Cheswold is a city of 2,143 people in Delaware. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 1,830 people. Owners hold 95% of the housing stock. The median age is 45.6, about 7 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Renters pay $880 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,875, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 361%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cheswold
What changed most since 1990
Population321 → 2,143(+568%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants50.4% → 94.6%(+44.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age28.6 → 45.6(+17.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.4%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(36)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(94)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.6%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 188 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cheswold, decade by decade
Cheswold population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
321
$56,572
$151,444
3.1%
57.5
2000
313
$70,589
$68,312
7.2%
62.4
2010
1,380
$50,584
$130,047
7.7%
76.0
2020
1,923
$67,420
$194,775
17.0%
82.6
2024
2,143
$86,875
$314,600
21.3%
80.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
