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Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Delaware Water Gap is a Census borough of 738 people across 1.93 square miles of land, in Monroe County. Median household income is $95,313, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delaware Water Gap
What Delaware Water Gap is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.93 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land382 plus or minus 97
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonroe 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 Water Gap
- Population738 plus or minus 187
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18138 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over129 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households304 plus or minus 69
- Family households173 plus or minus 52
- Share of households that are families56.9 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 Water Gap
- Median household income$95,313 plus or minus $33,390
- Per capita income$41,995
- Civilian labor force368 plus or minus 114
- Employed346 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over486 plus or minus 116
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent plus or minus 32.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Delaware Water Gap
- Housing units336 plus or minus 73
- Occupied units304 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied188 plus or minus 49
- Renter occupied116 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$300,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,294
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units251 plus or minus 62
- Share single family74.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more83 plus or minus 39
- Share in buildings of two or more24.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Delaware Water Gap gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute318 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.4 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more136 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent
- Drove alone78.6 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Delaware Water Gap
- NFIP communityBorough of Delaware Water Gap
- NFIP community number420690
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/13
The Borough of Delaware Water Gap participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420690 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.
Monroe County, not Delaware Water Gap
Monroe County context, not Delaware Water Gap figures
- Establishments in Monroe County3,527
- Covered employment, Monroe County56,939
- Average annual pay, Monroe County$53,536
- Housing units permitted, Monroe County278
Every figure in this section is published for Monroe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delaware Water Gap.
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 Water Gap questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania?
738, in 304 households. Delaware Water Gap borough covers 1.93 square miles of land, which is 382 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delaware Water Gap in?
Monroe 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 Water Gap?
$95,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $300,000. Median gross rent is $1,294 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Delaware Water Gap in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delaware Water Gap appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delaware Water Gap, borough of, community 420690, 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 Water Gap figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monroe 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 Water Gap.
Is zoning published for Delaware Water Gap?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.