Delaware · Census place 24540
Elsmere town, DE
Quick answer
Elsmere town has 6,189 residents, ranking #20 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $76,378, the median home is worth $210,200 and median gross rent runs $1,305 a month.
- Population
- 6,189Elsmere town residents
- Median household income
- $76,378Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,305Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Elsmere town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Elsmere town median would spend about 20.5% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.8% of residents and 65.5% 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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