What is the population of Delaware County, Iowa?

The population of Delaware County, Iowa is 17,288, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Delaware County, Iowa?

The median household income in Delaware County, Iowa is $76,116, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Delaware County, Iowa is $75,814, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Delaware County, Iowa is 2.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	17,288	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	29.9	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.09%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	42.1	36.8	37.1
Households	7,176	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	Delaware County

Group	Share

Delaware County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$76,116	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.64%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$75,814	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$742	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	82.4%	71.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.3	17.0	22.5
Work from home	8.4%	10.4%	13.4%

Delaware County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.37	2.54

Delaware County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Delaware County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.9%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	17.4%	17.6%	19.0%