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New Castle County

Population in July 2007: 44,531.
Males: 21,389  (48.0%)
Females: 23,142  (52.0%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,989 (it was $58,038 in 2000)
Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:  $65,989
Delaware:  $54,610

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,593
Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:  $32,593
Delaware:  $27,853

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $259,791 (it was $136,900 in 2000)
Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:  $259,791
Delaware:  $239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $276,341; Detached houses: $310,608; Townhouses or other attached units: $255,190; In 2-unit structures: $359,630; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,873; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,137; Mobile homes: $32,062

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood: 102.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 14.5 square miles.

Population density: 3073 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood CCD

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Delaware:  5.7%

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

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:  0.8% ($1,040)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (5.3 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (33.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pike Creek, DE (1.2 miles ), Newport, DE (1.9 miles ), Lower Christiana, DE (1.9 miles ), Piedmont, DE (1.9 miles ), Hockessin, DE (2.0 miles ), North Star, DE (2.0 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (2.0 miles ), Elsmere, DE (2.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.73 N, Longitude: 75.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood household income distribution Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 6.7 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Delaware state average. It is 79% 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 45.8 miles away from Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood 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 45.0 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 67.5 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 17.4 miles away from Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.2 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 82.8 miles away from Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 3 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 3 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 5 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Amtrak stations near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 7 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.
  • 7 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.
  • 19 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 16 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 16 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 16 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 8 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 22 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood map

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Notable locations in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood: Delaware Motor Club (A), Delaware Park Race Track (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Meadowood Shopping Center (1), Midway Shopping Center (2), Mill Creek Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood include: Saint John the Beloved Catholic Church (A), Saint James Church (B), Faith Baptist Church (C), Stanton Full Gospel Church (D), Saint Michaels Orthodox Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: All Saints Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Red Clay Creek (A), Pike Creek (B), Mill Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood include: Powell Ford Park (1), Highland West Park (2), Limestone Hills Park (3), Carousel Farm Park (4), Eastburn Acres Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE


People in group quarters in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood
  • 317 people in nursing homes
  • 231 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in other group homes


Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black 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 below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood

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.


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 Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • 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)
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY 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)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • 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)

TV broadcast stations around Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 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.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)


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