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Cheswold, DE

Full City Profile · Delaware · Kent County County

3.0 /5.0
B Good
1,833 Population 996/sq mi density
$75,000 Median Income $32,781 per capita
$290,500 Home Value $397,706 Zillow
$860 Median Rent 19.1% income on rent
57°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr
366 Violent Crime/100K 1,647 property/100K
B
Overall
3.0 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$75,000 median income, 5.0% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.5 / 5.0
$290,500 home value, $860/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
366 violent crimes/100K
C
Education
2.3 / 5.0
16.6% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013, 2023)

Population Change
+44.4%
1,567 → 2,263
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+3.74%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+33.8%
$56,058 → $75,000
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+2.95%
Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Cheswold across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013, 2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts, real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030
2,926
+663 from 2023 (2,263)
Projected Median Income 2030
$91,928
+$16,928 from 2023 ($75,000)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year Population YoY % Median Income YoY %
2013 1,567 - $56,058 -
2015 1,578 +0.7% $51,667 -7.8%
2017 1,622 +2.8% $48,750 -5.6%
2019 1,712 +5.5% $47,813 -1.9%
2021 1,959 +14.4% $60,766 +27.1%
2023 2,263 +15.5% $75,000 +23.4%
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.