Cheswold

Population: 1,833
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $290,500

Cheswold is a community in Kent County, Delaware, home to 1,833 residents. Its median household income of $75,000 runs in line with the Kent County figure of $72,872.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cheswold's population grew 23.6% from 1,483 to 1,833, while its median home value rose 270.1% from $78,500 to $290,500.

The median gross rent is $860. 16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,833
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $290,500
Median gross rent: $860
Housing units: 652
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4831,833

Median household income

$47,813$75,000

Median home value

$78,500$290,500

Median gross rent

$948$860

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,483	$47,813	$78,500	$948
2020	1,673	$55,625	$160,700	$892
2021	1,705	$60,766	$160,000	$895
2022	1,639	$68,083	$147,500	$850
2023	1,833	$75,000	$290,500	$860

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	6.4%
5 to 17	227	12.4%
18 to 24	203	11.1%
25 to 34	149	8.1%
35 to 44	167	9.1%
45 to 54	337	18.4%
55 to 64	250	13.6%
65 to 74	203	11.1%
75 and over	180	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	745	40.6%
Black or African American	712	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	1.0%
Asian	41	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.2%
Some other race	29	1.6%
Two or more races	59	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	11.0%
High school graduate	535	41.6%
Some college or associate's	396	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	137	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	77	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	581	71.1%
Carpooled	106	13.0%
Public transit	9	1.1%
Walked	30	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	10.0%
Other means	9	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	216	29.4%
15 to 29 min	204	27.8%
30 to 44 min	95	12.9%
45 to 59 min	84	11.4%
60+ min	136	18.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 7.8% (143 of 1,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	469	74.4%
Nonfamily households	161	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	630	96.6%
Vacant	22	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	580	92.1%
Renter-occupied	50	7.9%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	339	52.0%
1-unit, attached	6	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	307	47.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1014660
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2188, -75.5882