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Delaware cities and towns

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The Census counts 79 places in Delaware holding 435,168 residents between them. Places include incorporated cities, towns and villages plus census-designated places, which are unincorporated communities the Census tabulates separately.

All 79 places

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

PlacePopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Wilmington city71,124$55,269$224,500$1,187
Dover city39,491$58,336$248,500$1,252
Newark city30,309$71,373$357,600$1,611
Middletown town24,071$115,252$399,500$1,567
Bear CDP22,604$88,985$280,200$1,676
Glasgow CDP16,095$109,803$346,200$1,821
Brookside CDP15,262$72,031$264,800$1,381
Hockessin CDP13,608$172,695$550,200$2,980
Smyrna town13,031$70,473$273,400$1,398
Milford city12,193$55,265$274,600$1,182
Pike Creek Valley CDP11,992$93,896$299,500$1,602
Claymont CDP9,543$75,808$262,900$1,290
Seaford city8,255$51,120$223,700$1,148
North Star CDP8,178$167,664$566,500
Wilmington Manor CDP8,030$72,346$220,400$1,120
Georgetown town7,456$47,423$266,100$1,333
Pike Creek CDP7,185$135,703$414,700$2,294
Millsboro town7,152$77,750$297,000$1,207
Edgemoor CDP6,671$79,572$291,000$1,412
Elsmere town6,189$76,378$210,200$1,305
New Castle city5,519$92,565$262,100$1,675
Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP4,195$109,167$388,600$1,749
Clayton town4,086$103,211$343,700$1,484
Laurel town4,043$44,593$192,700$924
Camden town4,011$61,895$268,800$1,463
Harrington city3,805$72,606$222,100$1,136
Highland Acres CDP3,661$101,685$293,600$1,412
Milton town3,469$64,906$376,600$1,398
Lewes city3,415$92,375$806,700$1,271
Greenville CDP3,100$139,541$1,003,100$1,584
Dover Base Housing CDP3,026$71,181$1,953
Selbyville town3,005$81,845$410,700$988
Townsend town2,792$153,083$433,400$1,208
Ocean View town2,760$88,021$483,600$1,833
Bridgeville town2,661$69,631$397,400$942
Kent Acres CDP2,540$71,848$213,400$1,641
Riverview CDP2,412$85,833$287,700
Delmar town2,386$61,344$222,700$875
Long Neck CDP2,372$55,508$174,000$872
Millville town2,059$93,409$453,400$1,730
Delaware City city1,976$78,333$245,500$1,420
Cheswold town1,833$75,000$290,500$860
Greenwood town1,800$72,063$230,000$1,318
Wyoming town1,789$66,815$263,000$1,389
Woodside East CDP1,680$57,938$351,900$891
Lincoln CDP1,639$74,712$261,400
St. Georges CDP1,564$146,944$474,500
Bellefonte town1,507$86,667$275,200$1,531
Rehoboth Beach city1,388$141,250$1,238,400$1,391
Dagsboro town1,350$64,250$285,000$1,315
Rodney Village CDP1,318$40,341$161,500$1,151
Newport town1,209$59,833$230,900$1,143
Felton town1,129$62,000$276,800$884
Blades town1,055$62,596$209,600$839
Frederica town972$70,288$216,700$1,133
Bethany Beach town923$105,833$648,500$1,688
Frankford town883$74,583$277,800$1,273
Ellendale town675$66,875$223,700$1,272
Arden village600$80,417$484,200$1,250
South Bethany town503$111,667$855,000
Port Penn CDP477$95,287$388,500
Houston town456$100,208$265,600$1,050
Bethel town431$91,111$276,300
Slaughter Beach town431$96,500$770,800$1,579
Odessa town392$86,875$355,000$1,344
Fenwick Island town383$120,625$1,337,500
Kenton town362$52,589$219,500
Dewey Beach town328$107,917$871,400$1,175
Woodside town309$77,176$259,100$1,366
Bowers town273$76,406$297,500$1,063
Ardentown village269$81,250$369,200$1,433
Magnolia town237$116,667$208,900$1,313
Little Creek town231$70,179$178,600$1,108
Farmington town218$140,900
Henlopen Acres town191$2,000,001
Ardencroft village187$125,125$422,800
Leipsic town182$50,833$230,400$983
Hartly town160$148,153
Viola town102$62,361$267,300

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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