Piedmont, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Back to: Piedmont, Delaware main profile, Delaware, Delaware smaller cities, Delaware small towns, Delaware forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 26,647, Rural population: 2,741 (40 farm, 2,701 nonfarm)) Houses: 11,044 (10,654 occupied: 9,217 owner occupied, 1,437 renter occupied) % of renters here:   13% State:   28% Housing density: 281 houses/condos per square mile Median contract rent in 2007: $1,269 (lower quartile is $829, upper quartile is $2,706) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,621 Median gross rent in Piedmont, DE in 2007: $1,575 Housing units in Piedmont with a mortgage: 6,640 (695 second mortgage, 1,213 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,826 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $489,788 (it was $258,100 in 2000) Piedmont:   $489,788 Delaware:   $239,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $389,810 - $721,210 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $656,339 Here:   $656,339 State:   $335,491 Townhouses or other attached units: $398,888 Here:   $398,888 State:   $208,327 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $373,802 Here:   $373,802 State:   $243,543 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $290,032 Here:   $290,032 State:   $251,311 Mobile homes: $182,733 Here:   $182,733 State:   $45,161 Household type by relationship Households: 29,001 In family households: 26,624 (7,487 male householders, 1,066 female householders) 7,960 spouses, 8,966 children (8,550 natural, 255 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 211 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 240 parents, 381 other relatives, 199 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,377 (849 male householders (660 living alone)), 1,232 female householders (1,159 living alone)), 296 nonrelatives In group quarters: 387 (362 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,738 2-persons, 1,755 3-persons, 1,991 4-persons, 776 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,819 1-person, 203 2-persons, 59 3-persons. 6,857 married couples with children. 478 single-parent households (129 men, 349 women). 89.1% of residents of Piedmont speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 3.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 2,872 (9.8%) (59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Piedmont, DE: Less than $10,000: 4 $10,000 to $14,999: 2 $15,000 to $19,999: 2 $20,000 to $24,999: 5 $25,000 to $29,999: 4 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 8 $40,000 to $49,999: 21 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 1 $80,000 to $89,999: 3 $90,000 to $99,999: 4 $100,000 to $124,999: 7 $125,000 to $149,999: 7 $150,000 to $174,999: 29 $175,000 to $199,999: 59 $200,000 to $249,999: 209 $250,000 to $299,999: 501 $300,000 to $399,999: 1596 $400,000 to $499,999: 2331 $500,000 to $749,999: 2593 $750,000 to $999,999: 739 $1,000,000 or more: 1088

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Piedmont: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 16 $300 to $349: 12 $350 to $399: 2 $400 to $449: 17 $450 to $499: 3 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 3 $600 to $649: 12 $650 to $699: 81 $700 to $749: 62 $750 to $799: 69 $800 to $899: 181 $900 to $999: 52 $1,000 to $1,249: 146 $1,250 to $1,499: 54 $1,500 to $1,999: 78 $2,000 or more: 534 No cash rent: 37

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 693 (5.0% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 11,554 (83%)
• Carpooled: 1,260 (9%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 95 (1%)
• Railroad: 55 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
• Bicycle: 8 (0%)
• Walked: 188 (1%)
• Other means: 96 (1%)
• Worked at home: 693 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 209 $10,000 to $14,999: 148 $15,000 to $19,999: 213 $20,000 to $24,999: 152 $25,000 to $29,999: 207 $30,000 to $34,999: 319 $35,000 to $39,999: 193 $40,000 to $44,999: 288 $45,000 to $49,999: 332 $50,000 to $59,999: 589 $60,000 to $74,999: 899 $75,000 to $99,999: 1644 $100,000 to $124,999: 1495 $125,000 to $149,999: 1083 $150,000 to $199,999: 1366 $200,000 or more: 1497

First ancestries reported:

English: 3848

Irish: 3815

Italian: 3475

Other groups: 3224

German: 3184

Polish: 1484

United States or American: 1390

Scottish: 569

French (except Basque): 442

Scotch-Irish: 396

Swedish: 381

Russian: 359

Greek: 344

British: 340

Dutch: 265

Welsh: 240

European: 201

Hungarian: 166

Norwegian: 163

Ukrainian: 158

Iranian: 153

Canadian: 143

Lithuanian: 123

Portuguese: 97

Arab:: 89

Austrian: 81

Slovak: 80

French Canadian: 74

Northern European: 67

Swiss: 66

Danish: 63

Subsaharan African:: 53

Nigerian: 43

Egyptian: 42

Czechoslovakian: 41

Brazilian: 41

Czech: 33

Slavic: 26

Arab/Arabic: 25

Latvian: 25

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Estonian: 20

Armenian: 20

Scandinavian: 18

Yugoslavian: 16

Guyanese: 13

Lebanese: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13

Eastern European: 11

African: 10

Syrian: 9

Jamaican: 9

Slovene: 9

Croatian: 8

Belgian: 8

Cypriot: 8

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

• This state: 12475
• Northeast: 7942
• Midwest: 1853
• South: 3208
• West: 764

65% of Piedmont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 2% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 35
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 20
• 7th and 8th grade: 29
• 9th grade: 37
• 10th grade: 48
• 11th grade: 55
• 12th grade, no diploma: 85
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,108
• Less than 1 year of college: 305
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 927
• Associate degree: 503
• Bachelor's degree: 2,980
• Master's degree: 1,614
• Professional school degree: 911
• Doctorate degree: 1,025

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 27
• 5th and 6th grade: 55
• 7th and 8th grade: 96
• 9th grade: 66
• 10th grade: 96
• 11th grade: 40
• 12th grade, no diploma: 86
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,755
• Less than 1 year of college: 641
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,352
• Associate degree: 899
• Bachelor's degree: 3,383
• Master's degree: 1,486
• Professional school degree: 440
• Doctorate degree: 233

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.1%

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 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $119,566
• Black householders: $83,401
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $69,226
• Asian householders: $166,957
• Some other race householders: $65,586
• Two or more races householders: $122,085
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $78,494

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $495,860
• Black or African American householders: $380,861
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $213,487
• Asian householders: $525,274
• Some other race householders: $426,975
• Two or more races householders: $355,812
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $424,697

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,197
• One, attached: 453
• Two: 67
• 3 or 4: 456
• 5 to 9: 77
• 10 to 19: 92
• 20 to 49: 219
• 50 or more: 420
• Mobile homes: 63

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,581

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Delaware:	17.8%

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Delaware:	14.0%

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Delaware:	21.4%

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