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Cheswold, Delaware

Town in Kent County, Delaware · ZIP 19901, 19904, 19936

  • Kent County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 2,537 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 630Households
  • $75,000Median household income
  • $290,500Median home value
  • 3ZIP codes

About Cheswold

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Population, 2000 to 2020+514.4%
01k2k2000: 31320002010: 1,38020102020: 1,92320203131,923
Population of Cheswold at each census
CensusPopulation
2000313
20101,380
20201,923

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Cheswold
Under $50k30.1%
$50k to $100k29.2%
$100k to $150k23.7%
$150k to $200k8.9%
$200k and over8.1%

Median household income $75,000 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Cheswold
Owner occupied
580 units
Renter occupied
50 units
Vacancy rate
3.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Cheswold compared with its county and state
Cheswold compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureCheswoldKent CountyDelaware
Population1,833185,0431,005,872
Median household income$75,000$72,872$82,855
Median age46.338.541.5
Median home value$290,500$290,600$326,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher16.6%26.7%35.3%
Foreign-born residents14.1%7.2%10.4%
Owner-occupied homes92.1%71.0%72.3%
Mean commute to work29.8 minutes27.0 minutes26.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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