Housing in North Delaware at a glance
- Population
- about 98,069
- Housing units
- about 39,944
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $220,000Philadelphia: $243,100 (-9%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,430 a monthPhiladelphia: $1,397 (+2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 62.7%Philadelphia: 51.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 91%
- Median year built
- 1954
North Delaware pairs a high owner share with near-average rent. Owner households are 62.7% of the total, second-highest of ten and 10.9 points above Philadelphia overall, and they number 23,669 against 14,108 renting. Rent of $1,430 is third-highest and 2% above the city, while values stay lower: $220,000 ranks sixth of ten and sits 9% beneath $243,100. The stock is old, with 91% of homes from before 1980 and a typical date of 1954. North-east of the population centre, it falls in the middle of a run of districts: Central Northeast is worth $276,000 while Lower Northeast ($175,000) and North ($106,000) fall well below. Its rent also tops that of those neighbours, whose figures are $1,320, $1,180 and $1,140. The district has 98,069 residents living in 39,944 homes. Its pre-1980 share ranks third-highest of ten, and Central Northeast, Lower Northeast and North all have lower owner shares. That mix of ownership and rent is distinctive here.
Questions about North Delaware
What is the median home value in North Delaware, Philadelphia?
$220,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $243,100 for Philadelphia as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in North Delaware?
$1,430 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,397 in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in North Delaware own or rent?
Most own: 62.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.8% in Philadelphia (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 20 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
North Delaware is one of the 10 most populous of 18 planning districts of Philadelphia: estimated population about 98,069 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Philadelphia, Planning Districts (OpenDataPhilly), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Philadelphia as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Payotte lists one professional per trade in North Delaware. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
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- Home inspectorOpen spot
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- AppraiserOpen spot
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