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Delaware Area Profiles

11 published city profiles across Delaware, each built from the same authoritative sources and compared on the same terms.

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Statewide signals

Opportunity46th of 51 states measured32
GrowthTop 38% of 51 states measured55
Housing affordability36th of 51 states measured67
ClimateTop 8% of 51 states measured77
Physical resilienceTop 34% of 51 states measured65
AccessTop 2% of 51 states measured98
Economic stabilityTop 30% of 51 states measured67

Cities

11 published profiles across 3 areas

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

8 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
WilmingtonNew Castle County71,72753
NewarkNew Castle County30,33047
MiddletownNew Castle County24,66164
BearNew Castle County22,37059
GlasgowNew Castle County15,54657
BrooksideNew Castle County15,11556
HockessinNew Castle County13,43959
Pike Creek ValleyNew Castle County12,43162

Dover, DE

2 cities

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
DoverKent County39,83758
SmyrnaKent County13,16559

Seaford, DE

1 city

CityCountyPopulationArea Score
MilfordSussex County12,80364

Strongest opportunity

  1. Hockessin 49
  2. Middletown 47
  3. Pike Creek Valley 45
  4. Glasgow 45
  5. Bear 42

Fastest development

  1. Milford 81
  2. Smyrna 67
  3. Middletown 56
  4. Dover 56
  5. Bear 44

Statewide physical risk

HurricaneElevated
EarthquakeModerate
Coastal floodingElevated
Strong windModerate
LandslideModerate

Low or minimal exposure: winter weather, cold wave, inland flooding, heat wave, drought, ice storm, lightning, tornado, wildfire, hail, avalanche, tsunami, volcanic activity.

Population-weighted across every county in Delaware, derived from the FEMA National Risk Index. Exposure varies substantially within a state — check the individual city and ZIP profiles.

Statewide data

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Broadband access ±0.5%2024 ACS 5-Year92.4%Top 18%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Distance to major airportNASR current cycle9 miTop 1%of 51NASR current cycle
Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle4Top 32%of 51NASR current cycle
No internet access ±0.3%2024 ACS 5-Year5.5%Top 25%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Annual precipitation1991-2020 Normals43.9"66th percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average January low1991-2020 Normals29°F72nd percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average July high1991-2020 Normals88°F58th percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals7Top 22%of 511991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals42°F32nd percentileof 511991-2020 Normals
Average household size ±0.012024 ACS 5-Year2.4859th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Households ±1,6572024 ACS 5-Year402,03812th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median age ±0.22024 ACS 5-Year41.688th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population2024 ACS 5-Year1,021,19112th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population change (1 year)July 1, 2024 estimate+1.5%Top 16%of 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Population change (4 years)July 1, 2024 estimate+6.0%Top 10%of 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Population density2024 ACS 5-Year524/sq mi86th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Population estimateJuly 1, 2024 estimate1,051,91712th percentileof 51July 1, 2024 estimate
Average permitted value per unit12 months ending July 2026$157,0251st percentileof 5112 months ending July 2026
Housing units permitted (12 months)12 months ending July 20266,288Bottom 22%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Multifamily share of permits12 months ending July 202614.7%4th percentileof 5112 months ending July 2026
Permit change (3 years)12 months ending July 2026+3.1%Top 50%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)12 months ending July 2026−10.9%Bottom 10%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents12 months ending July 20266.2Top 14%of 5112 months ending July 2026
Cost of living index202398.8Bottom 34%of 512023
Home price change (1 year)2026 Q2+4.0%70th percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price change (5 years)2026 Q2+43.8%52nd percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price change (10 years)2026 Q2+81.6%30th percentileof 512026 Q2
Home price to income ±0.12024 ACS 5-Year3.5Bottom 29%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate ±0.6%2024 ACS 5-Year73.0%92nd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±2082024 ACS 5-Year464,20312th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$162024 ACS 5-Year$1,401Bottom 37%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$2,8422024 ACS 5-Year$352,00059th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median property taxes ±$202024 ACS 5-Year$1,76825th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Owner household income ±$1,4452024 ACS 5-Year$100,053Top 37%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Property tax rate ±0.01%2024 ACS 5-Year0.50%16th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income ±0.6%2024 ACS 5-Year29.9%Bottom 41%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Seasonal and second homes ±1,0532024 ACS 5-Year39,53137th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year8.5%92nd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year4.9%22nd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Vacant housing units ±1,5822024 ACS 5-Year62,16512th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income ±$1,2512024 ACS 5-Year$84,954Top 31%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$4592024 ACS 5-Year$45,375Top 35%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate ±0.4%2024 ACS 5-Year9.8%Top 33%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute ±0.3 min2024 ACS 5-Year27.8 minBottom 35%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher ±0.6%2024 ACS 5-Year35.8%Top 37%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Drove alone to work ±0.6%2024 ACS 5-Year71.7%51st percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
EmploymentAugust 2026480,151Bottom 12%of 51August 2026
Employment change (3 years)August 2026−2.6%Bottom 12%of 51August 2026
Employment change (year over year)August 2026−2.2%Bottom 16%of 51August 2026
Labor forceAugust 2026504,91512th percentileof 51August 2026
Labor force participation ±0.4%2024 ACS 5-Year80.2%Top 41%of 522024 ACS 5-Year
Public transit to work ±0.2%2024 ACS 5-Year1.8%73rd percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment change (year over year)August 2026−0.5%Top 20%of 51August 2026
Unemployment rateAugust 20264.9%Bottom 14%of 51August 2026
Worked from home ±0.5%2024 ACS 5-Year15.0%59th percentileof 522024 ACS 5-Year
Math proficiency2018-19 school year40.0%Bottom 31%of 502018-19 school year
Public schools2024-25 school year2341st percentileof 512024-25 school year
Reading proficiency2018-19 school year51.6%Top 50%of 492018-19 school year
Schools behind the staffing ratio2024-25 school year2181st percentileof 502024-25 school year
Students per teacher2024-25 school year14.8Bottom 39%of 502024-25 school year

Counties in Delaware

3 published

Some measures are published by county and nowhere finer — death rates by intent among them. On a county page those describe the geography they are printed on.

New Castle County, DE
577,961 residents · 5.4 homicide deaths per 100k
Sussex County, DE
255,626 residents · 3.0 homicide deaths per 100k
Kent County, DE
187,604 residents · 3.7 homicide deaths per 100k