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Frankford, DE map Population (year 2000): 714. Estimated population in July 2006: 756 (+5.9% change)
 

Males: 336  (47.1%)
Females: 378  (52.9%)

Sussex County

Median resident age:  30.9 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19945.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,500 (it was $35,333 in 2000)
Frankford  $40,500
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $145,100 (it was $87,300 in 2000)
Frankford  $145,100
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Frankford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (41.3%)
  • Black (35.0%)
  • Hispanic (20.7%)
  • Other race (10.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.5%)
  • American Indian (5.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: English (9.9%), Irish (9.4%), German (8.1%), United States (5.0%), Italian (3.4%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 30 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 1067 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Frankford

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frankford town

  • Never married: 27.8%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

103 residents are foreign born (11.9% Latin America, 1.7% Asia).

This town:  14.4%
Delaware:  5.7%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Frankford, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Frankford to the number of sex offenders is 58 to 1.

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

Frankford:  0.6% ($555)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (68.3 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (102.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dagsboro, DE (2.2 miles ), Selbyville, DE (4.2 miles ), Millsboro, DE (6.3 miles ), Millville, DE (8.7 miles ), Long Neck, DE (9.2 miles ), Whaleyville, MD (9.5 miles) , Ocean View, DE (9.7 miles ), Ocean Pines, MD (10.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.52 N, Longitude: 75.24 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: +178 (+33.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Frankford-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the Frankford town center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 41.8 miles away from the town center caused $150,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Frankford:
  • ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BERLIN, MD)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 28 miles; SEAFORD, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Frankford:
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 23 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 44 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 80 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Frankford:
  • SUSSEX COUNTY (about 14 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; ID: GED)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 18 miles; OCEAN CITY, MD; ID: OXB)
  • LAUREL (about 25 miles; LAUREL, DE; ID: N06)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frankford:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 11 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 42 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 77 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
Public high school in Frankford:
  • INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 739; Location: RR 3 BOX 112; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Frankford:
  • FRANKFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449; Location: RR3 BOX 86; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Frankford:
  • FRANKFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $140,387; Location: 8 MAIN STREET; 13,820 books; 136 audio materials; 741 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Frankford include: Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Frankford United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Courts: Delaware State Justice Of Peace Courts Court 1 (9 Main Street), Delaware State Justice Of Peace Courts Court 1 Fax (9 Main Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Frankford and their reported violations in the past:

FRANKFORD WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 900, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and NOV-13-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-26-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-13-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Frankford that have no violations reported:
  • PYLE SERVICE CENTER (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • CAMP BARNES INC (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • COZY CRITTERS DAYCARE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • GRAYS TRAILER PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • FENWICK ISLAND TRAILER PARK (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  3.1 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.5%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Frankford compared to Delaware state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below 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
Water Supply 1$2,761$33,1320$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,525
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,640$19,6800$0
Totals for Government 2$4,401$26,4061$1,525



7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.07%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  0.87% ($62,931 average AGI)
from Wicomico County, MD  0.36% ($40,402)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.25% ($64,047)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.72%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Sussex County:  0.03%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.91% ($35,501 average AGI)
to Wicomico County, MD  0.41% ($32,937)
to Worcester County, MD  0.15% ($35,098)


Strongest AM radio stations in Frankford:
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKHZ (1590 AM; 1 kW; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: RADIO BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJDY (1470 AM; 5 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Frankford:
  • WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSDL (90.7 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WLBW (92.1 FM; FENWICK ISLAND, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOCM (98.1 FM; SELBYVILLE, DE; Owner: IRIE RADIO, INC.)
  • WWFG (99.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQJZ (97.1 FM; OCEAN PINES, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WRXS (106.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ATLANTIC RADIO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WXJN (105.9 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMD (92.7 FM; REHOBOTH BEACH, DE; Owner: RESORT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WKDB (95.3 FM; LAUREL, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGBG (98.5 FM; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WRBG-LP (107.9 FM; MILLSBORO, DE; Owner: RHYTHM AND BLUES GROUP HARMONY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Frankford:
  • WBLP-LP (Channel 22; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: OCEAN 22 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WLWP-LP (Channel 4; MILLSBORO, ETC., DE; Owner: OCEAN 4 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WRAV-LP (Channel 8; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
  • WEWE-LP (Channel 24; SUSSEX COUNTY, DE; Owner: OCEAN 60 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)

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