CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Woodside East

Delaware · 1,710 residents · 1.71 sq mi

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Woodside East is home to 1,710 people in Delaware. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 36% less than in Delaware as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 28.9. The population has fallen 21% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,710

−21%vs 2000

vs 2,174 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

28.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 30.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 512.2%(208)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(152)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(121)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(83)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.4%(400)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.1%(173)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(205)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(139)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(81)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(38)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,316

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,431 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,610

−36%vs 2000

vs $13,542 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,300

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$391

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.5%(1,423)

Black28.1%(610)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(52)

Asian0.8%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.8%(1,159)

Black28.8%(493)

Hispanic / Latino3%(51)

Asian0.9%(15)

Other2.5%(43)

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 Rican9.1%(206)

Dominican8.4%(192)

Mexican4.2%(95)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(13)

Ancestry

Irish12.4%(282)

German11.9%(271)

Italian8.1%(184)

English6.5%(147)

American5.7%(130)

Welsh1.5%(34)

Swiss1.5%(33)

Scottish0.9%(21)

Hungarian0.9%(20)

Polish0.5%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(8)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.2%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.3%

−18.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 13.7 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 married42.5%(248)

Married46%(268)

Widowed1.5%(9)

Divorced9.9%(58)

Women 15+

Never married40.9%(477)

Married37.8%(440)

Widowed7.7%(90)

Divorced13.6%(158)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.6%

+13.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.9%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

+16.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.6%

−13.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% 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)16.2%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52.7%(78)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.9%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 148 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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