With 1,950 people, Delaware City is a city in Delaware. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 497 more people. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.4% of residents.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,395, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Delaware City
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants82.8% → 73.0%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$203,286 → $266,900(+31%)US over the same years: +67%
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)26.3%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.5%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 99 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
Delaware City, decade by decade
Delaware City 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
1,682
$87,113
$203,286
9.5%
27.5
2000
1,453
$79,444
$179,980
14.5%
29.2
2010
1,695
$76,574
$296,202
11.0%
41.2
2020
1,885
$74,869
$229,439
21.2%
55.0
2024
1,950
$85,395
$266,900
23.8%
54.2
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.
