Elsmere, Delaware

Back to Elsmere, DE housing info, New Castle County, Delaware, DE smaller cities, DE small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Current weather forecast for Elsmere, DE

Population (year 2000): 5,800. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,731 (-1.2% change)

Males: 2,841	(49.0%)
Females: 2,959	(51.0%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Delaware median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 19805.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,600 (it was $39,415 in 2000)

Elsmere	$44,600
Delaware:	$52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $141,800 (it was $88,300 in 2000)

Elsmere	$141,800
Delaware:	$203,800

Elsmere, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Elsmere:

White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
Hispanic (12.1%)
Black (9.4%)
Other race (5.1%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Recent posts about Elsmere, Delaware on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Elsmere is mentioned 12 times on our forum:

	Quick Course in Basics, by a Native Delawarean (34 replies)
	News in Delaware - Crime (25 replies)
	Nice Areas In and Around Wilmington? (1 reply)
	Moving in to Wilmington from Richmond,VA (7 replies)
	Newport Area Delaware (2 replies)
	Rush hour commute times to Philly Int'l Airport (4 replies)

Latest news from Elsmere, DE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Irish (23.9%), Italian (16.9%), Polish (11.3%), German (9.7%), English (8.6%), United States (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 80 feet

Land area: 0.98 square miles.

Population density: 5801 people per square mile

(average).

Elsmere,DE real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in Elsmere

High school or higher: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elsmere town

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 51.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 13.5%

457 residents are foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

This town:	7.9%
Delaware:	5.7%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Elsmere, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elsmere to the number of sex offenders is 1428 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Elsmere:	1.0% ($870)
Delaware:	0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, DE (3.0 miles , pop. 72,664).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (35.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Lower Christiana, DE (0.8 miles ), Newport, DE (2.0 miles ), Greenville, DE (2.5 miles ), Wilmington, DE (3.0 miles ), Wilmington Manor, DE (3.8 miles ), Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (5.2 miles ), Piedmont, DE (5.3 miles ), New Castle, DE (5.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 39.74 N, Longitude: 75.59 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -834 (-14.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 154 (5.4%)

9 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

This town's Wikipedia profile

Elsmere, Delaware business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -71 (-1.2%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (19%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Elsmere races chart

Crime in Elsmere by Year
Type	2001	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	3	1	2
per 100,000	17.0	51.2	17.2	34.5
Robberies	15	6	7	10
per 100,000	254.5	102.5	120.4	172.7
Assaults	23	29	29	12
per 100,000	390.3	495.3	498.9	207.3
Burglaries	31	29	52	54
per 100,000	526.0	495.3	894.5	932.6
Thefts	132	90	109	130
per 100,000	2239.9	1537.1	1875.1	2245.3
Auto thefts	15	11	19	37
per 100,000	254.5	187.9	326.9	639.0
Arson	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	17.1	0.0	17.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.5)	314.8	282.0	313.4	327.1

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (10 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.75
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Elsmere, Delaware

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Elsmere-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Elsmere town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 11.5 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Elsmere:

ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 1 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 3 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 3 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elsmere:

NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 27 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elsmere:

NEW GARDEN (about 14 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)
SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 15 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; ID: 7N7)
BRANDYWINE (about 17 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; ID: N99)

Amtrak stations near Elsmere:

3 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.
12 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.
20 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 Elsmere:

15 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
15 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
15 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elsmere:

WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 12 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 21 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Churches in Elsmere include: Elsmere United Presbyterian Church (A), Gospel Light Tabernacle Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chestnut Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Elsmere that have no violations reported:

CAPES COVE (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Delaware:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.7%
Whole state:	68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Elsmere compared to Delaware state average:

Elsmere, Delaware environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above 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 significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Elsmere (2007 data):

Wilmington Trust Company: Elsmere Branch at 1309 Kirkwood Highway, branch established on 1972-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $10,002.2 mil, Deposits: $8,170.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Wilmington Trust Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Elsmere mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		2	$1,771
Other Government Administration	3	$6,465	$25,860	20	$775
Police Protection - Officers	10	$22,025	$26,430	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$2,125	$25,500	0	$0
Streets and Highways	4	$9,175	$27,525	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$8,566	$25,698	2	$2,382
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,249	$26,988	0	$0
Totals for Government	23	$50,605	$26,403	24	$4,928

Elsmere government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $213,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $812,000
Central Staff Services: $784,000

Regular Highways: $278,000

Solid Waste Management: $200,000

General Public Buildings: $111,000

Financial Administration: $93,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $91,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $51,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $65,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $46,000
Police Protection: $41,000

Central Staff: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $508,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $146,000
All Other: $48,000
Tax - Property: $1,596,000
NEC: $132,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,195,000

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 Elsmere:

WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)
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)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elsmere:

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)
WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WMPH (91.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DIST, BRD OF EDUC)
WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
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.)
WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Elsmere:

WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
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.)
W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, 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.)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

Back to Elsmere, DE housing info, New Castle County, Delaware, DE smaller cities, DE small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.