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Pike Creek Valley, Delaware

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Population in 2010: 11,217.
Males: 5,191  (46.3%)
Females: 6,026  (53.7%)
Median resident age:  41.7 years
Delaware median age:  39.7 years
Estimated median household income in 2015: $66,256
Pike Creek Valley:

$66,256
DE:

$61,255

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $33,135

Pike Creek Valley CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $250,800
Pike Creek Valley:

$250,800
DE:

$240,200

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $278,493; Detached houses: $311,853; Townhouses or other attached units: $195,945; In 2-unit structures: $266,669; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,774; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,555; Mobile homes: $90,063

Median gross rent in 2015: $1,147.

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  • Races in Pike Creek Valley, DE (2015)

    Pike Creek Valley races chart
    • 7,71471.4%White alone
    • 1,20511.1%Black alone
    • 8718.1%Hispanic
    • 7426.9%Asian alone
    • 2292.1%Two or more races
    • 30.03%American Indian alone

Races in Pike Creek Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Pike Creek Valley: 103.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: Irish (13.4%), German (8.8%), American (7.3%), Italian (6.5%), Polish (3.6%), English (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 230 feet

For population 25 years and over in Pike Creek Valley:

  • High school or higher: 96.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pike Creek Valley CDP:

  • Never married: 32.7%
  • Now married: 44.0%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

1,151 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.9% Europe).

This place:

10.6%
Delaware:

8.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,968 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,684 (0.7%)

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, DE (0.3 miles ), Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (1.3 miles ), North Star, DE (1.5 miles ), Hockessin, DE (1.8 miles ), Piedmont, DE (2.0 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (2.1 miles ), Greater Newark, DE (2.1 miles ), Brookside, DE (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.74 N, Longitude: 75.70 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

Pike Creek Valley household income distribution Pike Creek Valley home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

4.9%
Delaware:

4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Manufacturing (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (16%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (4%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)

Work and jobs in Pike Creek Valley: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Tornado activity:

Pike Creek Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Pike Creek Valley place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category F3 tornado 8.2 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pike Creek Valley-area historical earthquake activity is near Delaware state average. It is 86% 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 44.8 miles away from the city 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 44.0 miles away from Pike Creek Valley center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 274.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 299.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 190.4 miles away from Pike Creek Valley 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 67.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in New Castle County (13) is near the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Pike Creek Valley:

  • MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - PIKE CREEK (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • COMPASSIONATE HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE OF DELAWARE (Hospital, about 2 miles away; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MILLCROFT (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
  • EMILY P. BISSELL HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • COKESBURY VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; HOCKESSIN, DE)
  • REGAL HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; HOCKESSIN, DE)

Amtrak stations near Pike Creek Valley:

  • 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: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Pike Creek Valley:

  • 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 Valley:

  • University of Delaware (about 5 miles; Newark, DE; Full-time enrollment: 20,078)
  • Wilmington University (about 8 miles; New Castle, DE; FT enrollment: 10,072)
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington (about 8 miles; Wilmington, DE; FT enrollment: 4,972)
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (about 14 miles; Lincoln University, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania (about 16 miles; West Chester, PA; FT enrollment: 14,492)
  • Neumann University (about 17 miles; Aston, PA; FT enrollment: 2,622)
  • Widener University-Main Campus (about 21 miles; Chester, PA; FT enrollment: 4,051)

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Notable location: Mill Creek Fire Company Ambulance Station 2 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Pike Creek Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Pike Creek Valley include: Skyline United Methodist Church (A), Parkview Assembly of God (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

New Castle County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 117. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

117
U.S.:

75

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.292. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.292
U.S.:

0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 10.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.7
U.S.:

6.4

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.875. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.875
U.S.:

1.912

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 28.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

28.3
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 16.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

16.3
U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

10.3
U.S.:

9.4

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00001. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00001
U.S.:

0.01376
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 4.5%
(4.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.7% for Black residents, 9.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  55.6%
Whole state:  67.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
153 people in college/university student housing in 2010
117 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.8
Delaware average:

11.9

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for Pike Creek Valley CDP (based on New Castle County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic138,17233
Mainline Protestant48,124125
Evangelical Protestant32,993169
Other22,67245
Black Protestant7,21236
Orthodox1,1665
None288,140-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 82
New Castle County:

1.56 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:

1.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 71
New Castle County:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:

1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 112
New Castle County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 337
Here:

6.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.43 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.0%
Delaware:

9.0%
Adult obesity rate:
New Castle County:

26.7%
Delaware:

27.9%

4.41% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.41%
Delaware average:

5.01%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($770 average AGI)
New Castle County:

0.05%
Delaware average:

0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Delaware County, PA  0.37% ($44,388 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.31% ($44,643)
from Kent County, DE  0.29% ($36,003)


4.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($54,209 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.47%
Delaware average:

4.68%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
New Castle County:

0.06%
Delaware average:

0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Kent County, DE  0.36% ($37,860 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.28% ($81,288)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.27% ($41,502)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pike Creek Valley:

  • 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.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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 Valley:

  • 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)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, 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 Valley:

  • 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
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 6m20ftTotal length
  • 46,460Total average daily traffic
  • 2,647Total average daily truck traffic

Pike Creek Valley compared to Delaware state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

Pike Creek Valley on our top lists:

  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in United Kingdom (population 500+)"
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  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Asia, n.e.c. (population 500+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Melanesia (population 500+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Micronesia (population 500+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Polynesia (population 500+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other South Eastern Asia (population 500+)"
  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Born at sea (population 500+)"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
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