Statewide Claims to Fame

Elsmere is 2nd in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Foreign born residents

Elsmere is 2nd in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Elsmere is 2nd in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Elsmere is 2nd in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Elsmere is 4th in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Race - Two or More

Elsmere is 6th in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Race - White

Elsmere is 6th in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Elsmere is 6th in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Elsmere is 8th in Delaware out of 20 other cities in Income below poverty line

Elsmere is 9th in Delaware out of 10 other cities in Current population (2012)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Current population (2012) 6,156 9th 917,092 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1.0 20th 1,948.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 6,094.4 2nd 460.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Residents younger than 5 7.6% 6th 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 12th 22.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.2% 15th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 79.2% 18th 87.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.5% 19th 28.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Race - White 69.6% 6th 71.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 13.1% 15th 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 2nd 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.7% 13th 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 19th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.8% 4th 2.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 23.8% 2nd 8.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 59.7% 12th 64.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Female residents 52.1% 13th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 17.3% 2nd 8.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Housing units 2,664 18th 409,757 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 32.2% 6th 17.5% 25.9%
Households 2,413 18th 332,837 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 59.0% 14th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $180,900 19th $244,100 $186,200
People per household 2.5 11th 2.6 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Income per capita $23,850 14th $29,659 $27,915
Income per household $48,634 15th $59,317 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.7% 8th 11.2% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Elsmere Rank Delaware US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 410 17th 74,573 27,092,908
Retail sales $23,261 17th $14,202,083 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,072 10th $16,421 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $3,983 17th $1,910,770 $613,795,732

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