USA: Delaware
Contents: Delaware (State)
Capital: Dover
897,934 Population [2010] – census
989,950 Population [2020] – census
5,047km² Area
196.2/km² Density [2020]
Counties
The population of all counties in Delaware by census years.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | County | 110,993 | 126,697 | 162,310 | 181,849 | → |
| New Castle | County | 441,946 | 500,265 | 538,479 | 570,722 | → |
| Sussex | County | 113,229 | 156,638 | 197,145 | 237,379 | → |
| Delaware | State | 666,168 | 783,600 | 897,934 | 989,950 |
Contents: Places
The population of all places in Delaware by census years.
| Name | Status | County | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden | Village | New Castle | 479 | 476 | 427 | 433 | → |
| Ardencroft | Village | New Castle | 280 | 235 | 211 | 228 | → |
| Ardentown | Village | New Castle | 327 | 297 | 271 | 252 | → |
| Bear | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 11,452 | 17,593 | 19,371 | 23,060 | → |
| Bellefonte | Town | New Castle | 1,271 | 1,260 | 1,193 | 1,284 | → |
| Bethany Beach | Town | Sussex | 321 | 901 | 1,054 | 949 | → |
| Bethel | Town | Sussex | 171 | 170 | 177 | 237 | → |
| Blades | Town | Sussex | 835 | 1,109 | 1,240 | 1,184 | → |
| Bowers | Town | Kent | 192 | 299 | 336 | 274 | → |
| Bridgeville | Town | Sussex | 1,425 | 1,545 | 2,008 | 2,574 | → |
| Brookside | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 15,307 | 14,806 | 14,353 | 14,974 | → |
| Camden | Town | Kent | 2,715 | 2,527 | 3,440 | 3,703 | → |
| Cheswold | Town | Kent | 637 | 664 | 1,494 | 1,927 | → |
| Claymont | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 9,800 | 9,220 | 8,253 | 9,895 | → |
| Clayton | Town | Kent / New Castle | 1,244 | 1,509 | 2,935 | 3,961 | → |
| Dagsboro | Town | Sussex | 422 | 530 | 788 | 846 | → |
| Delaware City | City | New Castle | 1,710 | 1,458 | 1,780 | 1,882 | → |
| Delmar | Town | Sussex | 1,092 | 1,687 | 1,582 | 2,058 | → |
| Dewey Beach | Town | Sussex | 205 | 295 | 339 | 358 | → |
| Dover | City | Kent | 27,913 | 32,269 | 35,795 | 39,502 | → |
| Dover Base Housing | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 4,465 | 3,394 | 3,450 | 2,810 | → |
| Edgemoor | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 5,853 | 5,992 | 5,677 | 6,635 | → |
| Ellendale | Town | Sussex | 374 | 393 | 370 | 507 | → |
| Elsmere | Town | New Castle | 5,906 | 5,903 | 5,975 | 6,228 | → |
| Farmington | Town | Kent | 174 | 75 | 110 | 89 | → |
| Felton | Town | Kent | 820 | 853 | 1,282 | 1,312 | → |
| Fenwick Island | Town | Sussex | 185 | 344 | 378 | 342 | → |
| Frankford | Town | Sussex | 653 | 725 | 844 | 801 | → |
| Frederica | Town | Kent | 755 | 679 | 760 | 1,089 | → |
| Georgetown | Town | Sussex | 4,104 | 4,789 | 6,434 | 7,177 | → |
| Glasgow | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 7,607 | 12,840 | 14,303 | 15,288 | → |
| Greenville | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 2,490 | 2,462 | 2,453 | 3,104 | → |
| Greenwood | Town | Sussex | 580 | 864 | 973 | 990 | → |
| Harrington | City | Kent | 2,739 | 3,082 | 3,561 | 3,785 | → |
| Hartly | Town | Kent | 102 | 83 | 68 | 71 | → |
| Henlopen Acres | Town | Sussex | 107 | 147 | 122 | 137 | → |
| Highland Acres | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 3,151 | 3,379 | 3,459 | 3,492 | → |
| Hockessin | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 9,426 | 12,902 | 13,527 | 13,478 | → |
| Houston | Town | Kent | 420 | 415 | 369 | 385 | → |
| Kent Acres | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 1,807 | 1,637 | 1,890 | 2,144 | → |
| Kenton | Town | Kent | 230 | 246 | 243 | 218 | → |
| Laurel | Town | Sussex | 3,233 | 3,847 | 3,737 | 3,934 | → |
| Leipsic | Town | Kent | 227 | 194 | 186 | 187 | → |
| Lewes | City | Sussex | 2,563 | 3,038 | 2,847 | 3,335 | → |
| Lincoln | Census-Designated Place | Sussex | 921 | 788 | 896 | 894 | → |
| Little Creek | Town | Kent | 123 | 210 | 215 | 189 | → |
| Long Neck | Census-Designated Place | Sussex | 926 | 1,629 | 2,153 | 3,017 | → |
| Magnolia | Town | Kent | 211 | 199 | 267 | 278 | → |
| Middletown | Town | New Castle | 4,245 | 6,737 | 18,871 | 23,193 | → |
| Milford | City | Sussex / Kent | 6,760 | 7,487 | 9,586 | 11,166 | → |
| Millsboro | Town | Sussex | 1,861 | 2,467 | 3,856 | 6,773 | → |
| Millville | Town | Sussex | 437 | 579 | 532 | 1,835 | → |
| Milton | Town | Sussex | 1,481 | 1,798 | 2,579 | 3,317 | → |
| New Castle | City | New Castle | 5,698 | 4,952 | 5,117 | 5,544 | → |
| Newark | City | New Castle | 25,153 | 29,360 | 31,776 | 30,620 | → |
| Newport | Town | New Castle | 1,252 | 1,033 | 907 | 910 | → |
| North Star | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 5,991 | 8,277 | 7,980 | 8,056 | → |
| Ocean View | Town | Sussex | 675 | 1,149 | 1,831 | 2,665 | → |
| Odessa | Town | New Castle | 305 | 307 | 359 | 362 | → |
| Pike Creek | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 4,857 | 7,757 | 7,898 | 7,808 | → |
| Pike Creek Valley | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 11,589 | 11,804 | 11,217 | 11,692 | → |
| Port Penn | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 285 | 79 | 79 | 162 | → |
| Rehoboth Beach | City | Sussex | 1,253 | 1,438 | 1,319 | 1,128 | → |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 2,177 | 2,458 | 3,391 | 4,104 | → |
| Riverview | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 1,138 | 1,583 | 2,456 | 2,458 | → |
| Rodney Village | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 1,745 | 1,602 | 1,487 | 1,489 | → |
| Seaford | City | Sussex | 6,022 | 7,073 | 6,892 | 7,935 | → |
| Selbyville | Town | Sussex | 1,502 | 1,931 | 2,157 | 2,901 | → |
| Slaughter Beach | Town | Sussex | 114 | 194 | 206 | 220 | → |
| Smyrna | Town | Kent / New Castle | 6,473 | 6,695 | 10,047 | 12,885 | → |
| South Bethany | Town | Sussex | 148 | 474 | 449 | 462 | → |
| St. Georges | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 363 | 654 | 1,232 | 1,957 | → |
| Townsend | Town | New Castle | 389 | 357 | 2,041 | 2,723 | → |
| Viola | Town | Kent | 210 | 160 | 152 | 139 | → |
| Wilmington | City | New Castle | 71,493 | 72,561 | 70,941 | 70,916 | → |
| Wilmington Manor | Census-Designated Place | New Castle | 7,934 | 8,262 | 7,889 | 8,162 | → |
| Woodside | Town | Kent | 140 | 185 | 176 | 186 | → |
| Woodside East | Census-Designated Place | Kent | 1,655 | 2,174 | 2,316 | 2,570 | → |
| Wyoming | Town | Kent | 1,050 | 1,209 | 1,317 | 1,679 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 476,719 |
| Females | 513,229 |
| Age Groups (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 206,405 |
| 18-64 years | 588,966 |
| 65+ years | 194,577 |
| Age Distribution (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 40,795 |
| 70-79 years | 89,906 |
| 60-69 years | 134,464 |
| 50-59 years | 132,731 |
| 40-49 years | 111,096 |
| 30-39 years | 122,917 |
| 20-29 years | 125,906 |
| 10-19 years | 123,983 |
| 0-9 years | 108,150 |
| Urbanization (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 172,131 |
| Urban | 817,817 |
| »Race« (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| White | 597,763 |
| Black/African American | 218,899 |
| Indigenous | 5,148 |
| Asian | 42,699 |
| Pacific Islander | 412 |
| Some other | 48,509 |
| 2 or more | 76,518 |
| Ethnicity (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 104,290 |
| Other | 885,658 |