Delaware

Population: 43,168
Median household income: $92,928
Median home value: $279,400

Located in Delaware County, Ohio, Delaware is a community with a population of 43,168. Its median household income of $92,928 runs below the Delaware County figure of $130,088.

Between 2019 and 2023, Delaware's population grew 6.4% from 40,568 to 43,168, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $186,900 to $279,400.

Owners occupy 62.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,168
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $92,928
Median home value: $279,400
Median gross rent: $1,203
Housing units: 17,347
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,56843,168

Median household income

$69,087$92,928

Median home value

$186,900$279,400

Median gross rent

$931$1,203

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,568	$69,087	$186,900	$931
2020	41,818	$74,130	$197,600	$963
2021	41,004	$78,900	$216,700	$1,028
2022	41,926	$86,387	$251,700	$1,143
2023	43,168	$92,928	$279,400	$1,203

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,835	6.6%
5 to 17	7,446	17.2%
18 to 24	4,709	10.9%
25 to 34	5,746	13.3%
35 to 44	6,347	14.7%
45 to 54	5,600	13.0%
55 to 64	4,199	9.7%
65 to 74	3,839	8.9%
75 and over	2,447	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,422	79.7%
Black or African American	1,965	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,442	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	169	0.4%
Two or more races	1,818	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,317	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree27.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,383	4.9%
High school graduate	6,877	24.4%
Some college or associate's	7,066	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	7,722	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,130	18.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,698	73.4%
Carpooled	1,549	6.8%
Public transit	77	0.3%
Walked	678	3.0%
Bicycle	37	0.2%
Worked from home	3,577	15.7%
Other means	126	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,622	29.3%
15 to 29 min	5,315	27.7%
30 to 44 min	5,216	27.2%
45 to 59 min	2,010	10.5%
60+ min	1,002	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.7% (3,598 of 41,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,283	68.8%
Nonfamily households	5,114	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,397	94.5%
Vacant	950	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,167	62.0%
Renter-occupied	6,230	38.0%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,655	61.4%
1-unit, attached	1,432	8.3%
2 to 4 units	2,149	12.4%
5 to 19 units	1,766	10.2%
20 or more units	1,057	6.1%
Mobile home & other	288	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3921434
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 40.2865, -83.0749