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New Castle County

Population in July 2007: 485. Population change since 2000: +1.9%
 

Males: 237  (48.9%)
Females: 248  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  46.5 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19810.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,503 (it was $56,731 in 2000)
Arden:  $64,503
Delaware:  $54,610

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $324,691 (it was $171,100 in 2000)
Arden:  $324,691
Delaware:  $239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $354,054; Detached houses: $357,381

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Races in Arden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Arden: 108.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (21.3%), Irish (20.0%), German (17.5%), Italian (7.6%), Russian (6.8%), Polish (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1965

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 0.27 square miles.

Population density: 1822 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Arden

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 25.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arden village

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

27 residents are foreign born (3.0% Europe, 1.5% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.6% Africa).

This village:  5.7%
Delaware:  5.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Arden:  0.8% ($1,439)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (1.4 miles , pop. 78,620).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (22.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ardentown, DE (0.5 miles ), Ardencroft, DE (0.6 miles ), Brandywine, DE (1.2 miles ), Claymont, DE (1.2 miles ), Boothwyn, PA (1.7 miles ), Bellefonte, DE (1.8 miles ), Linwood, PA (1.9 miles ), Edgemoor, DE (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.81 N, Longitude: 75.49 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (3%)
  • Art and design workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (4%)



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Arden-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Arden village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 13.0 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Arden:
  • CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CHESTER, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WILMINGTON (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • EUGENE DUPONT MEMORIAL DIVISION HOSP (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Political contributions by individuals in Arden, DE

Amtrak stations near Arden:
  • 7 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: EXTON (CREST AVE. OFF RTE. 100). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Arden:
  • 17 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arden:
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 7 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 16 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.1 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  53.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  2.1%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.4%


Arden compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Arden travel time to work
Arden mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religon statistics for Arden

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents55.4%12.5%5.0%4.0%2.4%
Congregations12.9%19.4%9.4%6.8%4.0%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.6%1.4%13.9%
Congregations4.0%4.0%1.1%2.5%36.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$725
Police - Other 0$0 1$75
Totals for Government 0$0 3$800



Arden government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $263,000
    Solid Waste Management: $39,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $288,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000
  • Tax - Property: $351,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $23,000

5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.14%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.06%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Arden:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPWA (1590 AM; 3 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: MOUNT OCEAN MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Arden:
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMPH (91.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DIST, BRD OF EDUC)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Arden:
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)


Arden fatal accident list:
Nov 18, 1995 11:10 AM, Cr209, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 12, 1989 08:06 AM, N209, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 29,193
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,627
Total future (year 2012) average daily traffic: 37,883

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N3CUD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00625107
    Grant Date: 10/29/2003, Expiration Date: 10/29/2013
    Registrant: Roberta Perkins, 2107 Harvey Rd, Arden, DE 19810-4011



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$268,77610$191,0985$75,2901$269,280
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$119,0302$218,0901$91,7700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$06$240,8422$95,5201$146,290
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$278,1250$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$176,6750$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$432,220
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.00

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