Elsmere

Population: 6,189
Median household income: $76,378
Median home value: $210,200

Located in New Castle County, Delaware, Elsmere is a community with a population of 6,189. At $76,378, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elsmere's population grew 4.1% from 5,943 to 6,189, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $174,700 to $210,200.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,189
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,378
Median home value: $210,200
Median gross rent: $1,305
Housing units: 2,396
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9436,189

Median household income

$61,275$76,378

Median home value

$174,700$210,200

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,305

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,943	$61,275	$174,700	$1,035
2020	5,814	$62,377	$177,800	$1,083
2021	6,167	$66,833	$183,700	$1,098
2022	6,194	$70,773	$200,700	$1,242
2023	6,189	$76,378	$210,200	$1,305

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	558	9.0%
5 to 17	1,218	19.7%
18 to 24	367	5.9%
25 to 34	1,062	17.2%
35 to 44	1,122	18.1%
45 to 54	474	7.7%
55 to 64	616	10.0%
65 to 74	430	6.9%
75 and over	342	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,005	48.6%
Black or African American	1,014	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	115	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,022	32.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	705	17.4%
High school graduate	1,443	35.7%
Some college or associate's	1,295	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	449	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	154	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit3.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,259	79.7%
Carpooled	106	3.7%
Public transit	95	3.4%
Walked	19	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	300	10.6%
Other means	56	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	466	18.4%
15 to 29 min	1,241	49.0%
30 to 44 min	467	18.4%
45 to 59 min	240	9.5%
60+ min	121	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 18.8% (1,165 of 6,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,440	63.3%
Nonfamily households	834	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,274	94.9%
Vacant	122	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,489	65.5%
Renter-occupied	785	34.5%

1-unit, detached39.2%

1-unit, attached36.4%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	939	39.2%
1-unit, attached	871	36.4%
2 to 4 units	266	11.1%
5 to 19 units	300	12.5%
20 or more units	20	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1024540
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7384, -75.5946