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10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Leipsic, below both the Delaware town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include Allee House and Raymond Neck Historic District. Leipsic has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Leipsic beats most towns.
Census counts: 407 in 1880, 178 in 2020. The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 4 maps from 1931 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leipsic, 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 Leipsic.
Leipsic’s FEMA risk score is 82 of 100, where Delaware’s towns sit at 33 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Leipsic since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Leipsic for work: only 0% work in town. 3.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Leipsic. The top destinations are Dover (16%), Newark (6%) and Milford (5%).
| Leipsic | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Leipsic has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Leipsic beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 43% of Leipsic adults have obesity. Among 38 Delaware towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Leipsic.
| Leipsic | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Leipsic | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 15.5% | 12.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Leipsic
About 2 of every 100 Leipsic residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Coastal flooding makes up 37% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
11 places in Leipsic on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware, United States
Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 178 in 2020.
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Leipsic has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
