Cities / Delaware / Townsend

Townsend, DE

2,728 people

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Population & People

Population

2,728

Median age

36.5

Median household income

$153,000

Poverty rate

2.4%

Unemployment rate

3.7%

Bachelor's degree+

41.5%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$465,100

Median gross rent

$1,193/mo

Homeownership rate

93.45%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,560

HUD Fair Market Rent (Delaware statewide average across 3 areas — not specific to Townsend), 2026. Efficiency $1205, 1BR $1250, 2BR $1560, 3BR $1990, 4BR $2293. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Delaware commercial electricity

12.64¢/kWh

Delaware industrial electricity

9.64¢/kWh

Delaware residential electricity

17.13¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

117218

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

87281.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Delaware

782.33

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, Delaware-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Delaware energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Delaware economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).