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A town of 7,834.
Delaware Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $236K, 2.9 years of the Hemlock Farms area’s $81K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 623rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $86K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, its public schools beat 80% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. Delaware Township’s average trip to work is 57 minutes, against 26 minutes in Pennsylvania’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Delaware State Forest, at 3,869 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Delaware Township beats most towns.
50% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 6 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delaware Township. Close and well known come first.
3 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
20 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi MountainHigh Point
26 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
22 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft vertical
33 mi Theme parkLegoland New YorkMiddle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware Township, 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 Delaware Township.
Delaware Township sends many workers across the state line to New York City and keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania.
Its 14,459 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Pennsylvania towns.
22 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stillwater Natural Area | 3.9 mi | 1,015 |
| 2. Delaware State Forest | 1 mi | 3,869 |
| 3. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | — | 292 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
57% of working residents cross a state line to work, New York City among the top destinations. Delaware Township has 429 jobs for its 2,784 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Delaware Township for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Delaware Township grew to 429 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Milford (7%), New York (3%) and Milford Township (3%).
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $86,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delaware Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Delaware Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Delaware Township’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Delaware Township is 46.4 years. Delaware Township has grown 5.4% since 2020, to 7,834 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Delaware Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Delaware Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of Delaware Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Delaware Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Delaware Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware Township
About 3 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Delaware Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Delaware Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Delaware Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,453 at the 2020 census. The Birchwood Lakes housing community is located in Delaware Township.
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5 towns share a border with Delaware Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | #623 | B | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Lehman Township | #958 | C− | C− | A− | C+ | C |
| Dingman Township | #736 | B− | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Porter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Delaware Township and Dingman Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Porter Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Delaware Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #623 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and A− for schools. Jobs & income 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 B.
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