Delmar vs Long Neck

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

Delmar and Long Neck 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 2,372 in Long Neck). Delmar has the higher median household income ($61,344 vs $55,508 in Long Neck). Delmar has the higher median home value ($222,700 vs $174,000 in Long Neck).

Population, income & housing

	Delmar	Long Neck
Population	2,386	2,372
Median age	34.7 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,344	$55,508
Median home value	$222,700	$174,000
Median gross rent	$875	$872
Housing units	908	2,435
Homeownership rate	65.4%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmar	Long Neck
Population	1,808 → 2,386 (+32.0%)	2,487 → 2,372 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$40,398 → $61,344 (+51.8%)	$58,702 → $55,508 (-5.4%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $222,700 (+50.4%)	$72,900 → $174,000 (+138.7%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $875 (+13.0%)	$1,365 → $872 (-36.1%)

Delmar

Population

1,8082,386

Median household income

$40,398$61,344

Median home value

$148,100$222,700

Median gross rent

$774$875

Long Neck

Population

2,4872,372

Median household income

$58,702$55,508

Median home value

$72,900$174,000

Median gross rent

$1,365$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmar	Long Neck
Under 5	8.3%	0.5%
5 to 17	18.9%	6.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	7.5%
35 to 44	10.7%	5.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	2.9%
55 to 64	7.1%	23.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	33.9%
75 and over	9.3%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmar	Long Neck
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	91.6%
Black or African American	25.6%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmar	Long Neck
No high school diploma	11.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	37.9%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmar	Long Neck
Drove alone	81.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmar	Long Neck
1-unit, detached	54.3%	24.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	5.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	66.2%

Poverty & households

	Delmar	Long Neck
Poverty rate	12.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.71	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1992	2002