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Total population: 380 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 380 (all nonfarm))

Townsend, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 157 (126 occupied: 97 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Housing density: 264 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $577 (lower quartile is $515, upper quartile is $735)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $556

Median gross rent in Townsend, DE in 2007: $787

Housing units in Townsend with a mortgage: 64 (8 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Townsend,DE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $181,986 (it was $95,900 in 2000)

Townsend:	$181,986
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,361 - $243,434

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $197,911
Here: $197,911
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,275
Here: $183,275
State: $208,327

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here: $85,000
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 355

In family households: 309 (62 male householders, 35 female householders)
71 spouses, 114 children (97 natural, 2 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 46 (17 male householders (15 living alone)), 22 female householders (16 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 15 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 8 2-persons.

69 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (5 men, 10 women).

95.7% of residents of Townsend speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
3.8% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 38% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15 (4.2%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Townsend, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 29 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

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

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 9
1970 to 1979: 3
1960 to 1969: 10
1950 to 1959: 11
1940 to 1949: 3
1939 or earlier: 116

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Townsend:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 22 3 bedrooms: 57 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Townsend:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 10 3 bedrooms: 14 4 bedrooms: 0 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 Townsend in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 30 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Townsend in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 6 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Townsend, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $174,999: 14
$175,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 to $249,999: 21
$250,000 to $299,999: 10
$300,000 to $399,999: 10
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Townsend rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Townsend:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 0

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Townsend, DE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.5%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 6
5 to 9 minutes: 8
10 to 14 minutes: 8
15 to 19 minutes: 19
20 to 24 minutes: 16
25 to 29 minutes: 4
30 to 34 minutes: 32
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 20
45 to 59 minutes: 22
60 to 89 minutes: 7
90 or more minutes: 14

Townsend mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 127 (77%)
Carpooled: 28 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
Walked: 5 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $44,999: 12
$45,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $74,999: 17
$75,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

English: 71

Other groups: 62

Irish: 35

German: 23

United States or American: 17

Italian: 13

French Canadian: 7

French (except Basque): 5

Maltese: 5

British: 4

Scotch-Irish: 4

Hungarian: 2

Scandinavian: 2

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

Guatemala (47%)
Jamaica (27%)
India (13%)
Other Eastern Africa (13%)

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

This state: 225
Northeast: 61
Midwest: 6
South: 48
West: 0

66% of Townsend residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 56
Less than 1 year of college: 0
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9
Associate degree: 2
Bachelor's degree: 8
Master's degree: 1
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 2
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 1
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 50
Less than 1 year of college: 6
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2
Associate degree: 10
Bachelor's degree: 14
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,076
Black householders: $54,956
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,075
Asian householders: $47,143
Some other race householders: $25,141
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,375

Townsend household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Townsend household income for Black householders

Townsend marital status for males

Townsend marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $191,854
Black or African American householders: $177,052
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $180,278
Asian householders: $123,348

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 106
One, attached: 7
Two: 6
3 or 4: 33
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $81,548

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Townsend:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Utility gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Electricity (21%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Delaware:	17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Delaware:	14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	75.0%
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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