Delaware County, Ohio

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 221,160
Median household income: $130,088
Median home value: $419,500

Delaware County, Ohio counts 221,160 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $130,088 runs above the Ohio figure of $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Delaware County's population grew 10.0% from 201,135 to 221,160, while its median household income rose 21.7% from $106,908 to $130,088.

Owners occupy 78.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 221,160
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $130,088
Median home value: $419,500
Median gross rent: $1,433
Housing units: 84,215
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

201,135221,160

Median household income

$106,908$130,088

Median home value

$308,800$419,500

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,433

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	201,135	$106,908	$308,800	$1,069
2020	205,454	$111,411	$320,300	$1,118
2021	211,121	$116,284	$336,600	$1,202
2022	216,074	$123,995	$393,000	$1,338
2023	221,160	$130,088	$419,500	$1,433

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,534	5.7%
5 to 17	43,340	19.6%
18 to 24	17,967	8.1%
25 to 34	21,289	9.6%
35 to 44	33,776	15.3%
45 to 54	33,104	15.0%
55 to 64	26,643	12.0%
65 to 74	20,307	9.2%
75 and over	12,200	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	177,829	80.4%
Black or African American	9,067	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.0%
Asian	17,424	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	73	0.0%
Some other race	849	0.4%
Two or more races	8,465	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,373	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree34.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,311	2.9%
High school graduate	24,196	16.4%
Some college or associate's	33,313	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	50,725	34.4%
Graduate or professional degree	34,774	23.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80,737	70.1%
Carpooled	5,085	4.4%
Public transit	208	0.2%
Walked	1,116	1.0%
Bicycle	112	0.1%
Worked from home	27,251	23.7%
Other means	632	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,551	23.4%
15 to 29 min	32,636	37.1%
30 to 44 min	23,363	26.6%
45 to 59 min	7,325	8.3%
60+ min	4,015	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 5.0% (11,029 of 218,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	61,028	75.9%
Nonfamily households	19,427	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80,455	95.5%
Vacant	3,760	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62,906	78.2%
Renter-occupied	17,549	21.8%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62,479	74.2%
1-unit, attached	6,095	7.2%
2 to 4 units	4,151	4.9%
5 to 19 units	5,922	7.0%
20 or more units	3,998	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1,570	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 39041
State: Ohio
Land area: 443 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 40.2789, -83.0075