Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Magnolia’s median household income is $113,000, above both Delaware’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 1 of the 38 Delaware towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Magnolia. Its National Register listings include Matthew Lowber House and Delaware Boundary Markers. Magnolia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Magnolia beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 193 in 1880, 277 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Magnolia, 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 Magnolia.
Adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (21% statewide). Magnolia has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 291 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Delaware.
| Magnolia | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 34% | 29% |
Somewhere between 37% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Magnolia’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.1 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women.
| Magnolia | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.7% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.1% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by the Caesar Rodney School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood CenterLargest public elementary schoolGrades K | Grades K | 454 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Magnolia 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Magnolia for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Magnolia has added 28 jobs, to 103 in 2023. The top destinations are Dover (20%), Milford (9%) and Camden (9%).
| Magnolia | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
45% of Magnolia adults have obesity, above both the Delaware town median (35%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 25% of Magnolia adults have been diagnosed with depression. Magnolia beats the Delaware average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Magnolia | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Magnolia | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6% | 6.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Magnolia home is worth about $420,000, up 2.4% in a year, close to the Delaware typical home. 83% of households own their home in Magnolia.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Magnolia
About 8 of every 100 Magnolia residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Delaware.
2 places in Magnolia on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware, United States
Magnolia is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metro area. Recent estimates put the population at around 235, however, the population was 277 at the 2020 census.
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Magnolia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 notable people were born here, including Duron Harmon and Charles Wharton.
