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Cheswold, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Cheswold is a Census town of 2,143 people across 1.84 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $86,875, 94.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $75,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cheswold
What Cheswold is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,166
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cheswold
- Population2,143
- Median age45.6
- Population under 18352 plus or minus 89
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over506
- Share 65 and over23.6 percent
- Households780
- Family households599
- Share of households that are families76.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cheswold
- Median household income$86,875 plus or minus $26,988
- Per capita income$37,765
- Civilian labor force1,105
- Employed1,025
- Unemployed80 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over1,519
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cheswold
- Housing units844
- Occupied units780
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied738
- Renter occupied42 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate94.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$314,600 plus or minus $119,213
- Median gross rent, monthly$880 plus or minus $221
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units475 plus or minus 97
- Share single family56.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes369 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built2010
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cheswold gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute793
- Commuting under 15 minutes224 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more364 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.9 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone63.4 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Walked4.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Worked from home18.5 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cheswold (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$75,000
- Average approval$75,000
- Median approval$75,000
- Largest approval$75,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cheswold, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cheswold
- NFIP communityTown of Cheswold
- NFIP community number100004
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The Town of Cheswold participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100004 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kent County, not Cheswold
Kent County context, not Cheswold figures
- Establishments in Kent County4,971
- Covered employment, Kent County71,071
- Average annual pay, Kent County$57,464
- Housing units permitted, Kent County1,201
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cheswold.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cheswold questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cheswold, Delaware?
2,143, in 780 households. Cheswold town covers 1.84 square miles of land, which is 1,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cheswold in?
Kent County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cheswold?
$86,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $314,600. Median gross rent is $880 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cheswold businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $75,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $75,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cheswold, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cheswold borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cheswold. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cheswold in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cheswold appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cheswold, town of, community 100004, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cheswold figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kent County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cheswold.
Is zoning published for Cheswold?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.