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Leipsic, DE map Population (year 2000): 203. Estimated population in July 2006: 221 (+8.9% change)
 

Males: 92  (45.3%)
Females: 111  (54.7%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19901.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,400 (it was $37,656 in 2000)
Leipsic  $44,400
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,900 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Leipsic  $107,900
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Leipsic:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (25.6%), English (15.8%), Irish (14.3%), Italian (10.3%), French (4.4%), Scottish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 775 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Leipsic

  • High school or higher: 72.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 16.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Leipsic town

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 16.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  2.0%
Delaware:  5.7%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Leipsic, Delaware in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Leipsic to the number of sex offenders is 218 to 1.

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

Leipsic:  0.6% ($480)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (34.1 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (58.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cheswold, DE (5.0 miles ), Dover, DE (5.5 miles ), Little Creek, DE (7.0 miles) , Smyrna, DE (7.4 miles ), Kent Acres, DE (7.5 miles ), Rodney Village, DE (7.7 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (8.5 miles ), Dover Base Housing, DE (8.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.24 N, Longitude: 75.52 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Population change in the 1990s: -18 (-8.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Machinery (13%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (11%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (20%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
  • Business operations specialists (13%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Art and design workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


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Leipsic-area historical tornado activity is near Delaware state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.9 miles away from the Leipsic town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 38.4 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 Leipsic:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 23 miles; NEWARK, DE)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY (about 25 miles; SALEM, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leipsic:
  • DOVER AFB (about 10 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 48 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leipsic:
  • CHANDELLE ESTATES (about 4 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: 0N4)
  • DELAWARE AIRPARK (about 5 miles; DOVER/CHESWOLD, DE; ID: 33N)
  • SMYRNA (about 7 miles; SMYRNA, DE; ID: 38N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leipsic:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 23 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 26 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 30 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  60.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  17.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.9%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Leipsic compared to Delaware state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly 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


Leipsic government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
    General Support: $9,000
    Highways: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $29,000

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 Leipsic:
  • 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.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

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

TV broadcast stations around Leipsic:
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

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