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Delaware is a Census city of 138 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $78,750, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delaware
What Delaware is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land189 plus or minus 62
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware 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.
Delaware
How many people live in Delaware
- Population138 plus or minus 45
- Median age55.0
- Population under 1822 plus or minus 18
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Population 65 and over31 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over22.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households68 plus or minus 22
- Family households33 plus or minus 15
- Share of households that are families48.5 percent plus or minus 15.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delaware
Income and work in Delaware
- Median household income$78,750 plus or minus $19,819
- Per capita income$39,111 plus or minus $8,960
- Civilian labor force79 plus or minus 32
- Employed77 plus or minus 31
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over115 plus or minus 34
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delaware
- Housing units72 plus or minus 23
- Occupied units68 plus or minus 22
- Vacant units4 plus or minus 6
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied57 plus or minus 21
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$143,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$618
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Single family units54 plus or minus 23
- Share single family75.0 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delaware gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute67 plus or minus 29
- Commuting under 15 minutes29 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.3 percent plus or minus 21.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more17 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Drove alone74.0 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home13.0 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delaware
Flood risk in Delaware
- NFIP communityCity of Delaware
- NFIP community number190594
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/08/22(M)
The City of Delaware participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190594 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.
Delaware County, not Delaware
Delaware County context, not Delaware figures
- Establishments in Delaware County522
- Covered employment, Delaware County6,669
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$53,287
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County52
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delaware.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delaware, Iowa?
138, in 68 households. Delaware city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 189 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delaware in?
Delaware 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?
$78,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,400. Median gross rent is $618 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Delaware in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delaware appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delaware, city of, community 190594, 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 Delaware figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware 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.
Is zoning published for Delaware?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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