Delaware County, Indiana

Delaware County has a population of 112,280 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $139,400, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $58,127.

Home price
$139,400
Income
$58,127
Population
112,280
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$139,400county
Median gross rent$906county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198069.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$979county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,043county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$845county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,349county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$58,127county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate19.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.7%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$48,122county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.75%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424491county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station41 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths49.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county33county
Public school enrollment15621county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible54.9%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools5county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution0.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians114county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.3%county
Frequent mental distress21.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population112,280county
Land area in square miles392county
People per square mile of land286.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store19.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents139county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,758county
Households that moved away2,735county
Average income of arriving households$43,323county
Average income of departing households$49,974county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year328county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings71.3%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.8 incounty
Annual snowfall25.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 11county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use885 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband88.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk82.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.9county
Landslide risk33.5county
Hail risk85.8county
Earthquake risk82.7county
Tornado risk90.4county
Tropical cyclone risk31.8county
Extreme heat risk35.5county
Winter weather risk74.6county
Strong wind risk65.8county
Wildfire risk21.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Delaware County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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