DelawareNJ
A town of 101, settled in 1884.
Is Delaware a good place to live?
5.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Delaware, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. Delaware has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
101 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Drew University and 76 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delaware. Close and well known come first.
35 mi GardenDrew University
20 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
33 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
5 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
37 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
16 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverPhoto credits
Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Delaware: who provides what
Delaware is unincorporated, so Warren 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Delaware.
Most of Delaware’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Delaware for work: only 0% work in town. At $67,000, Delaware’s median household income is below both the New Jersey town median ($113,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Delaware fell to 17 in 2023, 93 fewer than in 2013.
| Delaware | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Delaware has four seasons and pleasant summers
Delaware has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Delaware is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Delaware is
Delaware beats the New Jersey average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of Delaware adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Delaware | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Delaware | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.3% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Delaware faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Delaware
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware
About 0 of every 100 Delaware residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Delaware for work
Where Delaware’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Delaware
Census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Delaware (also known as Delaware Station) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located along the Delaware River within Knowlton Township in Warren County, New Jersey. It was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 150. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07833.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 292 ft
- ZIP code
- 07833
Questions about Delaware
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Delaware, NJ a good place to live?
Delaware has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.