Edgemoor

Population: 6,671
Median household income: $79,572
Median home value: $291,000

Edgemoor is a community in New Castle County, Delaware, home to 6,671 residents. At $79,572, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Edgemoor's population declined 3.8% from 6,934 to 6,671, while its median home value rose 57.6% from $184,700 to $291,000.

The typical home was built around 1957. 16.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,671
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $79,572
Median home value: $291,000
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 3,326
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9346,671

Median household income

$56,576$79,572

Median home value

$184,700$291,000

Median gross rent

$1,110$1,412

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,934	$56,576	$184,700	$1,110
2020	6,483	$62,500	$234,900	$1,153
2021	6,681	$67,841	$251,600	$1,221
2022	6,485	$70,672	$287,100	$1,278
2023	6,671	$79,572	$291,000	$1,412

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3420.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6423.2%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	536	8.0%
5 to 17	860	12.9%
18 to 24	202	3.0%
25 to 34	1,362	20.4%
35 to 44	744	11.2%
45 to 54	653	9.8%
55 to 64	1,548	23.2%
65 to 74	409	6.1%
75 and over	357	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,079	46.2%
Black or African American	3,018	45.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	175	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	361	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	240	4.7%
High school graduate	1,490	29.4%
Some college or associate's	1,495	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,237	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	611	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled13.5%

Public transit7.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,399	67.8%
Carpooled	479	13.5%
Public transit	252	7.1%
Walked	15	0.4%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	383	10.8%
Other means	11	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	564	17.9%
15 to 29 min	1,389	44.0%
30 to 44 min	584	18.5%
45 to 59 min	331	10.5%
60+ min	289	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 16.1% (1,075 of 6,664)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,724	56.3%
Nonfamily households	1,337	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,061	92.0%
Vacant	265	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,716	56.1%
Renter-occupied	1,345	43.9%

1-unit, detached37.1%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units22.7%

20 or more units23.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,234	37.1%
1-unit, attached	412	12.4%
2 to 4 units	155	4.7%
5 to 19 units	755	22.7%
20 or more units	770	23.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1023240
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 39.7539, -75.5055