Delaware

Population: 302
Median household income: $36,111
Median home value: $40,000

Located in Nowata County, Oklahoma, Delaware is a community with a population of 302. At $36,111, its median household income sits below Nowata County's $52,679.

From 2019 to 2023, Delaware's population declined 27.4% from 416 to 302, while its median home value fell 12.5% from $45,700 to $40,000.

29.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.48 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 302
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,111
Median home value: $40,000
Median gross rent: $642
Housing units: 163
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

416302

Median household income

$36,786$36,111

Median home value

$45,700$40,000

Median gross rent

$575$642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	416	$36,786	$45,700	$575
2020	388	$33,500	$40,800	$675
2021	331	$31,607	$44,200	$613
2022	329	$36,250	$45,000	$625
2023	302	$36,111	$40,000	$642

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	7.0%
5 to 17	46	15.2%
18 to 24	29	9.6%
25 to 34	34	11.3%
35 to 44	25	8.3%
45 to 54	49	16.2%
55 to 64	43	14.2%
65 to 74	27	8.9%
75 and over	28	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	199	65.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	18.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate51.0%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	17.5%
High school graduate	105	51.0%
Some college or associate's	50	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	13	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70	77.8%
Carpooled	11	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	10.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	30.9%
15 to 29 min	20	24.7%
30 to 44 min	17	21.0%
45 to 59 min	9	11.1%
60+ min	10	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 29.9% (90 of 301)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	63.1%
Nonfamily households	45	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	74.8%
Vacant	41	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	98	80.3%
Renter-occupied	24	19.7%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	119	73.0%
1-unit, attached	2	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	23.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4019850
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7790, -95.6425