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A town of 200, settled in 1869.
Among 38 Delaware towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Woodside. Woodside’s median rent is $1,642 a month, against $1,438 a month in Delaware’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1892.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodside, 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 Woodside.
Most working residents leave Woodside for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Woodside has lost 320 jobs, to 65 in 2023. At 22 minutes, Woodside’s average trip to work is below both the Delaware town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Woodside | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodside 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
Woodside beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 43% of adults have obesity in Woodside. Only 2 of the 38 Delaware towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Woodside.
| Woodside | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Woodside | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.1% | 12.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 12.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodside
About 5 of every 100 Woodside residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Where Woodside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Delaware, United States
Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 190 in 2020.
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Woodside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.