Central Pencader, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 31,039, Rural population: 996 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 11,738 (11,327 occupied: 9,243 owner occupied, 2,084 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Housing density: 368 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2007: $876 (lower quartile is $752, upper quartile is $1,008)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $718

Median gross rent in Central Pencader, DE in 2007: $1,074

Housing units in Central Pencader with a mortgage: 7,658 (1,041 second mortgage, 1,183 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 766

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $288,256 (it was $151,900 in 2000)

Central Pencader:	$288,256
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $225,573 - $389,494

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $342,150
Here: $342,150
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,782
Here: $202,782
State: $208,327

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,451
Here: $136,451
State: $251,311

Mobile homes: $17,784
Here: $17,784
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,986

In family households: 28,714 (6,727 male householders, 2,028 female householders)
7,061 spouses, 11,059 children (10,200 natural, 216 adopted, 643 stepchildren), 313 grandchildren, 227 brothers or sisters, 315 parents, 259 other relatives, 725 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,272 (1,228 male householders (906 living alone)), 1,311 female householders (999 living alone)), 733 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 49 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,823 2-persons, 2,376 3-persons, 2,343 4-persons, 841 5-persons, 284 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,905 1-person, 548 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

7,352 married couples with children.
1,655 single-parent households (391 men, 1,264 women).

92.2% of residents of Central Pencader speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,821 (5.7%)
(51.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Central Pencader, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 43 3 rooms: 103 4 rooms: 433 5 rooms: 905 6 rooms: 1,751 7 rooms: 1,904 8 rooms: 2,065 9 or more rooms: 2,039

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Pencader, Delaware:
	1 room: 39 2 rooms: 150 3 rooms: 278 4 rooms: 578 5 rooms: 495 6 rooms: 327 7 rooms: 130 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 917
1995 to 1998: 2,355
1990 to 1994: 2,538
1980 to 1989: 3,105
1970 to 1979: 1,641
1960 to 1969: 594
1950 to 1959: 208
1940 to 1949: 146
1939 or earlier: 234

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Central Pencader:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 123 2 bedrooms: 1,186 3 bedrooms: 4,091 4 bedrooms: 3,561 5 or more bedrooms: 282

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Central Pencader:
	no bedroom: 39 1 bedroom: 359 2 bedrooms: 1,105 3 bedrooms: 483 4 bedrooms: 98 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Central Pencader in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 93 1 vehicle: 1,796 2 vehicles: 5,391 3 vehicles: 1,552 4 vehicles: 264 5 or more vehicles: 147

Cars and other vehicles available in Central Pencader in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 177 1 vehicle: 1,008 2 vehicles: 748 3 vehicles: 116 4 vehicles: 35 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Central Pencader, DE:

Less than $10,000: 83
$10,000 to $14,999: 41
$15,000 to $19,999: 47
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 60
$30,000 to $34,999: 45
$35,000 to $39,999: 28
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 95
$125,000 to $149,999: 270
$150,000 to $174,999: 400
$175,000 to $199,999: 602
$200,000 to $249,999: 1438
$250,000 to $299,999: 1771
$300,000 to $399,999: 2732
$400,000 to $499,999: 1227
$500,000 to $749,999: 229
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 26

Central Pencader rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Central Pencader:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 19
$150 to $199: 36
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 50
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 30
$600 to $649: 75
$650 to $699: 115
$700 to $749: 97
$750 to $799: 124
$800 to $899: 489
$900 to $999: 460
$1,000 to $1,249: 334
$1,250 to $1,499: 60
$1,500 to $1,999: 36
$2,000 or more: 8
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 412 1990 to 1994: 254 1985 to 1989: 284 1980 to 1984: 226 1975 to 1979: 111 1970 to 1974: 122 1970 to 1974: 220 1965 to 1969: 192

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.4%
Number of people working at home: 242 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 172
5 to 9 minutes: 817
10 to 14 minutes: 1808
15 to 19 minutes: 2785
20 to 24 minutes: 3281
25 to 29 minutes: 1604
30 to 34 minutes: 2601
35 to 39 minutes: 657
40 to 44 minutes: 708
45 to 59 minutes: 1291
60 to 89 minutes: 912
90 or more minutes: 348

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,703 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,886 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 148 (1%)
Railroad: 50 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 112 (1%)
Other means: 63 (0%)
Worked at home: 242 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 215
$10,000 to $14,999: 181
$15,000 to $19,999: 296
$20,000 to $24,999: 522
$25,000 to $29,999: 503
$30,000 to $34,999: 547
$35,000 to $39,999: 501
$40,000 to $44,999: 718
$45,000 to $49,999: 729
$50,000 to $59,999: 1205
$60,000 to $74,999: 1488
$75,000 to $99,999: 2266
$100,000 to $124,999: 1213
$125,000 to $149,999: 561
$150,000 to $199,999: 219
$200,000 or more: 130

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6722

German: 4337

Irish: 3555

Italian: 2941

English: 2321

Polish: 1510

United States or American: 1434

Scottish: 459

Scotch-Irish: 405

Subsaharan African:: 388

Dutch: 291

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 271

French (except Basque): 265

European: 196

African: 190

Russian: 188

Arab:: 182

Ukrainian: 181

Nigerian: 177

Jamaican: 176

British: 146

French Canadian: 132

Greek: 117

Swedish: 113

Hungarian: 101

Welsh: 82

Danish: 70

Swiss: 70

Lithuanian: 59

Turkish: 52

Czech: 49

Austrian: 49

Latvian: 46

Egyptian: 43

Armenian: 43

Pennsylvania German: 41

Lebanese: 40

Norwegian: 40

West Indian: 32

Arab/Arabic: 32

Jordanian: 29

Other Arab: 29

Finnish: 28

Czechoslovakian: 28

Iranian: 26

Slovene: 25

Canadian: 24

Afghan: 23

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 22

Ghanian: 21

Guyanese: 20

Belizean: 19

Romanian: 19

Slovak: 18

Croatian: 15

Haitian: 12

Portuguese: 10

Bermudan: 10

Syrian: 9

Australian: 8

Brazilian: 7

Northern European: 6

Luxemburger: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Jamaica (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Nigeria (6%)
Germany (5%)
India (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 15080
Northeast: 8852
Midwest: 1222
South: 4092
West: 599

49% of Central Pencader residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 6% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 125
9th grade: 206
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 190
12th grade, no diploma: 268
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,740
Less than 1 year of college: 635
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,527
Associate degree: 823
Bachelor's degree: 2,075
Master's degree: 695
Professional school degree: 98
Doctorate degree: 146

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 46
5th and 6th grade: 21
7th and 8th grade: 97
9th grade: 137
10th grade: 230
11th grade: 122
12th grade, no diploma: 201
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,134
Less than 1 year of college: 925
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,459
Associate degree: 917
Bachelor's degree: 2,105
Master's degree: 725
Professional school degree: 97
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $74,536
Black householders: $62,857
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $3,548
Asian householders: $85,671
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $11,071
Some other race householders: $44,380
Two or more races householders: $51,040
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,506

Central Pencader household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Central Pencader household income for Black householders

Central Pencader household income for Asian householders

Central Pencader household income for Some other race householders

Central Pencader household income for Two or more races householders

Central Pencader household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Central Pencader marital status for males

Central Pencader marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $299,262
Black or African American householders: $280,854
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $180,278
Asian householders: $315,012
Some other race householders: $274,592
Two or more races householders: $297,744
Hispanic or Latino householders: $253,907

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,355
One, attached: 2,260
Two: 92
3 or 4: 26
5 to 9: 428
10 to 19: 895
20 to 49: 80
50 or more: 133
Mobile homes: 469

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,992

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Central Pencader:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,195

Here:	28.2%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 392

Here:	21.5%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 462

Here:	29.5%
Delaware:	21.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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