Delaware - Facts and Figures.

Delaware - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Dover December 7, 1787 the 1st state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The First State Delawareans Liberty and independence DE LAND Total area 6,446 sq km 2,489 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 49th 5,063 sq km 1,955 sq mi Highest point Ebright Road in New Castle County 137 m/448 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 30.6 percent (2002) 2.9 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 864,764 (2007 estimate) 45th 17.6 percent (1990-2000) 169 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 437 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 80.1 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Wilmington 72,826 (2006) D over 34,735 (2006) Newark 30,014 (2006) Milford 7,852 (2006) Seaford 7,080 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 74.6 percent (2000) Blacks 19.2 percent (2000) Asians 2.1 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 3.7 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 4.8 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 74.8 years (1989-1991) 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 403 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 421 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) Government spending per student (K-12) 12.1 percent (2006) 15.2 (2003) $11,382 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 20.2 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 85.5 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Ruth Ann Minner (term ends January, 2009) Legislature Senate, 21 members House of Representatives, 41 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Electoral votes 3 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $60 billion (2006) $35,559 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.6 percent (2004) Industry Construction 3.4 percent (2004) Manufacturing 8.9 percent (2004) Mining 0 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 3 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Information technology 44.6 percent (2004) 8.3 percent (2004) 2 percent (2004) Retail trade 4.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 3.7 percent (2004) Other services Employment Number of workers Unemployment rate Share of workers in unions 21.1 percent (2004) 440,000 (2006 estimate) 3.6 percent (2006 estimate) 11.8 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 0 percent (2004) Share from hydroelectric 0 percent (2004) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 100 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 150 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 53.2 percent (2003 estimate) 6.2 books per person (2002) 9,806 km (2005) 6,093 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 66 km (2005) 41 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 367 km (2004) 228 mi (2004) Airports 1 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.