Population 331 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Delaware
Household size in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.87 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.35 | 2.68 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.83 | 2.68 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.23 | 2.62 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.64 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Delaware is a place of small households, averaging 2.23 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.87 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.3 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.9 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 53.2 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +19.3 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Delaware skews older: half of its residents are older than 53.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 11.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 11.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 30.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.3% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +8.8 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Delaware: 17.3% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Delaware
Renters in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.1% | 31.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 27.8% | 33.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.4% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 36.0% | 32.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.1 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than a third of households in Delaware rent their homes (36.0%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in Virginia as a whole (32.7%). Nearly half of owners (48.0%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.1% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.8% | 9.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 8.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Delaware: just 3.6% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1978 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1984 | 1980 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Delaware was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Virginia as a whole, where the median home dates to 1984.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $675 | $1,143 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $714 | $1,238 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,067 | $1,436 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $896 | $1,743 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$221 | +$600 | +$606 |
Rent in Delaware runs $896 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Delaware
Bachelor's degrees in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.0% | 35.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 36.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.4% | 39.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 42.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.5 pts | +7.3 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Delaware: 15.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.3% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.8% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.2% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.2% | 91.6% | 89.3% |
| Change | +21.9 pts | +4.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Delaware: 97.2% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Delaware
| Period | Delaware | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.4% | 6.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.5% | 7.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.2% | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Delaware runs well above the national rate: 8.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Delaware compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 2.23 | 53.2 | 17.3% | 36.0% | 3.6% | 1977 | $896 | 15.5% | 97.2% | 8.8% |
| Handsom | 2.09 | 49.0 | 5.6% | 22.8% | 17.3% | 1977 | $1,016 | 14.3% | 91.7% | 12.9% |
| Franklin | 2.36 | 41.4 | 17.5% | 40.4% | 11.1% | 1971 | $1,070 | 25.1% | 88.0% | 7.8% |
| Sunbeam | 2.09 | 49.0 | 5.6% | 22.8% | 17.3% | 1977 | $1,016 | 14.3% | 91.7% | 12.9% |
| Riverdale | 2.20 | 48.0 | 11.1% | 26.2% | 10.4% | 1979 | $1,005 | 15.9% | 92.3% | 10.2% |
| Camptown | 2.54 | 50.2 | 12.2% | 43.9% | 7.9% | 1980 | $1,191 | 20.3% | 81.3% | 1.6% |
| Hunterdale | 2.37 | 51.5 | 9.7% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 1982 | $1,011 | 26.1% | 95.9% | 0.8% |
| Courtland | 2.56 | 42.0 | 12.5% | 25.9% | 6.5% | 1982 | $1,033 | 28.1% | 88.5% | 6.1% |
| Newsoms | 2.20 | 47.9 | 7.8% | 22.8% | 19.6% | 1975 | $1,030 | 15.3% | 90.5% | 10.9% |
| Vicksville | 2.34 | 44.9 | 5.5% | 23.1% | 7.6% | 1984 | $975 | 20.2% | 85.5% | 4.7% |
| Carrsville | 1.97 | 54.5 | 5.4% | 23.2% | 9.8% | 1975 | $1,243 | 23.3% | 88.8% | 0.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Delaware. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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