POPULATION: 930,359
LABOR FORCE: 454,528
RIGHT TO WORK: No
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing, agriculture,
finance, chemistry
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Professional and business services, transportation and utilities, education and healthcare, leisure and hospitality
COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 29.0%
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Finance Tax:
Minimum of $75 and maximum
of $180,000 per year
General Property Taxes: Based on assessed value of real property for county, municipal, and school district purposes; personal property exempt; the Delaware Economic Development Office can provide property tax information for all geographic areas within the state.
BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Bank Franchise Tax Credit
Clean Energy Technology Device Manufacturers' Tax Credit
Delaware Business Finder's Fee Tax Credit
Delaware Capital Access Program
Delaware Rural Irrigation Program
Delaware Strategic Fund
Industrial Public Utility Tax Rebate
New Business Facility Tax Credit
New Economy Jobs Program
New Job Creation Credit
Property Tax Incentive
Research and Development Tax Credit
State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Tax Exempt Bond Financing
Veterans Opportunity Credit