Demographics of Delaware city, Ohio

Delaware city, Ohio had 46,636 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,952 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Delaware city, in four figures

46,636
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 44,589 ±707.; +11.9%
Change since July 2020: +4,952 people.; 36.9 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,786 ±$3,283
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Delaware city, Ohio's population grew 11.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Delaware city, Ohio'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Delaware city, Ohio's population grew 11.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Delaware city, Ohio'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	41,684	100.0	100.0
2021	43,036	103.2	100.2
2022	43,980	105.5	100.7
2023	44,999	108.0	101.6
2024	45,459	109.1	102.5
2025	46,636	111.9	103.1

Population of Delaware city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,684	—
2021	43,036	+1,352
2022	43,980	+944
2023	44,999	+1,019
2024	45,459	+460
2025	46,636	+1,177

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±1.1: for men 36.6 ±1.5 and for women 37.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Delaware city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	2,935 ±393	6.6% ±0.9	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,679 ±651	17.2% ±1.4	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,760 ±604	10.7% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,560 ±825	28.2% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,082 ±762	22.6% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,573 ±585	14.7% ±1.3	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,786 ±$3,283, and income per person $44,497 ±$1,703, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Delaware city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,720 ±298	10.3% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,959 ±287	11.7% ±1.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,507 ±366	15.0% ±2.1	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,208 ±354	13.2% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,839 ±533	22.9% ±3.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,303 ±373	13.8% ±2.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,192 ±361	13.1% ±2.1	9.1% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	3,334 ±661	7.8% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,011 ±268	9.7% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,574 ±368	6.6% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	749 ±178	8.6% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Delaware city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Delaware city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	17,726 ±508	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.4% ±3.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.6% ±1.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±2.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±3.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$318,400 ±$10,243	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,286 ±$71	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1970 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,156 ±447	4.8% ±1.0	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,719 ±1,315	80.1% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,989 ±489	4.5% ±1.1	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,612 ±698	5.9% ±1.6	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	63 to 315	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,894 ±484	4.2% ±1.1	4.3% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	31,027 ±1,195	69.6% ±2.4	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,448 ±793	23.4% ±1.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	218 to 644	0.5% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,683 ±568	6.0% ±1.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	841 ±311	1.9% ±0.7	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,842 ±477	4.1% ±1.1	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Delaware city among the places of Ohio

26th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Delaware city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mansfield city	47,663 ±33
Mentor city	47,171 ±43
Beavercreek city	47,126 ±59
Strongsville city	45,983 ±40
Fairfield city	44,828 ±35
Delaware city	44,589 ±707
Cleveland Heights city	44,497 ±66
Huber Heights city	43,455 ±43
Grove City city	42,517 ±51
Lancaster city	41,249 ±155
Reynoldsburg city	41,224 ±933

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Delaware city, Ohio

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026