Delaware City vs Newport

A side-by-side comparison of Delaware City and Newport: population, income, housing, and more.

Delaware City and Newport are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delaware City has the higher population (1,976 vs 1,209 in Newport). Delaware City has the higher median household income ($78,333 vs $59,833 in Newport). Delaware City has the higher median home value ($245,500 vs $230,900 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware City	Newport
Population	1,976	1,209
Median age	40.2 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,333	$59,833
Median home value	$245,500	$230,900
Median gross rent	$1,420	$1,143
Housing units	734	416
Homeownership rate	74.4%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware City	Newport
Population	1,771 → 1,976 (+11.6%)	1,182 → 1,209 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$61,141 → $78,333 (+28.1%)	$36,071 → $59,833 (+65.9%)
Median home value	$189,700 → $245,500 (+29.4%)	$210,800 → $230,900 (+9.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,068 → $1,420 (+33.0%)	$1,017 → $1,143 (+12.4%)

Delaware City

Population

1,7711,976

Median household income

$61,141$78,333

Median home value

$189,700$245,500

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,420

Newport

Population

1,1821,209

Median household income

$36,071$59,833

Median home value

$210,800$230,900

Median gross rent

$1,017$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware City	Newport
Under 5	2.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.8%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	18.4%
25 to 34	8.1%	16.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	6.1%
75 and over	4.1%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware City	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	43.3%
Black or African American	8.1%	24.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware City	Newport
No high school diploma	7.3%	22.4%
High school graduate	44.0%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware City	Newport
Drove alone	83.5%	63.2%
Carpooled	3.5%	20.1%
Public transit	0.6%	8.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.8%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware City	Newport
1-unit, detached	66.3%	46.6%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	32.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delaware City	Newport
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.3%
Average household size	2.79	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1962	1958