
$16.24
-1.13%
Latest financials unavailable
$43.93
-0.92%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.56
+0.05%
Latest financials unavailable
$25.60
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
$11.71
-0.47%
Latest financials unavailable
$11.26
+0.22%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.38
+1.41%
Latest financials unavailable
$21.73
+0.37%
Latest financials unavailable
$11.70
+2.50%
Latest financials unavailable
$8.77
+0.29%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.76
+0.31%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.59
+0.63%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.97
+0.91%
Latest financials unavailable
$12.34
+0.78%
Latest financials unavailable
$29.20
-2.01%
Latest financials unavailable
$49.76
-0.94%
Latest financials unavailable
$14.43
+0.21%
Latest financials unavailable
$9.05
-1.84%
Latest financials unavailable
$25.68
-1.12%
Latest financials unavailable
$11.55
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
Chain Bridge I CBGGF
Revenue—
Net income-$1.33M
Assets$1.18M
$1.76
-4.35%
Revenue—
Net income-$48.26M
Assets$181.20M
Latest financials unavailable
$10.84
0.00%
Revenue—
Net income$2.55M
Assets$90.36M
Quarta-Rad, Inc. QURT
Revenue—
Net income-$256.9K
Assets$413.5K
SLM Corp SLM
$22.69
-1.05%
Revenue—
Net income$744.85M
Assets$29.75B
SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. SOUN
$4.90
-1.81%
Revenue—
Net income-$14.01M
Assets$688.17M
$10.78
0.00%
Revenue—
Net income$3.61M
Assets$121.12M
$0.27
-2.61%
Revenue—
Net income-$36.20M
Assets$5.78M
WSFS FINANCIAL CORP WSFS
$75.65
-0.24%
Revenue—
Net income$287.35M
Assets$21.31B
$12.72
-2.83%
Latest financials unavailable
XFLH Capital Corp XFLH
$10.00
0.00%
Latest financials unavailable
No companies match that search.
Showing top 10 of 71 companies by latest annual revenue
Sources: SEC EDGAR submissions (company information) · SEC XBRL Company Facts (financials) State Ledger collected this data Sep 19, 2026, 15:11 UTC — fiscal year above reflects each company's own reporting period, not this collection time. Market data: Alpaca via IEX, latest completed session stored by State Ledger. See the Markets & Economy page for the full non-SIP coverage disclosure and national market activity.
Education Summary
High school graduate+
91.05%
population 25+
Bachelor’s degree+
33.65%
population 25+
Public K-12 enrollment
141,465
229 schools
Student/teacher ratio
14.2 : 1
K-12 public schools
Educational Attainment
Attainment among population 25 and older
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates · 2021 ACS 5-year · 690,618 people
K-12 Education
Public schools
229
Teachers (FTE)
9,991
Graduation rate
88.00%
class of 2022
Per-pupil spending
$16,589
2021
Average teacher salary
$65,647
2022
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Higher Education
College enrollment
57,022
Degree-granting institutions
7
Avg. published tuition, public 4-yr
$11,922
Public
3
Private nonprofit
3
Private for-profit
1
National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics · reference year 2023
Schools & Institutions
Odessa High School
Regular School
917 enrolled
Odyssey Charter School
Regular School
2,123 enrolled
Old State Elementary School
Regular School
763 enrolled
Penn (William) High School
Regular School
2,239 enrolled
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
Regular School
581 enrolled
Pleasantville Elementary School
Regular School
379 enrolled
POLYTECH High School
Career and Technical School
1,203 enrolled
Positive Outcomes Charter School
Regular School
115 enrolled
Providence Creek Academy Charter School
Regular School
730 enrolled
Pyle (Sarah) Academy
Alternative School
—
Read (George) Middle School
Regular School
694 enrolled
Red Clay Early Years Program
Alternative School
257 enrolled
Redding (Louis L.) Middle School
Regular School
618 enrolled
Rehoboth Elementary School
Regular School
525 enrolled
Richardson Park Elementary School
Regular School
519 enrolled
Richardson Park Learning Center
Special Education School
—
Richey Elementary School
Regular School
367 enrolled
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School
Regular School
668 enrolled
Seaford Central Elementary School
Regular School
452 enrolled
Seaford Middle School
Regular School
828 enrolled
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Common Core of Data (K-12) / IPEDS (higher education) State Ledger collected this directory Sep 21, 2026, 19:14 UTC — reference year above reflects NCES's own collection period, not this collection time.