Delaware, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 25,243. Estimated population in July 2024: 31,322 (+24.1% change)
Males: 12,061 (47.8%), Females: 13,182 (52.2%)

Delaware County

Zip code: 43015

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $46,030
Median house value: $126,800

Population by Race

Races in Delaware:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.2%)
  • Black (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (11.8%), English (11.4%), United States (9.0%), Italian (4.7%), Scottish (2.7%).

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 15.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Delaware

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Delaware city

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +5,006 (+24.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Delaware:

  • GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (561 W CENTRAL AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Delaware:

  • HARDING HOSP (about 15 miles; WORTHINGTON, OH)
  • ST ANNS HOSPITAL OF COLUMBUS (about 17 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH)
  • RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COLUMBUS, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Delaware:

  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: OSU)
  • PORT COLUMBUS INTL (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: CMH)
  • RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Delaware:

  • DELAWARE MUNI (about 3 miles; DELAWARE, OH; Abbreviation: DLZ)
  • PACKER (about 13 miles; RADNOR, OH; Abbreviation: 5E9)
  • UNION COUNTY (about 21 miles; MARYSVILLE, OH; Abbreviation: MRT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Delaware:

  • OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,859; Location: 61 S SANDUSKY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.owu.edu)
  • METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL-OHIO (Full-time enrollment: 221; Location: 3081 COLUMBUS PIKE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mtso.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • DELAWARE JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (Full-time enrollment: 47; Location: 4565 COLUMBUS PKE; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Delaware:

  • OTTERBEIN COLLEGE (about 17 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,226)
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 42,666)
  • COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,583)
  • FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,048)
  • CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 26 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,999)
  • DENISON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GRANVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,101)

Schools

Public high schools in Delaware:

  • RUTHERFORD B HAYES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,275; Location: 289 EUCLID AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BUCKEYE VALLEY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 726; Location: 901 COOVER RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WILLIAM K WILLIS (RJCF) (Students: 94; Location: 7990 DUBLIN RD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • SCIOTO RIVER (SJCF) (Location: 5993 HOME RD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • DELAWARE AREA CAREER CENTER SOUTH CAMPUS (Location: 4565 COLUMBUS PIKE; Grades: 11 – 12)
  • DELAWARE AREA CAREER CENTER NORTH CAMPUS (Location: 1685 BOWTOWN RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Delaware:

  • DELAWARE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 312; Location: 45 BELLE AVE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Delaware:

  • JOHN C DEMPSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 690; Location: 599 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • FRANK B WILLIS INTERMEDIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 671; Location: 74 W WILLIAM ST; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • BUCKEYE VALLEY LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 538; Location: 683 COOVER RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ERVIN CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 746 ST RT 37 W; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ROBERT F SCHULTZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 499 APPLEGATE LN; Grades: PK – 04)
  • JAMES CONGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 370; Location: 10 CHANNING ST; Grades: PK – 04)
  • DAVID SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 355 N LIBERTY ST; Grades: PK – 04)
  • LAURA WOODWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 313; Location: 200 S WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG – 04)
  • TECHNOLOGY CENTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 621 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: N – N )
  • DELAWARE JVS (Location: 4565 COLUMBUS PIKE; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Delaware:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 66 E WILLIAM ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Delaware:

  • DELAWARE COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,390,011; Location: 84 E. WINTER ST.; 150,380 books; 5,470 audio materials; 9,310 video materials; 406 serial subscriptions)