Demographics of Delaware County, New York

Delaware County, New York had 44,305 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +90 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Delaware County, in four figures

44,305
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +90 people.; 48.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,337 ±$3,063
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Delaware County, New York's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Delaware County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Delaware County, New York's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Delaware County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	44,215	100.0	100.0
2021	44,736	101.2	100.2
2022	44,771	101.3	100.7
2023	44,533	100.7	101.6
2024	44,481	100.6	102.5
2025	44,305	100.2	103.1

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Population of Delaware County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	44,215	−80	−32	0	−52
2021	44,736	+521	−256	+9	+795
2022	44,771	+35	−338	+19	+348
2023	44,533	−238	−320	+16	+72
2024	44,481	−52	−260	+20	+189
2025	44,305	−176	−258	+8	+74

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.8 ±0.3: for men 48.3 ±0.5 and for women 49.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Delaware County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	1,710 ±68	3.8% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,364 ±236	12.1% ±0.5	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,207 ±322	9.5% ±0.7	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,099 ±337	20.5% ±0.8	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,360 ±428	27.8% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,747 ±458	26.4% ±1.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,337 ±$3,063, and income per person $37,564 ±$1,407, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Delaware County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	3,682 ±396	19.2% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,795 ±382	19.8% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,479 ±325	18.1% ±1.6	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,510 ±292	13.1% ±1.5	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,967 ±316	15.5% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,495 ±194	7.8% ±1.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,275 ±180	6.6% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Delaware County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	6,104 ±726	14.4% ±1.7	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,119 ±189	16.2% ±2.6	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,129 ±450	15.4% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,856 ±282	12.2% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Delaware County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Delaware County	New York	United States
Housing units	30,057 ±94	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	63.9% ±1.6	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	36.1% ±1.6	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.3% ±1.0	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.7% ±2.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,100 ±$6,880	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$880 ±$45	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Delaware County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,179 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,673 ±177	89.2% ±0.4	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	344 ±109	0.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	400 ±56	0.9% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 114	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	48 to 266	0.1% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,666 ±175	3.7% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Delaware County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	34,594 ±554	77.8% ±1.2	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,609 ±557	17.1% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	320 ±88	0.7% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,964 ±287	4.4% ±0.6	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,385 ±270	3.1% ±0.6	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	579 ±147	1.3% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Delaware County among the counties of New York

53rd of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Delaware County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greene County	47,238	−1.1%
Allegany County	46,800	+0.9%
Franklin County	46,500	−1.6%
Cortland County	45,850	−1.9%
Chenango County	45,715	−2.9%
Delaware County	44,305	+0.2%
Orleans County	39,825	−0.6%
Wyoming County	39,741	−1.3%
Essex County	36,438	−2.2%
Seneca County	32,883	−1.7%
Schoharie County	30,176	+1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026