Delaware County, Pennsylvania

40 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 576,195
Median household income: $88,576
Median home value: $302,400

Home to 576,195 residents, Delaware County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 40 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,576 is above the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

From 2019 to 2023, Delaware County's population grew 2.1% from 564,554 to 576,195, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $74,477 to $88,576.

10.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.56 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 576,195
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,576
Median home value: $302,400
Median gross rent: $1,315
Housing units: 229,390
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

564,554576,195

Median household income

$74,477$88,576

Median home value

$244,400$302,400

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,315

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	564,554	$74,477	$244,400	$1,078
2020	565,328	$76,238	$247,900	$1,109
2021	573,883	$80,398	$257,100	$1,166
2022	575,312	$86,390	$289,700	$1,257
2023	576,195	$88,576	$302,400	$1,315

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33,040	5.7%
5 to 17	94,319	16.4%
18 to 24	56,009	9.7%
25 to 34	73,495	12.8%
35 to 44	74,471	12.9%
45 to 54	68,897	12.0%
55 to 64	77,874	13.5%
65 to 74	58,282	10.1%
75 and over	39,808	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	364,839	63.3%
Black or African American	125,246	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	271	0.0%
Asian	35,324	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	170	0.0%
Some other race	2,687	0.5%
Two or more races	19,925	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,733	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25,164	6.4%
High school graduate	106,929	27.2%
Some college or associate's	97,330	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	92,346	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	71,058	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit6.7%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183,785	66.1%
Carpooled	18,903	6.8%
Public transit	18,639	6.7%
Walked	9,223	3.3%
Bicycle	633	0.2%
Worked from home	42,860	15.4%
Other means	4,204	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50,273	21.4%
15 to 29 min	77,559	32.9%
30 to 44 min	59,193	25.1%
45 to 59 min	28,243	12.0%
60+ min	20,119	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.2% (56,407 of 554,609)

	Count	Share
Family households	141,867	65.5%
Nonfamily households	74,793	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	216,660	94.5%
Vacant	12,730	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	150,888	69.6%
Renter-occupied	65,772	30.4%

1-unit, detached43.8%

1-unit, attached32.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	100,494	43.8%
1-unit, attached	73,347	32.0%
2 to 4 units	19,980	8.7%
5 to 19 units	14,258	6.2%
20 or more units	20,431	8.9%
Mobile home & other	880	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42045
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 184 sq mi
Water area: 6.79 sq mi
Center point: 39.9167, -75.3988