Demographics of Elsmere town, Delaware

Elsmere town, Delaware had 6,196 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −23 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elsmere town, in four figures

6,196
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,203 ±24.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −23 people.; 35.5 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,944 ±$19,241
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.

Elsmere town, Delaware's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elsmere town, Delaware'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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Elsmere town, Delaware's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elsmere town, Delaware'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	6,219	100.0	100.0
2021	6,187	99.5	100.2
2022	6,169	99.2	100.7
2023	6,189	99.5	101.6
2024	6,221	100.0	102.5
2025	6,196	99.6	103.1

Population of Elsmere town, Delaware on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,219	—
2021	6,187	−32
2022	6,169	−18
2023	6,189	+20
2024	6,221	+32
2025	6,196	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±5.2: for men 34.7 ±7.3 and for women 37.0 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elsmere town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Under 5	238 to 774	3.8% to 12.5%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,182 ±356	19.1% ±5.7	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	392 ±141	6.3% ±2.3	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,058 ±379	33.2% ±6.1	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,291 ±257	20.8% ±4.1	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	774 ±193	12.5% ±3.1	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,944 ±$19,241, and income per person $30,532 ±$4,141, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Elsmere town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	377 ±173	16.8% ±7.6	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	521 ±183	23.3% ±7.8	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	128 to 412	5.8% to 18.3%	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	328 ±109	14.7% ±4.7	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	563 ±155	25.2% ±6.5	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	21 to 121	1.0% to 5.4%	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	18 to 198	0.8% to 8.8%	12.4% ±0.4	13.4% ±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%.

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 Elsmere town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Delaware	United States
All ages	1,430 ±549	23.1% ±8.9	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	590 ±254	35.0% ±11.5	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	354 to 1,066	20.8% ±10.0	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	38 to 222	3.9% to 19.6%	8.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Elsmere town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elsmere town	Delaware	United States
Housing units	2,301 ±228	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.3% ±13.5	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 4.9%	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±8.4	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±7.5	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$225,800 ±$13,041	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,339 ±$123	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Elsmere town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,366 ±633	38.1% ±10.2	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,573 ±565	41.5% ±9.1	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,126 ±517	18.2% ±8.3	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.8%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 243	0% to 3.9%	4.5% ±0.2	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 Elsmere town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	3,686 ±478	59.4% ±7.7	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,471 ±371	23.7% ±6.0	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	61 to 657	1.0% to 10.6%	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	266 to 1,108	4.3% to 17.9%	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	162 to 892	2.6% to 14.4%	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	58 to 262	0.9% to 4.2%	4.9% ±0.3	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%.

Elsmere town among the places of Delaware

20th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Elsmere town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
North Star CDP	7,834 ±888
Georgetown town	7,660 ±27
Millsboro town	7,424 ±23
Pike Creek CDP	7,129 ±869
Edgemoor CDP	6,349 ±734
Elsmere town	6,203 ±24
New Castle city	5,579 ±23

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026