Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020

Updated on October 18, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Delaware cities and places, Bellefonte town had the highest population density per square mile (6.91K people per sqr mile), followed by Wilmington city (6.51K people per sqr mile), and Elsmere town (6.31K people per sqr mile).

On the other hand, Slaughter Beach town had the lowest population density per square mile (153.60 people per sqr mile), followed by Lincoln CDP (317.12 people per sqr mile), and Port Penn CDP (400.50 people per sqr mile).

The chart below shows the top 10 Delaware cities and places with high population density, and the table below shows the population density of all Delaware cities and places.

You can also see this information for other states, as well as the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
Bellefonte
6.91K
Wilmington
6.51K
Elsmere
6.31K
Wilmington Manor
5.00K
Claymont
4.60K
Pike Creek Valley
4.07K
Bear
3.99K
Brookside
3.86K
Dover Base Housing
3.74K
Edgemoor
3.46K
Ranking of Delaware Cities and Places By Population Density from Census 2020
Rank
Place
Population Density
28 Wyoming town 1,605.11
48 Woodside town 1,131.77
32 Woodside East CDP 1,499.89
2 Wilmington city 6,507.30
4 Wilmington Manor CDP 4,994.53
66 Viola town 790.35
13 Townsend town 2,622.01
34 St. Georges CDP 1,419.20
62 South Bethany town 896.74
19 Smyrna town 2,065.50
79 Slaughter Beach town 153.60
65 Selbyville town 803.55
30 Seaford city 1,562.75
16 Rodney Village CDP 2,522.25
70 Riverview CDP 680.71
45 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 1,148.18
61 Rehoboth Beach city 942.62
77 Port Penn CDP 400.50
6 Pike Creek Valley CDP 4,073.10
12 Pike Creek CDP 2,903.89
68 Odessa town 721.55
60 Ocean View town 950.52
44 North Star CDP 1,184.32
22 Newport town 1,951.48
11 Newark city 3,245.94
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