Delaware City, DE

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,950
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.4
0.498% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.36%
36.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$85,395
9.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$266,900
8.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
951
4.28% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Delaware City, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Delaware City, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Delaware City, DE was $266,900, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Delaware City, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Delaware City, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Delaware City, DE is home to a population of 1.95k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.872% of Delaware City, DE residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2024, there were 9.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.44k people) in Delaware City, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 151 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 150 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Delaware City, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Delaware City, DE was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Delaware City, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.44k ± 303
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    151 ± 181
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    150 ± 81
10.7%
Hispanic Population
209 people

In 2024, there were 9.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.44k people) in Delaware City, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 151 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 150 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.7% of the people in Delaware City, DE are hispanic (209 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Delaware City, DE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. Guatemala
    6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.872%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
17 people
1.21%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
24 people

As of 2024, 0.872% of Delaware City, DE residents (17 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Delaware City, DE was 1.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    39 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    26 ± 32
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 18

Delaware City, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Delaware City, DE employs 951 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Delaware City, DE were Retail Trade (187 people), Construction (120 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (88 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($95,697), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,500), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,500).

Employment

Occupations

951
2024 Value
± 215
4.28%
1 Year growth
± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delaware City, DE grew at a rate of 4.28%, from 912 employees to 951 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Delaware City, DE, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (136 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (118 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (89 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Delaware City, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

951
2024 Value
± 215
4.28%
1 Year growth
± 30.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Delaware City, DE grew at a rate of 4.28%, from 912 employees to 951 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Delaware City, DE, are Retail Trade (187 people), Construction (120 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (88 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Delaware City, DE, though some of these residents may live in Delaware City, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$73,684
Median earning men ± $30,457
$39,676
Median earning women ± $6,894

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($96,013), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($64,167), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,594), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,341).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.43%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Delaware City, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Delaware City, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.
Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Delaware City, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Delaware City, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Delaware City, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Delaware City, DE was $266,900 in 2024, which is 0.802 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $245,500 to $266,900, a 8.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Delaware City, DE is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Delaware City, DE have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Delaware City, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$266,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,143
$521
Median Property Taxes
±$102

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Delaware City, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Delaware City, DE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Delaware City, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$85,395
Median Household Income
± $12,049
714
Number of Households
± 120

In 2024, the median household income of the 714 households in Delaware City, DE grew to $85,395 from the previous year's value of $78,333.

The following chart displays the households in Delaware City, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Delaware City, DE is from Delaware.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.3%)
  3. Carpooled (2.8%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Delaware City, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (2.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Delaware City, DE have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.614% of the workforce in Delaware City, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Delaware City, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Delaware City, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.36% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Delaware City, DE (122 out of 1.92k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Delaware City, DE is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Delaware City, DE has health coverage, with 48.5% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.417% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.9% were men and 46.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.79%
Uninsured
48.5%
Employer Coverage
21.8%
Medicaid
13.1%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
0.417%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Delaware City, DE declined by 4.22% from 5.01% to 4.79%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Delaware City, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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