Delaware · Census place 20380
Delmar town, DE
Quick answer
Delmar town has 2,386 residents, ranking #38 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $61,344, the median home is worth $222,700 and median gross rent runs $875 a month.
- Population
- 2,386Delmar town residents
- Median household income
- $61,344Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $222,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Delmar town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Delmar town median would spend about 17.1% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 65.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Cheswold town 1,833
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