A Quick Look At
New Castle County
Delaware, located on the eastern seaboard of
the United States, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Delaware Bay,
as well as by the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. With a
land area of 1,982 square miles, Delaware ranks 49th in area among the 50
states.
New Castle, the northern most county, affords
easy access to the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast, with both New
York City and Washington, DC just an hour and a half away.
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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
(March 2007)
Labor Force - 278,743
Unemployment Rate: 3.6%
Overview of New Castle County Firms: (3rd
Qtr. 2006)
|
Industry Description |
No. of Firms |
Percentage |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing
& hunting |
27 |
0.1% |
|
Mining |
* |
* |
|
Utilities |
* |
* |
|
Construction |
1,967 |
10.0% |
|
Manufacturing |
444 |
2.3% |
|
Wholesale Trade |
1,371 |
7.0% |
|
Retail Trade |
1,968 |
10.0% |
|
Transportation &
Warehousing |
431 |
2.2% |
|
Information |
202 |
1.0% |
|
Finance & Insurance |
1,092 |
5.6% |
|
Real Estate & rental &
leasing |
615 |
3.1% |
|
Professional & technical
services |
2,734 |
14.0% |
|
Management of Companies &
enterprises |
3,037 |
15.5% |
|
Administrative & waste
services |
1,262 |
6.4% |
|
Educational services |
224 |
1.1% |
|
Healthcare & social
assistance |
1,237 |
6.3% |
|
Arts, entertainment &
recreation |
220 |
1.1% |
|
Accommodation & food
services |
1,067 |
5.4% |
|
Other services, except public
adm. |
1,434 |
7.3% |
|
Government |
231 |
1.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
19,583 |
|
|
Source: Delaware Department of Labor
* Indicates non-releasable data |
|
POPULATION
2000 - 505,271
2005 - 522,094
2010 Projected - 542,818
INCOME
Median Household - $52,419
Per capita personal income - $29,785
CLIMATE
Mean annual temperature: 56 F.
Mean daily temperature ranges from 38 F.
in the winter
to 76 F. in the summer.
Median annual precipitation: 49
inches. |
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR DELAWARE:
 1st
for Economic Freedom, The Fraser Institute and
National Center for
Policy Analysis 8th
best state for business, Forbes 2006
1st
for Work Environment based on job quality, job
opportunity and
workplace fairness, Political
Economy
Research at the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst
1st
for legal systems for the fifth consecutive year,
U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
1st
in (least amount of) mass layoffs, CFED
1st
in initial public offerings, CFED
1st
in income distribution change, CFED
2nd
in Government & Fiscal Policy - Beacon Hill
Institute of Public
Policy Research - State
Competitiveness Report 2005
3rd
in employer provided health insurance, CFED
3rd
in private research and development, CFED
5th
(Wilmington) in Foreign Direct Investment
Magazine's
North American Cities of the Future
9th
for The Tax Foundation's 2007 State Business Tax
Climate Index
|
Rank |
Score |
| Overall Rank/Score |
7 |
79.6 |
| IT
Professionals |
8 |
1.56% |
Managerial,
Prof., & Tech Jobs
Workforce
Education |
10
20 |
22.3%
40.4 |
Immigration
of Knowledge Wrks
Manufacturing
Value-Added |
22
21 |
13.7
25.7% |
High-Wage
Traded Services
Export
Focus of Manufacturing |
1
7 |
24.3%
$29,864 |
Foreign
Direct Investment
Package
Exports |
2
10 |
5.0%
0.18 |
"Gazelle
Jobs"
Job
Churning |
2
19 |
13.5%
25.9% |
Fastest
Growing Firms
IPO's |
14
28 |
0.023%
4.27 |
Entrepreneurial
Activity
Inventor
Patents |
50
13 |
0.13%
0.099 |
Online
Population
Internet
Domain Names |
27
13 |
59.1%
2.92 |
Technology
in Schools
EGovernment |
38
31 |
4.36
4.81 |
Online
Agriculture
Broadband
Telecommunications |
31
35 |
4.87
3.72 |
High-Tech
Jobs
Scientists
and Engineers |
15
4 |
3.9%
0.69% |
Patents
Industry
Investment in R&D |
5
1 |
1.22
7.13% |
| Venture
Capital |
28 |
0.06% |
|
|
|
|
Source: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The 2007 State New Economy Index |
AIRPORTS
Delaware's network of public and private airports can readily accommodate
commercial and corporate aircraft. Worldwide passenger service is 1/2 hour
from downtown Wilmington at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Other Major Airports and Services:
New
Castle County Airport
Summit
Aviation
RAIL SERVICE
Norfolk
Southern (Industrial Service)
CSX
Corporation (Industrial Service)
Amtrak
- more than 80 trains per weekday that
provides frequent service to Washington, DC,
Richmond, New York and Boston.
DelDOT/SEPTA
Wilmington-Philadelphia
commuter rail service - direct access to city,
county, and statewide bus services.
DART FIRST STATE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE
Operated
by Delaware Transit Corporation, a Division
of DelDOT
Provides
a full range of fixed bus routes, paratransit,
commuter rail and
related services.
All
DART buses are wheelchair accessible and bike
rack equipped.
PORT OF WILMINGTON
The first inbound port along the Delaware River, the Port of Wilmington is
located at the mouth of the Christina River, approximately 65 miles from
Atlantic shipping lanes. The Port offers 4,000 marginal berthing with a
38-foot project depth. The Port is located within one-quarter mile of
Interstate 495 for immediate access to East Coast markets, and is 25 miles
from I-76, one of the regions major east/west arteries. Rail access to the
Port is available via Norfolk Southern and the CSX, with railcar loading
docks located next to terminal warehouses. The Port is the nation's largest
banana port, and the USA's number one port for fruit, produce, and juice
concentrate
imports.
HIGHWAYS
Delaware's network of
highways include Interstates 95,
295, 495; U.S. Highways 13, 113, 301,
202, and 9 as well
as well-maintained primary and secondary roads. State
Route 1, the largest project in the history of the Delaware
Department of
Transportation, has brought much needed
relief to Route 13, the state?s
major north-south artery.
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