Delaware · Census place 14660
Cheswold town, DE
Quick answer
Cheswold town has 1,833 residents, ranking #42 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $75,000, the median home is worth $290,500 and median gross rent runs $860 a month.
- Population
- 1,833Cheswold town residents
- Median household income
- $75,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $290,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cheswold town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cheswold town median would spend about 13.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 92.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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