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Delaware City, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Delaware City is a Census city of 1,950 people across 1.86 square miles of land, in New Castle County. Median household income is $85,395, 73.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $936,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delaware City
What Delaware City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.86 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,048 plus or minus 219
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Castle 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 Delaware City
- Population1,950 plus or minus 408
- Median age40.4
- Population under 18441 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1822.6 percent
- Population 65 and over383 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households714
- Family households445 plus or minus 92
- Share of households that are families62.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Delaware City
- Median household income$85,395
- Per capita income$39,091
- Civilian labor force1,028 plus or minus 265
- Employed951 plus or minus 257
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over1,315 plus or minus 273
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent plus or minus 26.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.8 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delaware City
- Housing units747
- Occupied units714
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied521
- Renter occupied193 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate73.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$266,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,511
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units586
- Share single family78.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more59 plus or minus 48
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delaware City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute814 plus or minus 247
- Commuting under 15 minutes74 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more409 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.2 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone82.2 percent
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home12.3 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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SBA loans in Delaware City (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$936,700
- Average approval$234,175
- Median approval$255,850
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval2.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delaware City, 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 Delaware City
- NFIP communityCity of Delaware City
- NFIP community number100022
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date02/04/15
The City of Delaware City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100022 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
New Castle County, not Delaware City
New Castle County context, not Delaware City figures
- Establishments in New Castle County17,855
- Covered employment, New Castle County303,806
- Average annual pay, New Castle County$80,334
- Housing units permitted, New Castle County1,586
Every figure in this section is published for New Castle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delaware City.
All New Castle County figures →
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
Delaware City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delaware City, Delaware?
1,950, in 714 households. Delaware City city covers 1.86 square miles of land, which is 1,048 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delaware City in?
New Castle 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 Delaware City?
$85,395. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,900. Median gross rent is $1,511 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Delaware City businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $936,700 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $255,850. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delaware City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Delaware City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Delaware City. 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 Delaware City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delaware City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delaware City, city of, community 100022, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Delaware City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Castle 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 Delaware City.
Is zoning published for Delaware City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.