Delaware Water Gap

Population: 602
Median household income: $64,083
Median home value: $248,400

Delaware Water Gap is a community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, home to 602 residents. The median household income of $64,083 is below the Monroe County median ($82,374).

From 2019 to 2023, Delaware Water Gap's population declined 13.9% from 699 to 602, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $188,500 to $248,400.

Owners occupy 62.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 51.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 602
Median age: 51.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,083
Median home value: $248,400
Median gross rent: $1,070
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

699602

Median household income

$74,583$64,083

Median home value

$188,500$248,400

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	699	$74,583	$188,500	$1,138
2020	661	$73,438	$183,500	$1,119
2021	629	$66,875	$220,200	$1,082
2022	652	$60,139	$255,000	$1,054
2023	602	$64,083	$248,400	$1,070

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6423.6%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	1.7%
5 to 17	59	9.8%
18 to 24	91	15.1%
25 to 34	34	5.6%
35 to 44	61	10.1%
45 to 54	79	13.1%
55 to 64	142	23.6%
65 to 74	68	11.3%
75 and over	58	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	490	81.4%
Black or African American	35	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate26.2%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	2.0%
High school graduate	116	26.2%
Some college or associate's	100	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	127	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	90	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	86.8%
Carpooled	9	3.0%
Public transit	7	2.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	6	2.0%
Worked from home	18	6.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	29.9%
15 to 29 min	90	31.7%
30 to 44 min	65	22.9%
45 to 59 min	3	1.1%
60+ min	41	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 14.1% (85 of 602)

	Count	Share
Family households	130	42.6%
Nonfamily households	175	57.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	305	90.5%
Vacant	32	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	189	62.0%
Renter-occupied	116	38.0%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217	64.4%
1-unit, attached	29	8.6%
2 to 4 units	45	13.4%
5 to 19 units	46	13.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4218736
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 40.9679, -75.1338