Cities and Towns
Delaware, abbreviated "DE", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Dover.There were 949,495 people in Delaware as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 7, 1787.
Please explore the cities and towns of Delaware, below.
Top Delaware College Towns
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/
RANKS | CITY OR TOWN | COLLEGES | STUDENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark | 6 | 24,875 |
| 2 | Dover | 5 | 20,036 |
| 3 | Wilmington | 3 | 1,769 |
| 4 | Dagsboro | 1 | 49 |
| 5 | Lewes | 1 | 65 |
| 6 | Bear | 1 | 83 |
| 7 | Woodside | 1 | 317 |
| 8 | New Castle | 1 | 14,786 |
Largest Delaware Cities and Towns
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| CITY OR TOWN | POPULATION |
|---|---|
| Bethany Beach | 1,006 |
| Camden | 3,469 |
| Clayton | 3,237 |
| Delaware City | 1,719 |
| Hartly | 59 |
| Lewes | 3,118 |
| Milford | 10,835 |
| Ocean View | 2,198 |
| Odessa | 565 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 1,281 |
| Selbyville | 2,252 |
| Wilmington | 70,904 |
| Arden | 388 |
| Blades | 1,366 |
| Bridgeville | 2,696 |
| Dagsboro | 856 |
| Delmar | 1,790 |
| Elsmere | 6,049 |
| Fenwick Island | 461 |
| Harrington | 3,667 |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
Demographics
People
| Total Population | 949,495 |
| Male Share of the Population | 48.4% |
| Female Share of the Population | 51.6% |
| Senior Citizens | 17.6% |
| Employed Population 16+ | 444,908 |
| Age of the Population | 40.2 |
Families
| % of people married | 47.9% |
| Average household size | 3 |
Education and Earnings
| Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 27.8% |
| Median Earnings25+ | $41,523 |
| Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $26,271 |
| Median Earnings With High School Degree | $32,301 |
Wealth
| Median Family Income | $79,814 |
| % Above Poverty Level | 88.1% |
| % Below Poverty Level | 11.9% |
Commute & Sprawl
| Average Commute Time | 26 minutes |
| % Working from Home | 4.9% |
| % Walking and Biking to Work | 2.4% |
| % Using Public Transportation | 2.6% |
Housing
| People Living Alone | 27.2% |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,110 |
| Median House Value | $244,700 |
Ancestry
| Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 31.3% |
| Irish | 14.3% |
| English | 9% |
| Italian | 8.7% |
| Polish | 4% |
| French Except Basque | 1.6% |
| Scottish | 1.5% |
| African | 1.3% |
| West Indian | 1% |
| Dutch | 0.9% |
| Russian | 0.8% |
| Swedish | 0.8% |
| Welsh | 0.7% |
| Haitian | 0.5% |
| Ukrainian | 0.5% |
| Greek | 0.5% |
| Hungarian | 0.4% |
| Norwegian | 0.4% |
| Canadian | 0.3% |
| Lithuanian | 0.3% |
| Jamaican | 0.3% |
| Arab | 0.3% |
| Slovak | 0.2% |
| Austrian | 0.2% |
| Swiss | 0.2% |
| Czech | 0.2% |
| Kenyan | 0.2% |
| Danishn | 0.2% |
| German | 0.2% |
| Portuguese | 0.2% |
| Trinidad Tobago | 0.1% |
| Lebanese | 0.1% |
| Brazilian | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 0.1% |
| Belgian | 0.1% |
| Croatian | 0.1% |
| Egyptian | 0.1% |
| Iranian | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 0.1% |
| Guyanese | 0.1% |
| Ghanaian | 0.1% |
| Nigerian | 0.1% |
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.
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