Delaware County vs Wyoming County

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

Delaware County and Wyoming County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Delaware County has the higher population (44,551 vs 39,980 in Wyoming County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($68,913 vs $60,226 in Delaware County). Delaware County has the higher median home value ($176,200 vs $154,700 in Wyoming County).

Population, income & housing

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
Population	44,551	39,980
Median age	48.8 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,226	$68,913
Median home value	$176,200	$154,700
Median gross rent	$848	$782
Housing units	30,038	18,204
Homeownership rate	76.7%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
Population	44,995 → 44,551 (-1.0%)	40,305 → 39,980 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$49,544 → $60,226 (+21.6%)	$58,052 → $68,913 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $176,200 (+26.5%)	$115,900 → $154,700 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $848 (+22.7%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

Delaware County

Population

44,99544,551

Median household income

$49,544$60,226

Median home value

$139,300$176,200

Median gross rent

$691$848

Wyoming County

Population

40,30539,980

Median household income

$58,052$68,913

Median home value

$115,900$154,700

Median gross rent

$659$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
Under 5	4.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	12.2%
75 and over	10.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	88.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	9.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	37.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	72.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	6.3%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.4%	6.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Delaware County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	14.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1971	1961