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Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio

City in Delaware County, Ohio · ZIP 43015

  • Delaware County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 7 public schools
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  • 46,521 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 16,397Households
  • $92,928Median household income
  • $279,400Median home value
  • 7Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Delaware

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Population, 2000 to 2020+63.6%
20k30k40k50k2000: 25,24320002010: 34,75320102020: 41,302202025,24341,302
Population of Delaware at each census
CensusPopulation
200025,243
201034,753
202041,302

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 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Delaware
Under $50k25.3%
$50k to $100k29.8%
$100k to $150k21.3%
$150k to $200k12.1%
$200k and over11.5%

Median household income $92,928 · 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 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Delaware
Owner occupied
10,167 units
Renter occupied
6,230 units
Vacancy rate
5.5%

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 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Delaware compared with its county and state
Delaware compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureDelawareDelaware CountyOhio
Population43,168221,16011,780,046
Median household income$92,928$130,088$69,680
Median age36.339.939.6
Median home value$279,400$419,500$199,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher45.6%58.0%30.9%
Foreign-born residents5.4%8.9%5.0%
Owner-occupied homes62.0%78.2%67.0%
Mean commute to work26.2 minutes25.7 minutes23.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Delaware7
Public schools in Delaware, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
David Smith Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Delaware City
Ervin Carlisle Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Delaware City
James Conger Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Delaware City
Laura Woodward Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5Delaware City
Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Delaware City
John C Dempsey Middle SchoolPublic6–8Delaware City
Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolPublic9–12Delaware City

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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