Cerro Gordo vs Delco

A side-by-side comparison of Cerro Gordo and Delco: population, income, housing, and more.

Cerro Gordo and Delco are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cerro Gordo has the higher population (335 vs 117 in Delco). Since 2019, Cerro Gordo's population has grown faster (+64.2% vs -53.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
Population	335	117
Median age	48.1 yrs	23.3 yrs
Median home value	$188,700	—
Median gross rent	$736	—
Housing units	165	98
Homeownership rate	83.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
Population	204 → 335 (+64.2%)	250 → 117 (-53.2%)
Median household income	—	$38,074 → $70,000 (+83.9%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $188,700 (+157.1%)	$127,400 → $137,500 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $736 (+16.6%)	—

Cerro Gordo

Population

204335

Median home value

$73,400$188,700

Median gross rent

$631$736

Delco

Population

250117

Median household income

$38,074$70,000

Median home value

$127,400$137,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	15.8%	70.1%
25 to 34	1.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	22.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	3.3%	0.0%
75 and over	21.2%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	79.5%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
No high school diploma	16.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.3%	77.1%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
Drove alone	86.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
1-unit, detached	81.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cerro Gordo	Delco
Poverty rate	25.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	1974	1949