Geography / Delaware
Delaware
State FIPS 10 · 1,949 sq mi of land and 540 sq mi of water · 3 counties · 79 Census places (57 incorporated, 22 census-designated).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
Housing indicators
Population
1,005,872
ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimate
Median household income
$82,855
ACS 2019–2023, in 2023 dollars
Median home value
$326,800
Owner-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
Median gross rent
$1,341
Renter-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,727
HUD FY2027, population-weighted across areas · FY2026 $1,648 (+4.8%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023 ACS 5-year. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents. The state figure is a USA Houses LLC calculation, weighting each HUD county or town row by the population figure in HUD's file. HUD itself does not publish a statewide FMR. ACS estimates carry margins of error that aren't shown here.
Metro areas: 2025 single-family permits
Metropolitan areas that include Delaware. Multi-state metros are listed under every state they cover, with national rank out of 393.
| Metro area (CBSA) | CBSA | Single-family units | All units | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 37980 | 7,256 | 12,900 | 27 |
| Dover, DE | 20100 | 1,030 | 1,261 | 144 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual, by metro area (CBSA). Units authorized by building permits, unadjusted.
New construction
The USA Houses LLC catalog has 145 new-home community records in Delaware. Browse Delaware communities on NewUSAHouses.com →
Source: USA Houses LLC new-construction catalog (NewUSAHouses.com), canonical catalog, last committed 2026-09-22. This is USA Houses LLC research compiled from builder and developer websites. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
Counties, with HUD rents joined in
Each county's Census GEOID, joined to HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent by the same 5-digit FIPS code.
| County | GEOID | Land, sq mi | 2BR FMR FY2026 | 2BR FMR FY2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | 10001 | 586 | $1,470 | $1,629 | +10.8% |
| New Castle County | 10003 | 426 | $1,810 | $1,860 | +2.8% |
| Sussex County | 10005 | 936 | $1,399 | $1,498 | +7.1% |
Counties: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files (2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026)). Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents, FY2026 and FY2027 (files downloaded Sep 11, 2026). The join is by USA Houses LLC. HUD's FY2027 rents apply to HUD's fiscal year starting October 1, 2026.
Sample places
The first 15 of 79 places, alphabetically. Full place records carry GEOID, legal type, land and water area, and an internal point.
| Place | GEOID | Type | Land, sq mi | Lat, lon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden village | 1001400 | Incorporated place | 0.25 | 39.811335, -75.488528 |
| Ardencroft village | 1001530 | Incorporated place | 0.09 | 39.8056, -75.486151 |
| Ardentown village | 1001660 | Incorporated place | 0.23 | 39.808365, -75.480958 |
| Bear CDP | 1004130 | Census-designated place | 5.78 | 39.618895, -75.680821 |
| Bellefonte town | 1004650 | Incorporated place | 0.20 | 39.766836, -75.498286 |
| Bethany Beach town | 1005690 | Incorporated place | 1.15 | 38.537592, -75.064283 |
| Bethel town | 1005820 | Incorporated place | 0.44 | 38.571044, -75.619509 |
| Blades town | 1006730 | Incorporated place | 0.55 | 38.635226, -75.602516 |
| Bowers town | 1007250 | Incorporated place | 0.31 | 39.061579, -75.40287 |
| Bridgeville town | 1008680 | Incorporated place | 4.84 | 38.72515, -75.602811 |
| Brookside CDP | 1009850 | Census-designated place | 3.88 | 39.666234, -75.706551 |
| Camden town | 1010760 | Incorporated place | 3.77 | 39.099184, -75.556885 |
| Cheswold town | 1014660 | Incorporated place | 1.95 | 39.219805, -75.587818 |
| Claymont CDP | 1015310 | Census-designated place | 2.15 | 39.803171, -75.460482 |
| Clayton town | 1015440 | Incorporated place | 1.96 | 39.274059, -75.631529 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
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