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New Castle County

Population in July 2008: 1,290. Population change since 2000: +3.3%
 

Males: 623  (48.4%)
Females: 667  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19809.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,975 (it was $49,231 in 2000)
Bellefonte:  $55,975
Delaware:  $54,610

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,618
Bellefonte:  $26,618
Delaware:  $27,853

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $215,006 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
Bellefonte:  $215,006
Delaware:  $239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $228,928; Detached houses: $231,376; Townhouses or other attached units: $136,481; In 2-unit structures: $288,626

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Races in Bellefonte:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bellefonte: 98.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (28.7%), German (23.5%), English (20.0%), Italian (13.5%), Polish (4.7%), United States (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1915

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 0.18 square miles.

Population density: 7336 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bellefonte

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bellefonte town

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

31 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe).

This town:  2.5%
Delaware:  5.7%


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

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

Bellefonte:  0.7% ($742)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (2.0 miles , pop. 78,620).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (24.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Edgemoor, DE (0.9 miles ), Brandywine, DE (1.4 miles ), Ardencroft, DE (1.7 miles ), Claymont, DE (1.7 miles ), Ardentown, DE (1.7 miles ), Penns Grove borough, NJ (1.8 miles ), Wilmington, DE (1.8 miles ), Arden, DE (1.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.77 N, Longitude: 75.50 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-2.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (18%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Life and physical scientists (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Bellefonte-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Bellefonte town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 13.6 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Bellefonte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Delaware state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Bellefonte center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 17.6 miles away from Bellefonte center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Bellefonte center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bellefonte:
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WILMINGTON (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • EUGENE DUPONT MEMORIAL DIVISION HOSP (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Political contributions by individuals in Bellefonte, DE

Amtrak stations near Bellefonte:
  • 4 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: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 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 Bellefonte:
  • 14 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 14 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 14 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellefonte:
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 14 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 15 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 16 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bellefonte, DE



Bellefonte compared to Delaware state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Bellefonte travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bellefonte

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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$680
Totals for Government 0$0 1$680



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 Bellefonte:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPWA (1590 AM; 3 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: MOUNT OCEAN MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bellefonte:
  • WMPH (91.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DIST, BRD OF EDUC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • 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 Bellefonte:
  • 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.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, 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.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 69 meters (226ft)
Total average daily traffic: 103,329
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,150

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Douglas I Brandon, 6601 Gov. Printz Blvd., Type: Pole, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000732
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services, Inc., 1150 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 603 Philadelphia Pike, Call Sign: KGA814, Licensee ID: L00003405
    Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz, 45.0200 MHz, 154.665 MHz, 154.695 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/19/1998, Expiration Date: 07/28/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/10/2003
    Registrant: State Of Delaware, 801 Silver Lake Blvd, Dover, DE 19904-2407, Phone: (302) 739-9648

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Dot Garage Talley Rd, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPJA446
    Assigned Frequencies : 6585.62 MHz, 6595.62 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/01/2000, Expiration Date: 09/26/2010
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 6903 Rockledge Drive, Suite 220, Bethesda, MD 20817, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 493-5162, Email:



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 ORIGINATED4$151,0555$158,6362$56,1001$70,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$179,7300$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$117,0503$151,7402$74,8201$41,010
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$120,6800$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$157,2100$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$159,845
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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