CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Glasgow

Delaware · 12,840 residents · 9.93 sq mi

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With 12,840 people, Glasgow is a city in Delaware. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 30% more than in Delaware as a whole. The median age is 31.4, younger than the US median of 35.2. Median household income runs $61,707, well clear of the $42,589 US median. The poverty rate is 3.9%, under the national 12.4%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 35.2

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,840

−14%vs 2009

vs 14,979 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

31.4

−10%vs 2009

vs 34.7 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

9.93 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.4%(1,083)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.5%(1,094)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,001)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(873)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.3%(804)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3419.4%(2,490)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.5%(2,373)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.3%(1,837)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.8%(751)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742.7%(350)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.1%(139)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.4%(45)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$61,707

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $87,536 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,795

−27%vs 2009

vs $33,804 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$145,000

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $258,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$855

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,136 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

83.4%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 86.6% in 2009

16.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic57.4%(8,598)

Black30.5%(4,567)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(787)

Asian5.6%(841)

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.4%(9,808)

Black16.8%(2,160)

Hispanic / Latino3%(386)

Asian2.3%(296)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.8%(441)

Mexican1.9%(299)

Central American0.5%(71)

Costa Rican0.5%(71)

South American0.1%(13)

Peruvian0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.3%(363)

Pakistani1.9%(289)

Chinese1.4%(215)

Japanese1.4%(213)

Vietnamese0.8%(127)

Korean0.3%(42)

Filipino0.3%(41)

Ancestry

German17.3%(2,694)

Irish12.5%(1,940)

Italian9.5%(1,479)

English7.3%(1,142)

Polish5.3%(821)

Arab4.8%(748)

West Indian3.8%(584)

American3.4%(521)

Swedish2.2%(340)

Scottish2.1%(326)

Subsaharan African1.8%(273)

Haitian1.7%(265)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican1.7%(261)

Ukrainian1.7%(260)

Hungarian1.4%(210)

French1.2%(180)

Russian0.9%(144)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(133)

Welsh0.7%(112)

Nigerian0.5%(78)

Slovene0.3%(49)

Egyptian0.3%(41)

Kenyan0.2%(38)

Syrian0.2%(31)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(31)

Czech0.2%(28)

Dutch0.2%(28)

Barbadian0.2%(27)

Slovak0.2%(24)

Jordanian0.1%(23)

Palestinian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(12)

British0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(10)

Finnish0%(6)

Serbian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.6%

−9.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 38.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 94.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−5.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 12.9% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.7%(1,184)

Married65.8%(3,035)

Widowed1.3%(60)

Divorced7.2%(330)

Women 15+

Never married22%(1,102)

Married63.1%(3,163)

Widowed5.3%(266)

Divorced9.6%(481)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.2%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% 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)25.3%(264)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.1%(262)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.2%(211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,043 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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