Delaware County, New York

Delaware County has a population of 44,487 and has grown 0.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $63,337.

Home price
$183,100
Income
$63,337
Population
44,487
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,100county
Median gross rent$880county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198060.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant36.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use26.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,106county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,033county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$884county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,437county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$63,337county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%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 home12.5%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government21.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.3%county
Economic output per resident$70,091county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.72%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(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 time25.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24496county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.6%county
Traffic deaths60.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(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 higher27.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment5307county
Students per full-time teacher8.9county
Free lunch eligible47.4%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
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 institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population44,487county
Land area in square miles1,443county
People per square mile of land30.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store4.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 20200.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.4%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents228county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,081county
Households that moved away1,027county
Average income of arriving households$71,795county
Average income of departing households$63,220county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year108county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.9 incounty
Annual snowfall91.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.64 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing164 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days142 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh18.3¢county
Household electricity use723 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.1%county
Homes heated by propane16.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil39.9%county
Homes heated by wood13.8%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk91.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk90.0county
Hail risk38.1county
Earthquake risk50.4county
Tornado risk55.6county
Tropical cyclone risk76.8county
Extreme heat risk21.1county
Winter weather risk72.5county
Strong wind risk51.8county
Wildfire risk18.7county

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 teams0county
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 New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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