Delaware

Population, income, and housing across 3 counties and 79 cities & places.

Population: 1,005,872
Median household income: $82,855
Median home value: $326,800

Delaware has a population of 1,005,872, spread across 3 counties and 79 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Delaware's population grew 5.1% from 957,248 to 1,005,872, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $251,100 to $326,800.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,005,872
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,855
Median home value: $326,800
Median gross rent: $1,341
Housing units: 457,958
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

957,2481,005,872

Median household income

$68,287$82,855

Median home value

$251,100$326,800

Median gross rent

$1,130$1,341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	957,248	$68,287	$251,100	$1,130
2020	967,679	$69,110	$258,300	$1,150
2021	981,892	$72,724	$269,700	$1,199
2022	993,635	$79,325	$305,200	$1,286
2023	1,005,872	$82,855	$326,800	$1,341

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54,545	5.4%
5 to 17	155,851	15.5%
18 to 24	85,034	8.5%
25 to 34	128,346	12.8%
35 to 44	121,101	12.0%
45 to 54	117,511	11.7%
55 to 64	142,229	14.1%
65 to 74	122,790	12.2%
75 and over	78,465	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	593,548	59.0%
Black or African American	215,204	21.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,504	0.1%
Asian	41,015	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	250	0.0%
Some other race	4,851	0.5%
Two or more races	41,671	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	107,829	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61,144	8.6%
High school graduate	206,192	29.0%
Some college or associate's	192,480	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	144,339	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	106,287	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349,746	73.4%
Carpooled	37,732	7.9%
Public transit	8,669	1.8%
Walked	9,689	2.0%
Bicycle	1,336	0.3%
Worked from home	63,317	13.3%
Other means	5,787	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102,048	24.7%
15 to 29 min	169,006	40.9%
30 to 44 min	78,472	19.0%
45 to 59 min	30,513	7.4%
60+ min	32,920	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 10.7% (105,246 of 981,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	257,555	65.0%
Nonfamily households	138,654	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	396,209	86.5%
Vacant	61,749	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	286,340	72.3%
Renter-occupied	109,869	27.7%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached15.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	269,407	58.8%
1-unit, attached	71,613	15.6%
2 to 4 units	18,001	3.9%
5 to 19 units	41,778	9.1%
20 or more units	24,170	5.3%
Mobile home & other	32,989	7.2%

Geography

State FIPS: 10
USPS: DE
Land area: 1,949 sq mi
Water area: 540 sq mi
Center point: 38.9986, -75.4416

Delaware

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