Cheswold, Delaware demographics

Cheswold, DE demographics: median age 45.6; 21.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cheswold town, Delaware · Incorporated town · GEOID 1014660. The survey estimates a population of 2,143 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cheswold is 45.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.8 years. There are 780 households (±86). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.6 ±4.8	41.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Under 18	352 ±89	16.4% ±4.1 pp	20.7%	22.0%
18–34	506 ±113	23.6% ±5.3 pp	21.1%	22.8%
35–64	779 ±148	36.4% ±6.9 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	506 ±91	23.6% ±4.2 pp	20.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Male	956 ±88	44.6% ±4.1 pp	48.4%	49.5%
Female	1,187 ±87	55.4% ±4.0 pp	51.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
White alone	1,006 ±208	46.9% ±9.7 pp	59.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	855 ±205	39.9% ±9.6 pp	21.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	13 ±11 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	44 ±43 · low precision	2.1% ±2.0 pp · low precision	4.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	4 ±7 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	50 ±66 · low precision	2.3% ±3.1 pp · low precision	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	171 ±110 · low precision	8.0% ±5.1 pp · low precision	8.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,934 ±126	90.2% ±5.8 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	209 ±123 · low precision	9.8% ±5.7 pp · low precision	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Married-couple family	430 ±77	55.1% ±7.8 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	49 ±39 · low precision	6.3% ±5.0 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	120 ±50	15.4% ±6.2 pp	13.2%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	123 ±47	15.8% ±5.8 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	58 ±36 · low precision	7.4% ±4.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Households with people under 18	236 ±68	30.3% ±8.1 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	544 ±108	69.7% ±11.5 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	123 ±47	15.8% ±5.8 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	344 ±80	44.1% ±9.1 pp	35.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	97 ±59 · low precision	12.4% ±7.5 pp · low precision	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	115 ±49	14.7% ±6.0 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	51 ±36 · low precision	6.5% ±4.6 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.9%
Six-person households	50 ±32 · low precision	6.4% ±4.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 2,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Native	1,882 ±85	87.8% ±3.9 pp	89.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	261 ±79	12.2% ±3.7 pp	10.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 2,028
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
English only	1,696 ±135	83.6% ±6.1 pp	84.9%	77.7%
Spanish	154 ±102 · low precision	7.6% ±5.0 pp · low precision	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	60 ±67 · low precision	3.0% ±3.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3 ±4 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	15 ±24 · low precision	0.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	11 ±14 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	88 ±59 · low precision	4.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,519
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	132 ±70 · low precision	8.7% ±4.5 pp · low precision	8.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	558 ±109	36.7% ±6.5 pp	28.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	366 ±102	24.1% ±6.5 pp	18.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	140 ±46	9.2% ±2.9 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	177 ±79	11.7% ±5.1 pp	20.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	146 ±55	9.6% ±3.5 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 2,126
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Delaware	U.S.
Same house	1,990 ±93	93.6% ±4.2 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	69 ±64 · low precision	3.2% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2 ±5 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	55 ±62 · low precision	2.6% ±2.9 pp · low precision	3.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	10 ±15 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of Cheswold residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Delaware and 8.4% nationally. 90.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cheswold	Delaware	U.S.	Compared with Delaware
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±2.8 pp · low precision	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.1% ±1.1 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.5% ±3.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Cheswold . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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