St. Georges vs Townsend

A side-by-side comparison of St. Georges and Townsend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Townsend has the higher population (2,792 vs 1,564 in St. Georges). Townsend has the higher median household income ($153,083 vs $146,944 in St. Georges). St. Georges has the higher median home value ($474,500 vs $433,400 in Townsend).

Population, income & housing

	St. Georges	Townsend
Population	1,564	2,792
Median age	41.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$146,944	$153,083
Median home value	$474,500	$433,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,208
Housing units	575	797
Homeownership rate	96.3%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Georges	Townsend
Population	767 → 1,564 (+103.9%)	2,434 → 2,792 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$102,321 → $146,944 (+43.6%)	$119,417 → $153,083 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$302,500 → $474,500 (+56.9%)	$331,500 → $433,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,591 → $1,208 (-24.1%)

St. Georges

Population

7671,564

Median household income

$102,321$146,944

Median home value

$302,500$474,500

Townsend

Population

2,4342,792

Median household income

$119,417$153,083

Median home value

$331,500$433,400

Median gross rent

$1,591$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Georges	Townsend
Under 5	2.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.7%	25.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	19.5%	24.6%
55 to 64	18.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	3.6%	3.4%
75 and over	4.5%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Georges	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	49.3%	38.0%
Black or African American	20.1%	43.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Georges	Townsend
No high school diploma	0.4%	2.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.5%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Georges	Townsend
Drove alone	81.6%	57.1%
Carpooled	0.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	28.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Georges	Townsend
1-unit, detached	93.0%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Georges	Townsend
Poverty rate	0.4%	1.9%
Average household size	2.91	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	41	33
Median year structure built	2001	2006