Delphos vs Elida

A side-by-side comparison of Delphos and Elida: population, income, housing, and more.

Delphos and Elida are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delphos has the higher population (7,063 vs 2,017 in Elida). Elida has the higher median household income ($74,798 vs $58,359 in Delphos). Elida has the higher median home value ($206,600 vs $125,400 in Delphos).

Population, income & housing

	Delphos	Elida
Population	7,063	2,017
Median age	40.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,359	$74,798
Median home value	$125,400	$206,600
Median gross rent	$830	$1,175
Housing units	3,294	812
Homeownership rate	70.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delphos	Elida
Population	7,020 → 7,063 (+0.6%)	2,233 → 2,017 (-9.7%)
Median household income	$50,571 → $58,359 (+15.4%)	$67,344 → $74,798 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $125,400 (+29.9%)	$154,400 → $206,600 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $830 (+12.3%)	$1,040 → $1,175 (+13.0%)

Delphos

Population

7,0207,063

Median household income

$50,571$58,359

Median home value

$96,500$125,400

Median gross rent

$739$830

Elida

Population

2,2332,017

Median household income

$67,344$74,798

Median home value

$154,400$206,600

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delphos	Elida
Under 5	8.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	13.1%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.7%
75 and over	13.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delphos	Elida
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	83.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delphos	Elida
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	40.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delphos	Elida
Drove alone	87.8%	87.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delphos	Elida
1-unit, detached	77.3%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delphos	Elida
Poverty rate	12.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1957	1971