Housing units in zip code 19904 with a mortgage: 5,250 (401 second mortgage, 1,026 home equity loan, 125 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,140
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,530
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
15.7%
Whole state:
11.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19904: McKee Business Park (A), College Business Park (B), Enterprise Business Park (C), Wesley College Parking Lot C (D), Wesley College Parking Lot A (E), Wesley College Parking Lot B (F), Kent Swim Club (G), Maple Dale Country Club (H), Delaware State College Farm (I), Dover Fire Department Station 2 (J), Care First Transportation Ambulance Service (K), Dover Police Department (L), Delaware State Fire School (M), John E Morris Correctional Institute (N), Dover Fire Department Station 1 (O), Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Greentree Village Shopping Center (1), Gateway West Shopping Center (2), Rodney Village Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19904 include: Victory Chapel (A), Solid Rock Baptist Church (B), Union Baptist Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Reese Memorial Chapel (E), New Jerusalem Baptist Church (F), Love Temple Church (G), Calvary Church of the Nazarene (H), Peoples United Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sunset Memorial Gardens (1), Holy Cross Cemetery (2), Amish Cemetery (3), Asbury Cemetery (4), New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Island Pond Marsh Ditch (A), Taylor Branch (B), Cahoon Branch (C), Penrose Branch (D), Maidstone Branch (E), Willis Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 19904 include: Dover Street Park (1), Saulsbury Road Park (2), Sharon Hills Memorial Park (3), Richardson Park (4), Eden Hill (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,146
2000 to 2004: 1,751
1990 to 1999: 2,585
1980 to 1989: 1,942
1970 to 1979: 1,370
1960 to 1969: 1,652
1950 to 1959: 1,212
1940 to 1949: 524
1939 or earlier: 1,094
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 19904:
Less than $10,000: 163
$10,000 to $14,999: 529
$15,000 to $19,999: 278
$20,000 to $24,999: 165
$25,000 to $29,999: 135
$30,000 to $34,999: 130
$35,000 to $39,999: 170
$40,000 to $49,999: 82
$50,000 to $59,999: 244
$60,000 to $69,999: 158
$70,000 to $79,999: 229
$80,000 to $89,999: 201
$90,000 to $99,999: 240
$100,000 to $124,999: 474
$125,000 to $149,999: 496
$150,000 to $174,999: 829
$175,000 to $199,999: 846
$200,000 to $249,999: 1,544
$250,000 to $299,999: 1,336
$300,000 to $399,999: 1,076
$400,000 to $499,999: 252
$500,000 to $749,999: 198
$750,000 to $999,999: 66
$1,000,000 or more: 207
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 19904:
Less than $100: 744
$100 to $149: 825
$150 to $199: 375
$200 to $249: 113
$250 to $299: 157
$300 to $349: 307
$350 to $399: 1,044
$400 to $449: 224
$450 to $499: 279
$500 to $549: 236
$550 to $599: 1,748
$600 to $649: 507
$650 to $699: 304
$700 to $749: 630
$750 to $799: 586
$800 to $899: 1,500
$900 to $999: 1,081
$1,000 to $1,249: 480
$1,250 to $1,499: 354
$1,500 to $1,999: 251
$2,000 or more: 887
No cash rent: 304
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $792,788.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $223,952
Black or African American householders: $203,404
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $181,537
Asian householders: $215,657
Some other race householders: $223,009
Two or more races householders: $230,173
Hispanic or Latino householders: $245,442
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $215,281
19904:
$215,281
Delaware:
$248,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $153,345 - $284,945
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $269,642
Here:
$269,642
State:
$321,057
Townhouses or other attached units: $211,828
Here:
$211,828
State:
$209,887
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $557,257
Here:
$557,257
State:
$291,535
Mobile homes: $126,764
Here:
$126,764
State:
$83,260
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,705
One, attached: 2,024
Two: 397
3 or 4: 1,510
5 to 9: 1,567
10 to 19: 2,506
20 to 49: 1,804
50 or more: 799
Mobile homes: 1,143
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 11,222 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,953 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 634 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 4,800 (34%)
Railroad: 1,125 (8%)
Taxi: 140 (1%)
Motorcycle: 100 (1%)
Bicycle: 194 (1%)
Walked: 1,172 (8%)
Other means: 351 (2%)
Worked at home: 555 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 743
5 to 9 minutes: 2,126
10 to 14 minutes: 2,190
15 to 19 minutes: 2,620
20 to 24 minutes: 1,913
25 to 29 minutes: 419
30 to 34 minutes: 994
35 to 39 minutes: 579
40 to 44 minutes: 585
45 to 59 minutes: 889
60 to 89 minutes: 877
90 or more minutes: 681
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 25,057
In family households: 21,096 (4,722 male householders, 1,946 female householders)
5,083 spouses, 7,777 children (7,349 natural, 93 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 531 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 351 other relatives, 420 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,961 (1,415 male householders (1,044 living alone)), 1,762 female householders (1,505 living alone)), 784 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,497 (797 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,822 2-persons, 1,762 3-persons, 1,536 4-persons, 703 5-persons, 353 6-persons, 249 7-or-more-persons
4,081 married couples with children.
3,219 single-parent households (877 men, 2,342 women).
88.2% of residents of 19904 zip code speak English at home.
32.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% very well, 5% well, 5% not well, 69% not at all).
39.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (11% very well, 6% well, 8% not well, 76% not at all).
28.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (8% very well, 55% well, 35% not well, 2% not at all).
43.5% of residents speak other language at home (12% very well, 4% well, 84% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,748 (5.6%) (58.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.6%
Whole state:
8.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (8%)
Korea (8%)
India (8%)
Haiti (7%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (6%)
Thailand (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 916
1990 to 1999: 448
1980 to 1989: 238
Before 1980: 734
Races in zip code 19904:
White population: 16,906 Black population: 11,674 American Indian population: 833 Asian population: 981 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 149 Some other race population: 563 Two or more races population: 955 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,753
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 19904 not listed on the city page:
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PROCTER AND GAMBLE (1340 WEST NORTH STREET in DOVER, DE)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1986-0218, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PAPER MILLS; FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS Organizations: THE DOVER WIPES COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DOVER WIPES CO., PROCTER & GAMBLE DOVER WIPES COMPANY, PROCTOR AND GAMBLE, SCOTT PAPER
PPG INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (1886 LYNNBURY WOODS ROAD in DOVER, DE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: PAINTS, VARNISHES, LACQUERS, ENAMELS, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Alternative names: PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES DOVER, PPG ARCHITECHTURAL FINISHES
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL (ONE PAT LYNN DRIVE in DOVER, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-648 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CAPITOL SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
WILLIAM HENRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (65 CARVER ROAD in DOVER, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-646 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (700 WALKER ROAD in DOVER, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-638 Organizations: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
W. REILY BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (360 WEBBS LANE in DOVER, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-622 Organizations: CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NELLIE HUGHES STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3874 UPPER KING ROAD in DOVER, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-616 Organizations: CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (901 FOREST STREET in DOVER, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-636 Organizations: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CAMPUS COMMUNITY SCHOOL (21 NORTH BRADFORD STREET in DOVER, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-573 Organizations: CAMPUS COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (220 W DENNYS RD in DOVER, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2002-0262, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
NORTH DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (855 COLLEGE ROAD in DOVER, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-635 Organizations: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
KRAFT FOODS NORTH AMERICA INC. (1250 WEST NORTH STREET in DOVER, DE)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FOOD PREPARATIONS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, KRAFT FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GENERAL FOODS CORP., GENERAL FOODS CORP., KRAFT FOODS INC, KRAFT FOODS N.A. INC., KRAFT FOODS NAMERICA-DOVER
KENT COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (CARVER ROAD in DOVER, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-650 Organizations: CAPITAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Other fuel (4%)
Wood (3%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,063
Northeast: 6,428
Midwest: 1,551
South: 4,997
West: 594
56% of the 19904 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Delaware.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,134
Here:
27.5%
Delaware:
18.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 527
Here:
28.0%
Delaware:
15.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,168
Here:
29.1%
Delaware:
18.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (DOVER, DE):
TRITON AEROSPACE INC (73 GREENTREE DR #38; small business) : $604,902 in 72 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Circuit Breakers, Amplifiers, Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments, Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain, and moreby Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $190,061; 2005: $390,544; 2006: $24,297.
Biggest contracts:
$79,096 with Defense Logistics Agency for Circuit Breakers. Signed on 2005-05-27. Completion date: 2005-09-08.
$35,477 with Defense Logistics Agency for Amplifiers. Signed on 2004-12-14. Completion date: 2005-04-13.
$29,590 with Defense Logistics Agency for Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity Measuring and Controlling Instruments. Signed on 2005-09-07. Completion date: 2005-11-21.
$20,712 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2004-12-22. Completion date: 2005-05-21.
SQUARE ONE ELECTRIC SERVCE CO (347 FORK BRANCH ROAD; small business) : $78,562 in 4 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
$38,080 with Navy for Motors, Electrical. Signed on 2003-12-04. Completion date: 2004-12-30.
$29,920, same as above.Signed on 2004-07-27. Completion date: 2004-07-27.
$5,281 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-05-17. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
$5,281 with Army for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Taking place in PA. Signed on 2005-05-17. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
CRYSTAL RUG SERVICES INC (3680 UPPER KING ROAD; small business) : $77,510 in 2 contractsin 2001
$38,755 with Air Force for Carpet Laying and Cleaning. Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 2001-10-14.
$38,755, same as above.Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 2001-10-14.
FIRST CALL, INC (1201 YEARSLEY DR; small business) : $69,281 in 3 contractsin 2005
$52,312 with Air Force for Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things. Signed on 2005-02-16. Completion date: 2008-04-01.
$10,729, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$6,240, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
INFO SYSTEMS, INC (802 SILVER LAKE BLVD; small business)
$52,103 with Air Force for Intercommunication and Public Address Systems, Airborne. Signed on 2001-06-30. Completion date: 2001-08-17.
LOWES HOME CENTERS INC (1450 N DUPONT HWY) : $33,218 in 2 contractsin 2001
$29,498 with Air Force for Boxes, Cartons, and Crates. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2001-10-18.
$3,720 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-02-01. Completion date: 2001-02-05.
BROOKS MACHINE INC (716 S WEST ST) : $29,266 in 2 contractsin 2005
$22,580 with Navy for Cutting Tools for Machine Tools. Signed on 2005-06-09. Completion date: 2005-07-08.
$6,686 with Navy for Hand Tools, Edged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2005-11-03.
BECKER MORGAN MOORE OLDS & RIC (738 SOUTH GOVERNORS AVENUE; small business)
$22,400 with Air Force for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2000-09-11. Completion date: 2000-10-30.
FLEISCHER, MARIAN (34 HOYLAKE COURT; small business) : $11,400 in 2 contractsin 2003
$11,400 with Army for Aerial Photographic Services. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2003-12-10. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-10. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
VOSHELL BROS WELDING INC (1769 KENTON RD; small business)
$7,439 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2003-06-05. Completion date: 2003-07-05.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 8 establishments, 10-19 employees: 9 establishments, 5-9 employees: 17 establishments, 1-4 employees: 17 establishments)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)