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Delaware is a Census city of 44,589 people across 20.24 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $99,786, 64.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 131 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $47.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delaware
What Delaware is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.24 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,203
- 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.
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How many people live in Delaware
- Population44,589
- Median age36.9
- Population under 1810,614
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over6,573
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households16,728
- Family households11,841
- Share of households that are families70.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Delaware
- Median household income$99,786
- Per capita income$44,497
- Civilian labor force24,675
- Employed24,026
- Unemployed649 plus or minus 249
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over29,215
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delaware
- Housing units17,726
- Occupied units16,728
- Vacant units998 plus or minus 292
- Vacancy rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied10,830
- Renter occupied5,898
- Ownership rate64.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$318,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,286
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units12,684
- Share single family71.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,774
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent
- Mobile homes268 plus or minus 135
- Median year structure built1995
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 commute19,199
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,902
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,694
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home19.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Delaware (7(a))
- Approvals131
- Gross approval$47,185,100
- Average approval$360,192
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$875,000
- Largest approval$4,570,000
- Jobs supported1,374
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full24
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.4 percent
- Share to franchises16.0 percent
- Distinct lenders31
- Distinct industries by NAICS70
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delaware, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 25 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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SBA loans in Delaware (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$11,727,000
- Average approval$509,870
- Median approval$332,000
- Largest approval$2,128,000
- Jobs supported123
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delaware, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Delaware
- NFIP communityCity of Delaware
- NFIP community number390148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/23
The City of Delaware participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390148 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 County5,365
- Covered employment, Delaware County98,182
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$72,243
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County2,747
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, Ohio?
44,589, in 16,728 households. Delaware city covers 20.24 square miles of land, which is 2,203 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?
$99,786. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $318,400. Median gross rent is $1,286 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 businesses?
131 7(a) approvals totaling $47.2 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $11.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Delaware, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Delaware borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Delaware. Only 25 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 in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delaware appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delaware, city of, community 390148, 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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