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SheetDE-FREDERICA-DE · Frederica, DE 972 pop · income 50th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Frederica
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Frederica on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Manns Harbor · lowest
27,087
Manns Harbor · lowest
27,087 median HH income
24.7% of the leader · rank #1
Green Island · near
70,281
Green Island · near
70,281 median HH income
64.2% of the leader · rank #2
Dawson · near
70,286
Dawson · near
70,286 median HH income
64.2% of the leader · rank #3
Frederica · this city
70,288
Frederica · this city
70,288 median HH income
64.2% of the leader · rank #4
Hoffman · near
70,292
Hoffman · near
70,292 median HH income
64.2% of the leader · rank #5
Alvord · near
70,294
Alvord · near
70,294 median HH income
64.2% of the leader · rank #6
Zena · highest
109,479
Zena · highest
109,479 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Frederica on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 972.
Frederica ranks in the 50th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.
50th
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
78th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Frederica, DE
972 people live in Frederica, Delaware - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $70,288 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.4%. Typical homes in Frederica are valued around $216,700, and the median resident age is 27.8 years. Educational attainment runs 22.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The city is served by 1 public schools according to NCES Common Core of Data.
Delaware tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Delaware scores 99.8 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,560 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Delaware run around $243, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 91.3 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Frederica's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to schools and households to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Frederica, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Frederica growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +63 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.8% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Which cities make useful reference points for Frederica?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Delaware, the closest population matches are Bethany Beach (923 residents, $105,833 income); Blades (1,055 residents, $62,596 income); Frankford (883 residents, $74,583 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Valley Springs, CA (972 residents); Zena, NY (972 residents); Manns Harbor, NC (972 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
How far does income reach against housing in Frederica?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the education layer cover for Frederica?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 22.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Frederica?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 83.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
83.3%
Work from home
0.0%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 515 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 6.4% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
99.8 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Delaware average
D
City profile score · Frederica, DE
48/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate C
6.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C-
$70,288
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living D
99.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Frederica profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 56/100 (C) · 6.4%
Household income: 50/100 (C-) · $70,288
Bachelor's+ share: 42/100 (D) · 22.6%
Cost of living: 41/100 (D) · 99.8 index
How does Frederica compare to other US cities?
Frederica measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income50% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent78% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Frederica against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Delaware only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Delaware-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Frederica near the bottom of Delaware's cities
Among the 79 Delaware cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Frederica ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Frederica only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#54 of 77
30th percentile in Delaware
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 79
0th percentile in Delaware
Median Home Value
#68 of 77
12th percentile in Delaware
Poverty Rate
#36 of 79
53rd percentile in Delaware
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#54 of 79
32nd percentile in Delaware
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Delaware only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
50th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Frederica's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$216,700Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Frederica's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,116 of 15,516
More affordable than 54% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,948 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.1×, Frederica sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,116 of 15,516 and #5,948 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$70,288Frederica, DE median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Frederica, DE median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Frederica, DE.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
972
Median Income
$70,288
Median Home Value
$216,700
Median Age
27.8
Poverty Rate
6.4%
Labor force participation
58.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.6%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Frederica's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
1,092 residents
2021
1,101 residents
2022
1,117 residents
2023
1,131 residents
2024
1,145 residents
2025
1,155 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
83.3%
Carpool
15.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Other
1.4%
Based on 515 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Delaware statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $243
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Delaware at $243 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Delaware statewide averages, not a meter reading for Frederica. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Delaware's BEA cost-of-living index is 99.8 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Frederica is $1,560/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Delaware statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 91.3 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Delaware statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Frederica sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Frederica compares to similar-size Delaware cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.