Median household income (1999): $41,007
Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,004
| This zip code | $47,004 | | Delaware: | $52,499 |
Nearest zip codes: 19941, 19968, 19951, 19966, 19960, 19956.
Housing units in zip code 19947 with a mortgage: 1,713 (212 second mortgage, 244 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 697
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $888
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $227
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 9.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19947: Bull Pine Corners (A), Shingle Point (B), Sussex Correctional Institution (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19947 include: Hebron Church (A), Providence Church (B), Old Paths Church of Christ (C), Christian Healing Center (D), Mount Olivet Church (E), Cokesbury United Methodist Church (F), Missionary Baptist Church (G), McColley Church (H), Abundant Life Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Morris Millpond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Narrow Ditch (A), Eli Walls Ditch (B), Gills Branch (C), Georgetown-Vaughn Ditch (D), Mifflin Ditch (E), Dutton Ditch (F), McGee Ditch (G), McColleys Branch (H), Shorts Ditch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 214
- 1995 to 1998: 588
- 1990 to 1994: 760
- 1980 to 1989: 902
- 1970 to 1979: 1,026
- 1960 to 1969: 459
- 1950 to 1959: 423
- 1940 to 1949: 353
- 1939 or earlier: 531
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Georgetown, DE (19947):
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- no bedroom: 16
- 1 bedrooms: 86
- 2 bedrooms: 807
- 3 bedrooms: 2,169
- 4 bedrooms: 421
- 5 or more bedrooms: 74
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 323
- 2 bedrooms: 577
- 3 bedrooms: 311
- 4 bedrooms: 43
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 19947 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 150
- 1 vehicle: 1,020
- 2 vehicles: 1,508
- 3 vehicles: 668
- 4 vehicles: 164
- 5 or more vehicles: 63
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 207
- 1 vehicle: 505
- 2 vehicles: 355
- 3 vehicles: 131
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 19947:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 16
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 90
- $50,000 to $59,999: 119
- $60,000 to $69,999: 145
- $70,000 to $79,999: 172
- $80,000 to $89,999: 416
- $90,000 to $99,999: 317
- $100,000 to $124,999: 361
- $125,000 to $149,999: 318
- $150,000 to $174,999: 145
- $175,000 to $199,999: 63
- $200,000 to $249,999: 125
- $250,000 to $299,999: 78
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
- $400,000 to $499,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19947:
- Less than $100: 106
- $100 to $149: 50
- $200 to $249: 9
- $250 to $299: 51
- $300 to $349: 165
- $350 to $399: 174
- $400 to $449: 180
- $450 to $499: 104
- $500 to $549: 88
- $550 to $599: 34
- $600 to $649: 63
- $650 to $699: 20
- $700 to $749: 19
- $750 to $799: 14
- $800 to $899: 13
- $900 to $999: 13
- $1,000 to $1,249: 13
- No cash rent: 102
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $207,072
- Black or African American householders: $148,112
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $186,262
- Asian householders: $91,805
- Some other race householders: $169,534
- Two or more races householders: $153,009
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,738
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,419
- One, attached: 52
- Two: 103
- 3 or 4: 150
- 5 to 9: 164
- 10 to 19: 61
- 20 to 49: 51
- 50 or more: 21
- Mobile homes: 1,235

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,820 (75%)
- Carpooled: 1,062 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 51 (1%)
- Bicycle: 37 (1%)
- Walked: 178 (3%)
- Other means: 72 (1%)
- Worked at home: 234 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 172
- 5 to 9 minutes: 792
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1100
- 15 to 19 minutes: 918
- 20 to 24 minutes: 865
- 25 to 29 minutes: 550
- 30 to 34 minutes: 757
- 35 to 39 minutes: 208
- 40 to 44 minutes: 248
- 45 to 59 minutes: 350
- 60 to 89 minutes: 152
- 90 or more minutes: 108
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 13,299
- In family households: 11,533 (2,728 male householders, 784 female householders)
2,705 spouses, 3,698 children (3,482 natural, 38 adopted, 178 stepchildren), 307 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 310 other relatives, 743 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,766 (553 male householders (373 living alone)), 756 female householders (682 living alone)), 457 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,044 (1,919 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,304 2-persons, 890 3-persons, 740 4-persons, 342 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 168 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,055 1-person, 165 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
2,121 married couples with children.
851 single-parent households (216 men, 635 women).
84.5% of residents of 19947 zip code speak English at home.
12.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% very well, 11% well, 33% not well, 26% not at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% very well, 33% well, 9% not well, 8% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 27% well, 14% not well, 36% not at all).
Foreign born population: 1,985 (12.8%)
(9.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 12.8% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Guatemala (69%)
- Haiti (10%)
- Mexico (6%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Philippines (3%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Germany (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 673
- 1990 to 1994: 687
- 1985 to 1989: 405
- 1980 to 1984: 89
- 1975 to 1979: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 30
- 1965 to 1969: 86
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 3823
- United States or American: 1908
- English: 1445
- German: 993
- Irish: 925
- Italian: 285
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 260
- Haitian: 184
- Dutch: 166
- Scottish: 161
- Polish: 143
- European: 127
- French (except Basque): 90
- Scotch-Irish: 81
- Jamaican: 76
- Subsaharan African:: 70
- African: 70
- British: 66
- Swedish: 62
- Hungarian: 53
- French Canadian: 47
- Norwegian: 40
- Czech: 25
- Pennsylvania German: 23
- Russian: 23
- Slovak: 23
- Welsh: 23
- Canadian: 19
- Portuguese: 10
- Lithuanian: 9
- Greek: 8
- Czechoslovakian: 6

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SUSSEX CO AIRPORT SITE (NO 2 RUDDER LANE in GEORGETOWN, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0081, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0081, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- D & B INDUSTRIAL GROUP (2-4 CEDAR CREEK AVENUE in GEORGETOWN, DE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0042, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
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: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Organizations: KINNEY D BROOKE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: D&B INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, D&B PRODUCTS
- WOODLAND, HERBERT A., JR. (WESTSIDE OF RT 113, NORTHSIDE OF RT 244 in GEORGETOWN, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1998-0369, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1998-0369, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- SUSSEX ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (21777 SUSSEX PINES ROAD in GEORGETOWN, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-576
Alternative names: SUSSEX ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
- PATS AIRCRAFT, LLC (6 NANTICOKE AVENUE in GEORGETOWN, DE)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC and NAICS classification: AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
Organizations: PATS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DECRANE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GRP, PATS SUPPORT INC
- SUSSEX CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (301 WEST MARKET STREET in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-748
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: SUSSEX CENTRAL H.S.
- AP CROLL & SON INC (22997 LEWES GEORGETOWN HWY in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0070, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARTHUR PAIGE CROLL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JUSTIN TANKS LLC (8 CEDAR CREEK AVENUE in GEORGETOWN, DE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 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: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Organizations: JUSTIN TANKS, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: JUSTIN TANKS L.L.C., JUSTIN TANKS L.L.C., MFG JUSTIN TANKS
- GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (301-A WEST MARKET STREET in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-734
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HOWARD T. ENNIS SCHOOL (RD 2 BOX 252 in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-750
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SUSSEX TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (17099 COUNTY SEAT HIWAY in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-770
Organizations: SUSSEX TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- RICHARD ALLEN SCHOOL (316 SOUTH RAILROAD AVENUE in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-689
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (664 NORTH BEDFORD in GEORGETOWN, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-692
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (41%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8204
- Northeast: 2278
- Midwest: 416
- South: 2269
- West: 122
61% of the 19947 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Delaware.
Population in 1990: 11,371. Population change in the 1990s: +4,154 (+36.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 104
| Here: | 6.7% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
| Here: | 3.8% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 131
| Here: | 22.5% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (GEORGETOWN, DE):
- PATS AIRCRAFT LLC (6 NANTICOKE AVE; small business): $8,206,286 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$7,850,000 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components. Signed on 2004-12-27. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$241,863, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$70,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-05-06. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$44,423, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-18. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
- DELMACO MANUFACTURING, INC (21424 CEDAR CREEK AVE; small business): $1,462,882 in 20 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Lubrication and Fuel Dispensing Equipment, Hardware, Commercial, Electrical Hardware and Supplies by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $99,658; 2004: $837,387; 2005: $385,103; 2006: $140,734.
Biggest contracts:
$228,617 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lubrication and Fuel Dispensing Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-03. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
$113,775 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-03-11. Completion date: 2004-03-11.
$99,940 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lubrication and Fuel Dispensing Equipment. Signed on 2005-02-16. Completion date: 2005-04-17.
$99,900 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2006-05-02. Completion date: 2006-08-01.
- KIMBLES AVIATION SERVICES, INC (21513 RUDDER LN; small business)
$127,892 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Aircraft and Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2005-05-20. Completion date: 2005-09-23.
- JUSTIN TANKS LLC (21413 CEDAR CREEK AVE; small business): $23,132 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$23,637 with Army for Storage Tanks. Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-12-14.
$-,505, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-23. Completion date: 2005-12-14.
- PEP-UP, INC (24987 DUPONT BLVD; small business): $17,373 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$10,073 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-08-22. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
$7,300, same as above. Signed on 2004-12-07. Completion date: 2004-12-07.
- TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERV (543 S BEDFORD ST; small business): $9,539 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$7,119 with Air Force for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,420 with Air Force for Other Administrative Support Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- SMITHS FAMILY RESTAURANT (115 E MARKET ST; small business)
$3,780 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-07-08. Completion date: 2002-07-12.
- GEORGETOWN AIR SERVICES LLC (21553 RUDDER LN 1; small business): $0 in 2 contracts in 2005
$134,923 with Air Force for Other Cargo and Freight Services. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-05-13.
$-,134,923, same as above. Signed on 2005-04-08. Completion date: 2005-05-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 4 establishments)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (20-49: 3, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 10)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 1094 people in state prisons
- 434 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 258 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 47 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 40 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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