Delphos vs Fort Shawnee

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

Delphos and Fort Shawnee 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 5,952 in Fort Shawnee). Fort Shawnee has the higher median household income ($88,606 vs $58,359 in Delphos). Fort Shawnee has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $125,400 in Delphos).

Population, income & housing

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
Population	7,063	5,952
Median age	40.0 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,359	$88,606
Median home value	$125,400	$187,800
Median gross rent	$830	$970
Housing units	3,294	2,683
Homeownership rate	70.6%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
Population	7,020 → 7,063 (+0.6%)	6,009 → 5,952 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$50,571 → $58,359 (+15.4%)	$72,192 → $88,606 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $125,400 (+29.9%)	$134,500 → $187,800 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $830 (+12.3%)	$737 → $970 (+31.6%)

Delphos

Population

7,0207,063

Median household income

$50,571$58,359

Median home value

$96,500$125,400

Median gross rent

$739$830

Fort Shawnee

Population

6,0095,952

Median household income

$72,192$88,606

Median home value

$134,500$187,800

Median gross rent

$737$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
Under 5	8.6%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.2%	16.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.6%
75 and over	13.0%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.7%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
No high school diploma	9.7%	2.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
Drove alone	87.8%	88.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
1-unit, detached	77.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Delphos	Fort Shawnee
Poverty rate	12.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1957	1973