Magnolia

Population: 237
Median household income: $116,667
Median home value: $208,900

Magnolia, a community in Kent County, Delaware, has 237 residents. The median household income of $116,667 is above the Kent County median ($72,872).

Between 2019 and 2023, Magnolia's population declined 29.7% from 337 to 237, while its median home value rose 57.4% from $132,700 to $208,900.

Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 53.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 237
Median age: 53.8 yrs
Median household income: $116,667
Median home value: $208,900
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 106
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

337237

Median household income

$59,107$116,667

Median home value

$132,700$208,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	337	$59,107	$132,700	$1,071
2020	379	$81,719	$141,800	$1,025
2021	350	$62,500	$141,000	$1,016
2022	263	—	$183,300	$1,400
2023	237	$116,667	$208,900	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7417.7%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	5.5%
5 to 17	30	12.7%
18 to 24	15	6.3%
25 to 34	30	12.7%
35 to 44	22	9.3%
45 to 54	10	4.2%
55 to 64	47	19.8%
65 to 74	42	17.7%
75 and over	28	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	137	57.8%
Black or African American	72	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	8.4%
High school graduate	62	34.6%
Some college or associate's	39	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	27	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	36	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	76	84.4%
Carpooled	2	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	13.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	20.5%
15 to 29 min	44	56.4%
30 to 44 min	10	12.8%
45 to 59 min	2	2.6%
60+ min	6	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 11.5% (27 of 235)

	Count	Share
Family households	70	77.8%
Nonfamily households	20	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	90	84.9%
Vacant	16	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	70	77.8%
Renter-occupied	20	22.2%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87	82.1%
1-unit, attached	3	2.8%
2 to 4 units	16	15.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1044430
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0714, -75.4760