2020 census As of the
2020 census, Cheswold had a population of 1,923. The median age was 43.0 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.5 males age 18 and over. 93.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.8% lived in rural areas. There were 691 households in Cheswold, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.2% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 313 people, 116 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 71.57%
White, 12.14%
African American, 5.11%
Native American, 0.32%
Asian, 6.39% from
other races, and 4.47% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 10.86% of the population. There were 116 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were
married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 2.95. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $32,045. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $22,083 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $14,588. About 18.8% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==