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New Castle County

Population in July 2007: 20,787.
Males: 9,949  (47.9%)
Females: 10,838  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  36.2 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19808.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $81,471 (it was $71,655 in 2000)
Pike Creek:  $81,471
Delaware:  $54,610

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $296,605 (it was $156,300 in 2000)
Pike Creek:  $296,605
Delaware:  $239,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $313,583; Detached houses: $373,695; Townhouses or other attached units: $271,359; In 2-unit structures: $381,280; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,446; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,280

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Races in Pike Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
  • Black (4.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.6%)
  • Korean (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Pike Creek: 101.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.3%), Italian (18.3%), German (18.3%), English (13.1%), Polish (8.2%), United States (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 6.13 square miles.

Population density: 3390 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Pike Creek

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 19.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pike Creek CDP

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

1,598 residents are foreign born (3.9% Asia, 2.1% Europe, 1.5% Latin America).

This place:  8.1%
Delaware:  5.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Pike Creek:  0.9% ($1,399)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (4.6 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (34.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (1.2 miles ), North Star, DE (1.6 miles ), Hockessin, DE (1.9 miles ), Piedmont, DE (2.0 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (2.1 miles ), Greater Newark, DE (2.1 miles ), Brookside, DE (2.2 miles ), Newport, DE (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.74 N, Longitude: 75.70 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,514 (-38.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,062 (9.3%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Chemicals (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)



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Average climate in Pike Creek, Delaware

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Pike Creek-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Pike Creek place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 8.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pike Creek:
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Amtrak stations near Pike Creek:
  • 6 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.
  • 8 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:
  • 17 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pike Creek:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 8 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 11 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 19 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 22 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

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Churches in Pike Creek include: Ebenezer Methodist Church (A), Faith Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Parks in Pike Creek include: Limestone Hills Park (1), Carousel Farm Park (2). 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:  63.0%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.6%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

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


People in group quarters in Pike Creek
  • 231 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 146 people in nursing homes
  • 11 people in religious group quarters


Pike Creek compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religon statistics for Pike Creek

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:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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 Pike Creek:
  • 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)
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • 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:
  • 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.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • 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.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 552
Total average daily truck traffic: 44
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 47


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$209,670379$204,161313$169,229132$51,87049$142,5531$5,120
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$037$175,65759$175,71315$50,5403$167,0602$63,855
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$118,70326$166,940117$173,21047$43,86210$153,1672$48,795
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$177,95030$187,164107$203,10713$127,6075$191,3320$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$012$207,74124$195,0541$40,0003$198,8800$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0136.04 , 0136.07, 0136.11, 0136.12, 0136.13

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED100$225,89220$245,8823$165,877
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$227,4036$292,6522$186,385
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$161,0000$01$161,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$169,3900$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0136.04 , 0136.07, 0136.11, 0136.12, 0136.13

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 15
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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