Elsmere vs North Star

A side-by-side comparison of Elsmere and North Star: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Star has the higher population (8,178 vs 6,189 in Elsmere). North Star has the higher median household income ($167,664 vs $76,378 in Elsmere). North Star has the higher median home value ($566,500 vs $210,200 in Elsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Elsmere	North Star
Population	6,189	8,178
Median age	33.6 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,378	$167,664
Median home value	$210,200	$566,500
Median gross rent	$1,305	—
Housing units	2,396	3,223
Homeownership rate	65.5%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	70.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsmere	North Star
Population	5,943 → 6,189 (+4.1%)	7,503 → 8,178 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$61,275 → $76,378 (+24.6%)	$137,917 → $167,664 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $210,200 (+20.3%)	$445,900 → $566,500 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,035 → $1,305 (+26.1%)	$1,882 → $1,479 (-21.4%)

Elsmere

Population

5,9436,189

Median household income

$61,275$76,378

Median home value

$174,700$210,200

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,305

North Star

Population

7,5038,178

Median household income

$137,917$167,664

Median home value

$445,900$566,500

Median gross rent

$1,882$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsmere	North Star
Under 5	9.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	19.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	22.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.7%
75 and over	5.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsmere	North Star
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	79.0%
Black or African American	16.4%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	32.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsmere	North Star
No high school diploma	17.4%	1.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	42.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsmere	North Star
Drove alone	79.7%	75.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	3.2%
Public transit	3.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	16.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsmere	North Star
1-unit, detached	39.2%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elsmere	North Star
Poverty rate	18.8%	2.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1955	1988