Arden

Population: 600
Median household income: $80,417
Median home value: $484,200

Arden is a community in New Castle County, Delaware, home to 600 residents. At $80,417, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Arden's population grew 57.9% from 380 to 600, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $375,900 to $484,200.

Households average 2.26 people. The median gross rent is $1,250.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 600
Median age: 60.1 yrs
Median household income: $80,417
Median home value: $484,200
Median gross rent: $1,250
Housing units: 274
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

380600

Median household income

$66,023$80,417

Median home value

$375,900$484,200

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	380	$66,023	$375,900	$1,250
2020	535	$78,125	$461,300	$1,274
2021	551	$69,338	$453,100	$1,241
2022	652	$74,620	$477,100	$1,219
2023	600	$80,417	$484,200	$1,250

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7431.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	1.7%
5 to 17	41	6.8%
18 to 24	42	7.0%
25 to 34	85	14.2%
35 to 44	69	11.5%
45 to 54	27	4.5%
55 to 64	91	15.2%
65 to 74	187	31.2%
75 and over	48	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	532	88.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.5%
Two or more races	12	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	1.2%
High school graduate	126	24.9%
Some college or associate's	206	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	75	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	94	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled0.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	81.2%
Carpooled	1	0.4%
Public transit	2	0.8%
Walked	1	0.4%
Bicycle	1	0.4%
Worked from home	43	16.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	39.6%
15 to 29 min	92	43.4%
30 to 44 min	9	4.2%
45 to 59 min	9	4.2%
60+ min	18	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 4.9% (29 of 588)

	Count	Share
Family households	168	63.4%
Nonfamily households	97	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	265	96.7%
Vacant	9	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196	74.0%
Renter-occupied	69	26.0%

1-unit, detached93.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	256	93.4%
1-unit, attached	9	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1001400
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8113, -75.4885