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Delmar, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Delmar is a Census town of 2,412 people across 1.90 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $61,250, 64.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delmar
What Delmar is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.9 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,269 plus or minus 258
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex 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.
Delmar
How many people live in Delmar
- Population2,412 plus or minus 490
- Median age35.5
- Population under 18649 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1826.9 percent
- Population 65 and over400 plus or minus 100
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households857
- Family households542 plus or minus 124
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Delmar
- Median household income$61,250 plus or minus $20,554
- Per capita income$29,075
- Civilian labor force1,099 plus or minus 264
- Employed1,048 plus or minus 253
- Unemployed51 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over1,540
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 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 Delmar
- Housing units923
- Occupied units857
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied552 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied305 plus or minus 75
- Ownership rate64.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$906 plus or minus $251
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Single family units580 plus or minus 131
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more245 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more26.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes98 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delmar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute900 plus or minus 216
- Commuting under 15 minutes201 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more332 plus or minus 107
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone78.5 percent plus or minus 26.4
- Carpooled11.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delmar
SBA loans in Delmar (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,110,000
- Average approval$527,500
- Median approval$125,000
- Largest approval$1,800,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delmar, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Delmar
Flood risk in Delmar
- NFIP communityTown of Delmar
- NFIP community number100059
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/18
The Town of Delmar participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100059 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.
Sussex County, not Delmar
Sussex County context, not Delmar figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delmar.
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.
Coverage
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
Delmar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delmar, Delaware?
2,412, in 857 households. Delmar town covers 1.90 square miles of land, which is 1,269 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delmar in?
Sussex 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 Delmar?
$61,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,800. Median gross rent is $906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Delmar businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $125,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delmar, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Delmar borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Delmar. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Delmar in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delmar appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delmar, town of, community 100059, 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 Delmar figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex 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 Delmar.
Is zoning published for Delmar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.