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With 2,274 residents, it is a town in Delaware.
Woodside East’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for walkability; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 5 of Delaware’s 54 towns score lower on incomes. Only 1 of Delaware’s 54 towns score lower on the outdoors. Woodside East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Woodside East is from typical.
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Explore the history →2,316 counted in 2010 and 2,570 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Woodside East.
No town among the 38 in Delaware we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Woodside East. Woodside East’s average commute stands at 34 minutes, above both the Delaware town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Woodside East grew to 76 in 2023, 45 more than in 2013. Its middle household income is $61,000.
| Woodside East | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 5.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
One in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Woodside East, against 8.5% in Delaware’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Woodside East is ahead of Delaware on 1 and behind on 12. Woodside East: 45% of adults have obesity.
| Woodside East | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Woodside East | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.2% | 9.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
40% of Woodside East’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 24%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 26°, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
88% of households own their home in Woodside East.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Woodside East is unincorporated, so Kent County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Woodside East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodside East
About 3 of every 100 Woodside East residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Census-designated place in Delaware, United States
Woodside East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Woodside East had a population of 2,570.
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The typical home is worth about $331,000, 18% below the Delaware typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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