City profile · Delaware · Census ACS 2023

St. Georges, DE

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for St. Georges - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,564
Residents
$146,944
Median income
$474,500
Median home
$1,810
Median rent (state)

St. Georges - the verdict

St. Georges ranks in the 94th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

94th
percentile, household income
83rd
percentile, home value
74th
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: St. Georges, DE

1,564 people live in St. Georges, Delaware - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in St. Georges brings in $146,944 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. Home values in St. Georges run a median of $474,500, and the median resident age is 41.9 years. Educational attainment runs 38.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 77.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Delaware tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 99.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,810 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Delaware run around $243, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 95.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

1,564 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Delaware

Median Household Income

$146,944 /yr

Poverty 0.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

99.8 (US=100)

Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Delaware average

How does St. Georges compare to other US cities?

Where St. Georges sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 94% higher than other cities
Home value 83% pricier than other cities
Median rent 74% 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 St. Georges against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Delaware only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Delaware-relative analysis

Poverty Rate places St. Georges near the bottom of Delaware's cities

Among the 79 Delaware cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, St. Georges ranks #71 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares St. Georges only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#5 of 77
94th percentile in Delaware
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 79
67th percentile in Delaware
Median Home Value
#14 of 77
82nd percentile in Delaware
Poverty Rate
#71 of 79
0th percentile in Delaware
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#24 of 79
70th percentile in Delaware

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.

94thIncome percentile

94th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How St. Georges's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$474,500 17th percentile more affordable than 17% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. St. Georges $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - St. Georges, DE St. Georges, DE's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not St. Georges, DE-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution St. Georges, DE median $146,944/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
St. Georges, DE's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for St. Georges, DE. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 38.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 77.3%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,564
Median Income
$146,944
Median Home Value
$474,500
Median Age
41.9
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
77.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.7%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
81.6%
Carpool
0.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.2%
Work from Home
18.0%

Based on 940 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Delaware - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$115
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$48
avg/month
Total Utilities
$243
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Delaware state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Delaware state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county St. Georges sits in

Cost of Living Index
99.8
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,810/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
95.3 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Delaware

Bellefonte
1,507 people
Lincoln
1,639 people
Woodside East
1,680 people
Rehoboth Beach
1,388 people
Dagsboro
1,350 people
Wyoming
1,789 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Georges's 1,564 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Langhorne, PA
1,564 people
Clarendon, AR
1,565 people
Brooklyn, IA
1,565 people
Canby, MN
1,563 people
Cairo, NY
1,565 people
Granite, OK
1,563 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to St. Georges's $146,944 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Shoreacres, TX
$146,957 median income
Mulat, FL
$146,917 median income
Spring Lake, NJ
$146,976 median income
Swarthmore, PA
$146,992 median income
East Islip, NY
$146,890 median income
Glenview Manor, KY
$146,875 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - St. Georges, DE Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition St. Georges, DE - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 51.2% 21.1% 15.3% 11.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.0% White 51.2% Black or African American 21.1% Asian 15.3% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.8% Two or more races 11.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How St. Georges compares to nearby Delaware cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
St. Georges (this city) 1,564 $146,944
Bellefonte 1,507 $86,667
Lincoln 1,639 $74,712
Woodside East 1,680 $57,938
Census ACS 5-year FIPS DE OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about St. Georges, DE?

What is the population of St. Georges, DE? +

St. Georges, DE counts 1,564 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in St. Georges, DE? +

The median household income in St. Georges is $146,944 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in St. Georges? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for St. Georges; the closest available measure is the Delaware state average, a cost of living index of 99.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Delaware vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in St. Georges, DE? +

A typical home in St. Georges is worth $474,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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