Delaware vs Delhi

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

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

Delhi has the higher population (499 vs 126 in Delaware). Delhi has the higher median household income ($84,079 vs $72,083 in Delaware). Delhi has the higher median home value ($161,500 vs $139,500 in Delaware).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware	Delhi
Population	126	499
Median age	54.9 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$84,079
Median home value	$139,500	$161,500
Median gross rent	$613	$892
Housing units	66	269
Homeownership rate	75.4%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware	Delhi
Population	144 → 126 (-12.5%)	487 → 499 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $72,083 (+80.2%)	$63,750 → $84,079 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $139,500 (+44.6%)	$118,500 → $161,500 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $613 (-12.4%)	$638 → $892 (+39.8%)

Delaware

Population

144126

Median household income

$40,000$72,083

Median home value

$96,500$139,500

Median gross rent

$700$613

Delhi

Population

487499

Median household income

$63,750$84,079

Median home value

$118,500$161,500

Median gross rent

$638$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware	Delhi
Under 5	7.9%	2.8%
5 to 17	7.9%	18.4%
18 to 24	2.4%	2.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	25.4%	19.4%
65 to 74	15.9%	12.2%
75 and over	7.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware	Delhi
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware	Delhi
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware	Delhi
Drove alone	83.6%	84.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware	Delhi
1-unit, detached	69.7%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Delaware	Delhi
Poverty rate	1.6%	10.2%
Average household size	2.07	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1982	1976