CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Delaware Water Gap

Pennsylvania · 764 residents · 1.93 sq mi

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Delaware Water Gap is home to 764 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of residents. Median home value sits at $118,800. Median household income is $31,513, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

764

+3%vs 2000

vs 744 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024738

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.9%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(54)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.3%(193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(139)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(58)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(25)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,513

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,708 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,527

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,641 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$118,800

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $125,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$554

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $696 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

37.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.0% in 2000

62.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.7%(660)

Black4%(30)

Hispanic / Latino5%(37)

Asian1.2%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(739)

Black2.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino3%(23)

Asian0.8%(6)

Other0.3%(2)

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 Rican6.4%(47)

Dominican2.4%(18)

Mexican2.3%(17)

Spaniard0.9%(7)

South American0.7%(5)

Colombian0.7%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(8)

Japanese0.5%(4)

Ancestry

German24%(177)

Irish20.1%(148)

Italian12.5%(92)

English8.9%(66)

American8.7%(64)

Polish6.5%(48)

Guyanese5%(37)

Scottish2.7%(20)

Welsh1.6%(12)

Subsaharan African1.5%(11)

British0.9%(7)

Swedish0.9%(7)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.5%(4)

Dutch0.5%(4)

Finnish0.5%(4)

Norwegian0.5%(4)

West Indian0.5%(4)

French0.4%(3)

Ukrainian0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

29.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.5%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.2%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married39.6%(133)

Married44%(148)

Widowed5.1%(17)

Divorced11.3%(38)

Women 15+

Never married32.6%(97)

Married45%(134)

Widowed6.4%(19)

Divorced16.1%(48)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−11.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.9%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.0%

−18.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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