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Cities and towns in Delaware

Delaware has 57 incorporated places (cities, towns, villages and boroughs), and 22 census-designated places, communities the Census Bureau counts without a local government. 0 have 100,000 or more residents and 25 fewer than 1,000. The largest is Wilmington, with 73,512 residents on July 1, 2025 (Census Bureau estimate).

What are the largest cities and towns in Delaware?

The largest cities of Delaware by the July 2025 estimates, first to fifth: Wilmington (73,512), Dover (40,592), Newark (30,359), Middletown (25,798) and Milford (14,723).

Sorted by population: the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate for incorporated places, the 2020-2024 ACS for census-designated places (which get no yearly estimate). Sort by any column. Download this list (CSV).

Places in Delaware: population (2025 estimate or ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates), income and home value (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
Wilmington1cityNew Castle73,512+3.7%$58,671$231,400
Dover2cityKent40,592+2.8%$60,199$258,900
Newark3cityNew Castle30,359−0.9%$76,912$382,500
Middletown4townNew Castle25,798+11.2%$112,831$409,600
Bear5CDPNew Castle22,370–$91,687$304,800
Glasgow6CDPNew Castle15,546–$113,982$373,900
Brookside7CDPNew Castle15,115–$78,328$279,700
Milford8citySussex and 1 more14,723+31.9%$59,464$296,900
Hockessin9CDPNew Castle13,439–$171,204$568,800
Smyrna10townKent and 1 more13,340+3.5%$67,048$291,400
Pike Creek Valley11CDPNew Castle12,431–$102,434$340,300
Seaford12citySussex9,165+15.5%$54,016$224,300
Claymont13CDPNew Castle8,786–$74,712$276,600
Georgetown14townSussex8,291+15.5%$49,719$281,400
Wilmington Manor15CDPNew Castle8,214–$78,078$240,600
Millsboro16townSussex7,890+16.5%$78,707$332,600
North Star17CDPNew Castle7,834–$150,733$583,700
Pike Creek18CDPNew Castle7,129–$139,635$422,500
Edgemoor19CDPNew Castle6,349–$59,424$290,400
Elsmere20townNew Castle6,196−0.5%$67,944$225,800
New Castle21cityNew Castle5,726+3.3%$89,205$285,100
Laurel22townSussex4,557+15.8%$48,644$230,300
Clayton23townKent4,527+14.3%$107,307$361,300
Camden24townKent4,176+12.8%$63,267$300,100
Rising Sun-Lebanon25CDPKent4,163–$113,529$389,900
Harrington26cityKent3,974+5.0%$72,679$221,900
Milton27townSussex3,860+16.4%$80,875$407,000
Lewes28citySussex3,826+14.7%$96,393$826,100
Highland Acres29CDPKent3,752–$102,356$306,400
Greenville30CDPNew Castle3,713–$142,844$1,062,500
Selbyville31townSussex3,381+16.5%$75,592$432,900
Ocean View32townSussex3,107+16.6%$91,500$514,200
Bridgeville33townSussex2,997+16.4%$64,879$400,900
Townsend34townNew Castle2,985+9.6%$153,000$465,100
Dover Base Housing35CDPKent2,962–$82,161not published
Cheswold36townKent2,653+37.7%$86,875$314,600
Riverview37CDPKent2,596–$93,162$319,900
Kent Acres38CDPKent2,388–$91,524$241,600
Delmar39townSussex2,366+15.0%$61,250$232,800
Woodside East40CDPKent2,274–$61,142$330,700
Long Neck41CDPSussex2,161–$56,745$187,600
Millville42townSussex2,145+16.9%$99,776$494,500
Delaware City43cityNew Castle1,939+3.0%$85,395$266,900
Lincoln44CDPSussex1,873–$107,690$262,100
Wyoming45townKent1,865+11.1%$69,603$290,900
St. Georges46CDPNew Castle1,530–$131,553$463,200
Felton47townKent1,386+5.6%$59,896$285,900
Blades48townSussex1,372+15.9%$56,875$227,900
Rodney Village49CDPKent1,331–$43,558$167,200
Bellefonte50townNew Castle1,313+2.3%$90,694$289,500
Rehoboth Beach51citySussex1,309+16.0%$137,500$1,486,100
Frederica52townKent1,155+6.1%$80,924$215,100
Greenwood53townSussex1,153+16.5%$73,345$252,200
Bethany Beach54townSussex1,104+16.3%$117,159$720,900
Dagsboro55townSussex983+16.2%$60,607$318,400
Frankford56townSussex935+16.7%$77,206$315,000
Newport57townNew Castle906−0.4%$60,761$246,000
Port Penn58CDPNew Castle592–$72,009$383,900
Ellendale59townSussex591+16.6%$65,250$269,500
South Bethany60townSussex538+16.5%$116,875$955,200
Arden61villageNew Castle442+2.1%$79,306$479,400
Dewey Beach62townSussex416+16.2%$105,625$961,300
Houston63townKent405+5.2%$68,889$310,900
Fenwick Island64townSussex398+16.4%$113,125$1,394,700
Odessa65townNew Castle360−0.6%$123,750$348,400
Magnolia66townKent291+4.7%$113,333$229,800
Bowers67townKent290+5.8%$67,500$304,200
Bethel68townSussex274+15.6%$99,375$294,700
Ardentown69villageNew Castle257+2.0%$77,188$400,000
Slaughter Beach70townSussex255+15.9%$109,375$757,400
Ardencroft71villageNew Castle232+1.8%$130,688$432,100
Kenton72townKent231+6.0%$44,665$225,000
Woodside73townKent200+7.5%$79,375$320,800
Little Creek74townKent199+5.3%$68,750$178,100
Leipsic75townKent197+5.3%$44,886$238,900
Henlopen Acres76townSussex159+16.1%$151,250$2,000,000 or more
Viola77townKent145+4.3%not published$269,400
Farmington78townKent101+13.5%not published$142,800
Hartly79townKent79+11.3%$152,813$87,200

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Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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