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The City of Delaware City had a population of 1,950 as of 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

The primary coordinate point for Delaware City is located at latitude 39.5779 and longitude -75.5888 in New Castle County. The formal boundaries for the City of Delaware City encompass a land area of 1.23 sq. miles and a water area of 0.08 sq. miles. New Castle County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).

The City of Delaware City has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

Delaware is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The City of Delaware City is located within Red Lion Division of New Castle County.

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Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION
Total Population	1,950 (100%)
Population Density	1,048 per sq mi
Diversity Index¹	43


INCOME
Median Household Income	$85,395
Per Capita Income	$39,091
Median Home Value	$266,900

HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units)	747 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	521 (69.7%)
Renter Occupied HU	193 (25.8%)
Vacant Housing Units	33 (4.4%)

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	714
Average Household Size	2.69
Family Households	445 (62.3%)

NOTES

The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Delaware City, DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Delaware City to the other 79 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Delaware by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 45	45th
Population Density	# 59	27th
Median Household Income	# 36	55th
Per Capita Income	# 45	45th
Diversity Index	# 53	35th

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