RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Most rooted, Delaware cities

Delaware cities ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 90.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Brookside, DE, up 11 places to #5.

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RELATEDLargest foreign-born population Most residents with a disability Largest veteran population Most uninsured people Largest senior population Most unmarried people

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲1Georgetown, DEDE8,29196.0%+0.7 pts

02▲2Hockessin, DEDE13,43994.3%0.0 pts

03▲7Claymont, DEDE8,78694.1%+5.2 pts

04▼1Glasgow, DEDE15,54693.6%−0.9 pts

05▲11Brookside, DEDE15,11593.2%+6.3 pts

06▼5North Star, DEDE7,83492.7%−3.1 pts

07▲6Bear, DEDE22,37092.1%+4.6 pts

08▼2Pike Creek, DEDE7,12991.6%+1.4 pts

09▼2Elsmere, DEDE6,19691.1%+1.3 pts

10▼2Middletown, DEDE25,79890.4%+1.1 pts

11▼2Milford, DEDE14,72390.3%+1.2 pts

12▼7New Castle, DEDE5,72688.7%−4.2 pts

13▲4Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,21487.5%+2.3 pts

14▼2Smyrna, DEDE13,34087.4%−0.2 pts

15▼1Edgemoor, DEDE6,34986.0%−1.0 pts

16▼5Millsboro, DEDE7,89085.5%−2.4 pts

17▲1Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,43185.4%+2.9 pts

18▲1Wilmington, DEDE73,51285.3%+4.0 pts

19▲1Dover, DEDE40,59285.2%+6.7 pts

20▼5Seaford, DEDE9,16585.1%−1.9 pts

21Newark, DEDE30,35966.6%−5.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES