CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cheswold

Delaware · 321 residents · 1.84 sq mi

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Cheswold is a city of 321 people in Delaware. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 28.6. Households here earn about 32% less than in Delaware as a whole. The poverty rate is 20.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $23,571, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 122%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

321

+3%vs 2000

vs 313 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

175 / sq mi

+3%vs 2000

vs 170 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

28.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 30.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.8%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.8%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.4%(11)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(66)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(49)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(20)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(25)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,571

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,264

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,588 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,100

+122%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$463

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $532 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.4%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.6% in 2000

49.6% rent

Afford Score

2.7

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(214)

Black12.1%(38)

Hispanic / Latino10.9%(34)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.7%(214)

Black30.8%(99)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.5%(8)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican6%(128)

Central American3.3%(70)

Guatemalan2.1%(46)

Honduran1.1%(24)

South American0.4%(8)

Bolivian0.3%(6)

Mexican0.1%(2)

Colombian0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1.3%(27)

Pakistani0.7%(15)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(4)

Ancestry

Irish8.3%(178)

English7.7%(166)

Italian7%(151)

Subsaharan African6.3%(134)

German5.1%(109)

American4%(85)

French3.5%(76)

Nigerian1.7%(36)

Polish1.4%(31)

Austrian1.2%(25)

French Canadian0.9%(19)

West Indian0.7%(15)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Ghanaian0.6%(12)

Hungarian0.5%(11)

Portuguese0.5%(10)

Scottish0.4%(9)

British0.4%(8)

Jamaican0.3%(7)

Lithuanian0.3%(6)

Welsh0.3%(6)

Norwegian0.2%(5)

Croatian0.1%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(3)

Slovak0.1%(3)

Barbadian0.1%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(3)

Dutch0.1%(2)

Ukrainian0.1%(2)

Haitian0.1%(2)

Canadian0%(1)

Swedish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.1%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.2%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 22.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25%(208)

Married58.8%(489)

Widowed6.5%(54)

Divorced9.6%(80)

Women 15+

Never married38%(391)

Married47.7%(491)

Widowed7.6%(78)

Divorced6.7%(69)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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