North Star, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 7,978, Rural population: 299 (all nonfarm))

North Star, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,651 (2,629 occupied: 2,557 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	3%
State:	28%

Housing density: 387 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2008: $696 (lower quartile is $644, upper quartile is $2,193)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $2,140

Median gross rent in North Star, DE in 2008: $879

Housing units in North Star with a mortgage: 2,173 (237 second mortgage, 407 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 306

North Star,DE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $507,093 (it was $254,600 in 2000)

North Star:	$507,093
Delaware:	$250,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $415,187 - $585,316

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $522,916
Here: $522,916
State: $330,566

Townhouses or other attached units: $287,384
Here: $287,384
State: $211,026

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,277

In family households: 7,961 (2,160 male householders, 249 female householders)
2,261 spouses, 3,015 children (2,911 natural, 66 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 102 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 316 (117 male householders (61 living alone)), 122 female householders (116 living alone)), 77 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 780 2-persons, 555 3-persons, 716 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 99 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 177 1-person, 43 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

2,418 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (33 men, 70 women).

88.6% of residents of North Star speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 863 (10.4%)
(64.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	9.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	6.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in North Star, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 17 6 rooms: 81 7 rooms: 220 8 rooms: 789 9 or more rooms: 1,414

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Star, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 30

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 285
1990 to 1994: 584
1980 to 1989: 1,184
1970 to 1979: 279
1960 to 1969: 104
1950 to 1959: 109
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 40

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in North Star:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 38 3 bedrooms: 381 4 bedrooms: 1,964 5 or more bedrooms: 174

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in North Star:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 18 3 bedrooms: 0 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in North Star in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 205 2 vehicles: 1,541 3 vehicles: 586 4 vehicles: 137 5 or more vehicles: 60

Cars and other vehicles available in North Star in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 44 2 vehicles: 28 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in North Star, DE:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 9
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 27
$250,000 to $299,999: 29
$300,000 to $399,999: 259
$400,000 to $499,999: 874
$500,000 to $749,999: 1073
$750,000 to $999,999: 203
$1,000,000 or more: 61

North Star rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in North Star:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 18
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 163 1990 to 1994: 123 1985 to 1989: 67 1980 to 1984: 126 1975 to 1979: 96 1970 to 1974: 61 1970 to 1974: 92 1965 to 1969: 135

North Star, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.9%
Number of people working at home: 147 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 26
5 to 9 minutes: 88
10 to 14 minutes: 375
15 to 19 minutes: 520
20 to 24 minutes: 856
25 to 29 minutes: 345
30 to 34 minutes: 771
35 to 39 minutes: 162
40 to 44 minutes: 160
45 to 59 minutes: 301
60 to 89 minutes: 173
90 or more minutes: 93

North Star mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,316 (83%)
Carpooled: 438 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (1%)
Railroad: 21 (1%)
Walked: 38 (1%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 147 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 33
$15,000 to $19,999: 20
$20,000 to $24,999: 21
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 41
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $44,999: 32
$45,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 145
$60,000 to $74,999: 218
$75,000 to $99,999: 456
$100,000 to $124,999: 445
$125,000 to $149,999: 378
$150,000 to $199,999: 477
$200,000 or more: 244

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1142

Italian: 1069

German: 1032

Other groups: 930

English: 917

Polish: 408

United States or American: 379

Scottish: 157

Swedish: 145

French (except Basque): 125

Greek: 97

Scotch-Irish: 83

Welsh: 72

Russian: 71

Hungarian: 54

Slovak: 52

Northern European: 51

European: 50

Swiss: 44

Ukrainian: 44

Brazilian: 41

Canadian: 39

Austrian: 39

British: 31

Norwegian: 25

Czechoslovakian: 23

French Canadian: 21

Iranian: 21

Lithuanian: 19

Dutch: 13

Arab:: 13

Egyptian: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13

Guyanese: 13

Danish: 10

Czech: 8

Cypriot: 8

Latvian: 7

Portuguese: 7

Armenian: 7

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

Vietnam (15%)
India (14%)
Hong Kong (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (5%)
Italy (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 3543
Northeast: 2059
Midwest: 583
South: 928
West: 231

71% of North Star residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 1% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 272
Less than 1 year of college: 68
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 282
Associate degree: 133
Bachelor's degree: 913
Master's degree: 474
Professional school degree: 148
Doctorate degree: 266

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 384
Less than 1 year of college: 129
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 352
Associate degree: 229
Bachelor's degree: 819
Master's degree: 490
Professional school degree: 80
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
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: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $138,578
Black householders: $105,702
Asian householders: $183,618
Some other race householders: $82,561
Two or more races householders: $105,931
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,742

North Star household income for White non-Hispanic householders

North Star household income for Black householders

North Star household income for Asian householders

North Star household income for Some other race householders

North Star household income for Two or more races householders

North Star household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

North Star marital status for males

North Star marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $510,478
Black or African American householders: $420,851
Asian householders: $508,885
Some other race householders: $448,137
Two or more races householders: $373,448
Hispanic or Latino householders: $448,137

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,564
One, attached: 79
3 or 4: 8

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in North Star:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%) Electricity (21%) Other fuel (15%) Wood (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 791

Here:	59.3%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 320

Here:	60.2%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 116

Here:	40.0%
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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