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Cheswold, DE map Population (year 2000): 313
Males: 163  (52.1%)
Females: 150  (47.9%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,700 (it was $38,750 in 2000)
Cheswold  $45,700
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,000 (it was $72,100 in 2000)
Cheswold  $101,000
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Cheswold:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.4%)
  • Black (12.1%)
  • Hispanic (10.9%)
  • American Indian (7.0%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (19.2%), Irish (18.5%), United States (11.8%), English (5.4%), Italian (5.4%), Subsaharan African (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 44 feet

Land area: 0.43 square miles.

Population density: 730 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cheswold

  • High school or higher: 66.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 13.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cheswold town

  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 34.5%
  • Separated: 12.2%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 16.9%

25 residents are foreign born (5.8% Latin America, 1.6% Asia).

This town:  8.0%
Delaware:  5.7%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Cheswold, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cheswold to the number of sex offenders is 313 to 1.

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

Cheswold:  0.4% ($321)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
Cheswold satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (33.6 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (61.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Leipsic, DE (5.0 miles ), Kenton, DE (5.5 miles ), Smyrna, DE (5.6 miles ), Dover, DE (5.7 miles ), Clayton, DE (5.9 miles ), Rodney Village, DE (7.1 miles ), Wyoming, DE (7.2 miles ), Kent Acres, DE (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.22 N, Longitude: 75.59 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Book stores and news dealers (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)


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Crime in Cheswold by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 10010
    per 100,000 310.60.00.0294.10.0
Robberies 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0286.5
Assaults 03233
    per 100,000 0.0920.2600.6882.4859.6
Burglaries 22672
    per 100,000 621.1613.51801.82058.8573.1
Thefts 44151123
    per 100,000 1242.21227.04504.53235.36590.3
Auto thefts 10101
    per 100,000 310.60.0300.30.0286.5
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 366.5276.1450.5685.3584.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  15.97
US city average:  3.00

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Cheswold-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.2 miles away from the Cheswold town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 37.8 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cheswold:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE)
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 27 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)

Political contributions by individuals in Cheswold, DE

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cheswold:
  • DOVER AFB (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 31 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 51 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cheswold:
  • DELAWARE AIRPARK (about 1 miles; DOVER/CHESWOLD, DE; ID: 33N)
  • SMYRNA (about 6 miles; SMYRNA, DE; ID: 38N)
  • JENKINS (about 7 miles; WYOMING, DE; ID: 15N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cheswold:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 24 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 30 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 44 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)

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Church in Cheswold: Cheswold United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cheswold that have no violations reported:
  • DELAWARE STATE TROOPERS ASSOC (Address: P.O. BOX 168, Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  14.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  25.5%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Cheswold compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,303$27,6360$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,303$27,6361$1,594
Totals for Government 2$4,606$27,6361$1,594



8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.47%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.21%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD  0.16% ($32,667)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.29%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Castle County, DE  1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD  0.07% ($26,421)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cheswold:
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cheswold:
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
  • WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJKS (101.7 FM; CANTON, NJ; Owner: QC COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Cheswold:
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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