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A town of 1,155. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: MondayFrederica’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. No town in Delaware scores lower than Frederica on walkability. Its National Register listings include Barratt's Chapel and Barratt Hall. Frederica has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Frederica beats most towns.
Barratt's ChapelIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Frederica is from typical.
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Census counts: 588 in 1870, 1,073 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1960 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Frederica, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Frederica.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frederica.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Lake Forest School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 353 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Frederica for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Frederica grew to 53 in 2023, 21 more than in 2013. 6.5% of Frederica residents live below the poverty line, where Delaware’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Frederica | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). Frederica has grown 6.1% since 2020, to 1,155 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Delaware.
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.7 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women.
| Frederica | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 18.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.3% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.7% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Frederica has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 27° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Frederica beats the Delaware average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 43% of Frederica adults have obesity, against 35% in Delaware’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Frederica.
| Frederica | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Frederica | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.6% | 6.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| More adults with obesity | 43.3% | 35.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The property crime rate in Frederica is 0 per 1,000 residents. Of the 23 Delaware towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than Frederica. Frederica's reported crime rate is well below Delaware's.
| Frederica | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 17.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Frederica home is worth about $376,000, up 2.5% in a year, 7% below the Delaware typical home.
| Frederica | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,203 a month | $1,438 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Frederica
About 12 of every 100 Frederica residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Where Frederica’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Frederica on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware, United States
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 1,073 in 2020. ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is located nearby.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
