Delphos vs Lima

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

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

Lima has the higher population (35,304 vs 7,063 in Delphos). Delphos has the higher median household income ($58,359 vs $43,370 in Lima). Delphos has the higher median home value ($125,400 vs $95,900 in Lima).

Population, income & housing

	Delphos	Lima
Population	7,063	35,304
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,359	$43,370
Median home value	$125,400	$95,900
Median gross rent	$830	$865
Housing units	3,294	15,802
Homeownership rate	70.6%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delphos	Lima
Population	7,020 → 7,063 (+0.6%)	37,117 → 35,304 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$50,571 → $58,359 (+15.4%)	$35,799 → $43,370 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $125,400 (+29.9%)	$66,600 → $95,900 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $830 (+12.3%)	$667 → $865 (+29.7%)

Delphos

Population

7,0207,063

Median household income

$50,571$58,359

Median home value

$96,500$125,400

Median gross rent

$739$830

Lima

Population

37,11735,304

Median household income

$35,799$43,370

Median home value

$66,600$95,900

Median gross rent

$667$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delphos	Lima
Under 5	8.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.3%
75 and over	13.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delphos	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	62.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delphos	Lima
No high school diploma	9.7%	12.2%
High school graduate	40.1%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delphos	Lima
Drove alone	87.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	3.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delphos	Lima
1-unit, detached	77.3%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Delphos	Lima
Poverty rate	12.4%	24.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1957	1953