Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Delmar is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 233rd of 259 graded towns in Maryland, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $85K. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $293K, 4 years of the Salisbury metro’s $74K median household income. 10% of residents are 65 or older in Delmar, against 16% in Maryland’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Delmar's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns. Delmar's public schools trail 80% of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation.
Where Delmar beats most towns.
3,003 counted in 2010 and 3,798 in 2020; an estimated 4,896 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 27.9% since 2020, after 26.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Delmar is from typical.
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Census counts: 135 in 1880, 3,798 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delmar, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Delmar.
Delmar sends many workers across the state line to Seaford and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Maryland.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31% of working residents cross a state line to work, Seaford among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,545 working residents takes 25 minutes, against 31.1 across Maryland.
Most working residents leave Delmar for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Delmar has added 195 jobs, to 505 in 2023. Delmar’s average trip to work is 25 minutes.
| Delmar | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 3.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
53% of households own their home in Delmar. The typical Delmar home is worth about $293,000, up 1.1% in a year, 31% below the Maryland typical home. The median rent in Delmar is $1,607 a month.
| Delmar | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 53% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,607 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Delmar has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Delmar's reported crime rate is well below Maryland's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Delmar | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.2 per 1,000 residents | 14.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 71% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar.
Delmar beats the Maryland average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 39% of Delmar adults have obesity.
| Delmar | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| What stands out | Delmar | MD |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 13.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.4% | 15% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Delmar | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mason Dixon Sports Complex | — | 13 |
| 2. Gordy Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delmar. Close and well known come first.
25 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year27 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park
35 mi LandmarkFort Miles6 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
27 mi Theme parkTrimper's Rides
32 mi Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Delmar
About 8 of every 100 Delmar residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
Where Delmar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Maryland, United States
Delmar is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, Delmar had a population of 3,798. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. When the population is added to Delmar, Delaware, the town's total population is 4,600.
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One town shares a border with Delmar.
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Delmar grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #233 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Elihu Emory Jackson and Lewis J. Fields.
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