Delmar, Delaware - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,790
Male Share of the Population	42.1%
Female Share of the Population	57.9%
Senior Citizens	16.6%
Employed Population 16+	753
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	37.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19%
Median Earnings25+	$33,160
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,238

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,125
% Above Poverty Level	83.7%
% Below Poverty Level	16.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.1%
Median Gross Rent	$764
Median House Value	$147,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	30.6%
English	19.4%
Irish	6.4%
Polish	3.3%
Scottish	3.1%
Hungarian	2.2%
Greek	2%
Italian	2%
French Except Basque	2%
Romanian	1.6%
Norwegian	1.2%
Brazilian	1.1%
Portuguese	0.8%
Turkish	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Swedish	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
German	0.2%
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Delmar Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sussex County
Standard Zip Codes	19940
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	38.46
Approximate Longitude	-75.57

Delmar Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SALISBURY
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 46 F
Apr Temp	45 to 67 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	48 to 70 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	VIENNA
Distance	13.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 45 F
Apr Temp	44 to 67 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	47 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43 inches

Station	GEORGETOWN 5 SW
Distance	14 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bethel	191	$77,500
Blades	1,366	$48,646
Dagsboro	856	$69,167
Laurel	4,211	$34,332
Millsboro	4,238	$65,853
Seaford	7,572	$52,847

Delmar Public Libraries

Delmar Public Library
101 NORTH BI-STATE BLVD
Delmar, Delaware
(302) 846-9894

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Delmar Public Schools

Delmar High School
200 North Eighth Street
ZIP: 19940
(302) 846-9544
High
Total Enrollment 639

Delmar Middle School
200 North Eighth Street
ZIP: 19940
(302) 846-9544
Middle
Total Enrollment 728

Delmar Private Schools

Lil' Red Hen Kindergarten
400 N Bi State Blvd
ZIP: 19940
Elementary
Total Enrollment 5

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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