Delmar vs Greenwood

A side-by-side comparison of Delmar and Greenwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delmar has the higher population (2,386 vs 1,800 in Greenwood). Greenwood has the higher median household income ($72,063 vs $61,344 in Delmar). Greenwood has the higher median home value ($230,000 vs $222,700 in Delmar).

Population, income & housing

	Delmar	Greenwood
Population	2,386	1,800
Median age	34.7 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,344	$72,063
Median home value	$222,700	$230,000
Median gross rent	$875	$1,318
Housing units	908	684
Homeownership rate	65.4%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmar	Greenwood
Population	1,808 → 2,386 (+32.0%)	1,225 → 1,800 (+46.9%)
Median household income	$40,398 → $61,344 (+51.8%)	$50,357 → $72,063 (+43.1%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $222,700 (+50.4%)	$156,300 → $230,000 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $875 (+13.0%)	$1,068 → $1,318 (+23.4%)

Delmar

Population

1,8082,386

Median household income

$40,398$61,344

Median home value

$148,100$222,700

Median gross rent

$774$875

Greenwood

Population

1,2251,800

Median household income

$50,357$72,063

Median home value

$156,300$230,000

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,318

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmar	Greenwood
Under 5	8.3%	12.3%
5 to 17	18.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	7.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.9%
75 and over	9.3%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmar	Greenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	42.3%
Black or African American	25.6%	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmar	Greenwood
No high school diploma	11.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	37.9%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmar	Greenwood
Drove alone	81.7%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmar	Greenwood
1-unit, detached	54.3%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	21.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Delmar	Greenwood
Poverty rate	12.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	28	35
Median year structure built	1992	1992