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City: Houston, DE
Kent County, DE
Zip code population (2000): 1,504
Estimated zip code population in 2008: 1,685

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Houses and condos: 580
Renter-occupied apartments: 90
% of renters here:  16%
State:  28%

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in zip code 19954: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 190 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2008:
This zip code:  0.8% ($567)
Delaware:  0.9% ($841)

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Males: 732  (48.7%)
Females: 772  (51.3%)

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19954, DE forum
Recent posts about zip code 19954 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:
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Urban population: 494
Rural population: 1,010

Estimated median house/condo value in 2008: $190,026
19954:  $190,026
Delaware:  $250,900


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 19954 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.7 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19954, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,330 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $38,330
State:  $54,038

Salary/wage: $34,136 (reported on 87.6% of returns)
Here:  $34,136
State:  $44,625
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $10k, 82.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,076 (reported on 36.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,076
Delaware:  $1,734
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,804 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,804
State:  $5,362
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,129 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:  +$6,129
State:  +$17,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,479 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:  +$13,479
State:  +$12,191
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,135 (1% of AGI, reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:  $15,135
State:  $19,441
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,789 (2.4% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,789
Delaware:  $3,727

Here:  2.4% of AGI
State:  3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,790 (reported on 75.2% of returns)
19954:  $4,790
State:  $8,958
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,993 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:  $1,993
State:  $1,733
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.1%
Here:  61%
State:  55%
(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $10k, 62.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,751
This zip code:  $48,751
Delaware:  $57,989
Houston, DE (19954) map

Nearest zip codes: 19942, 19963, 19952, 19960, 19943, 19950.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  75.3%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in zip code 19954 with a mortgage: 224 (30 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,319

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $340

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  9.2%
Whole state:  10.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This zip code:  2.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.2
State:  4.3


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Church in zip code 19954: Community Pentecostal Church of God (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 95
  • 1990 to 1994: 86
  • 1980 to 1989: 93
  • 1970 to 1979: 103
  • 1960 to 1969: 38
  • 1950 to 1959: 36
  • 1940 to 1949: 66
  • 1939 or earlier: 84



Zip code 19954 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houston, DE (19954):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 86
  • 3 bedrooms: 317
  • 4 bedrooms: 51
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 27
  • 3 bedrooms: 40
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5



Vehicles available in 19954 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 103
  • 2 vehicles: 223
  • 3 vehicles: 95
  • 4 vehicles: 30
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 45
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

Zip code 19954 household income distribution in 2008

Zip code 19954 house/condo values in 2008


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 19954:

  • Less than $10,000: 7
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 3
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 3
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 11
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 2
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 7
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 6
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 2
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 1
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 44
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 64
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 52
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 105
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 66
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 44
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 49
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 41
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 10
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
 



19954 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 19954:

  • Less than $100: 1
  • $100 to $149: 1
  • $150 to $199: 1
  • $250 to $299: 4
  • $300 to $349: 8
  • $350 to $399: 11
  • $400 to $449: 10
  • $450 to $499: 5
  • $500 to $549: 1
  • $550 to $599: 7
  • $600 to $649: 6
  • $650 to $699: 5
  • $700 to $749: 5
  • $750 to $799: 3
  • $800 to $899: 11
  • $900 to $999: 8
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2
  • No cash rent: 6
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $188,586.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $199,897
  • Black or African American householders: $166,786
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $174,807

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $205,632 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
19954:  $205,632
Delaware:  $250,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $142,519 - $216,656

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $62,708
Here:  $62,708
State:  $330,566

Mobile homes: $58,602
Here:  $58,602
State:  $45,161


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 469
  • Two: 8
  • Mobile homes: 131
19954 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 548 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 98 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 9 (1%)
  • Walked: 15 (2%)
  • Other means: 3 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 32 (5%)
 

19954 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 25
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 45
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 147
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 119
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 59
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 30
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 110
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 68
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 22
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 20
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 25
  • 90 or more minutes: 3
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,532

  • In family households: 1,372 (333 male householders, 84 female householders)
    361 spouses, 500 children (458 natural, 9 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 160 (72 male householders (57 living alone)), 59 female householders (58 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 164 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 115 1-person, 10 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

304 married couples with children.
72 single-parent households (17 men, 55 women).

95.0% of residents of 19954 zip code speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% very well, 53% well, 6% not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (34% very well, 66% well).

Foreign born population: 56 (3.7%)
(35.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

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



  • Haiti (29%)
  • Germany (27%)
  • United Kingdom (14%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • Pakistan (7%)
  • Thailand (5%)
  • Peru (5%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1985 to 1989: 2
  • 1980 to 1984: 5
  • 1975 to 1979: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 7
  • 1965 to 1969: 2

White population: 1,210
Black population: 252
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 12
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 19

First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 293
 Irish: 154
 English: 99
 German: 91
 United States or American: 67
 Italian: 51
 Polish: 27
 Czech: 22
 French (except Basque): 19
 Scottish: 19
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 18
 Scotch-Irish: 14
 British: 12
 Hungarian: 11
 Welsh: 9
 West Indian: 9
 Swedish: 5
 Haitian: 5
 Jamaican: 4
 Eastern European: 2
 European: 2
 Dutch: 2
 Russian: 1



Zip code 19954 topographic map


facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • HERBS AUTO BODY (610 FRONT ST in HOUSTON, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: HERBERT WHITE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • R E CALLOWAY TRANSPORATION (E SCHOOL ST in HOUSTON, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: RAY E CALLOWAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • KENT COUNTY LANDFILL (HOUSTON) (RTE 396 & RTE 398 in HOUSTON, DE)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    Alternative names: KENT CTY LANDFILL
  • TRAPPE PACKING CORPORATION (PINE AND MILL STREET in HOUSTON, DE)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE


Median worth of mobile homes: $89,754

Zip code 19954 marital status for males
Zip code 19954 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 911
  • Northeast: 306
  • Midwest: 24
  • South: 209
  • West: 6

69% of the 19954 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Delaware.

Population in 1990: 1,776. Population change in the 1990s: -272 (-15.3%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here:  7.5%
Delaware:  17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:  2.6%
Delaware:  14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:  3.8%
Delaware:  21.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • HERBS AUTO BODY (601 FRONT ST in HOUSTON, DE; small business)
    $4,370 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2006-03-24. Completion date: 2006-04-07.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Wholesale Trade: Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (5-9: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (1-4: 1)

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.)




Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED9$183,24324$196,62175$160,87222$54,0007$140,23119$107,988
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$63,0604$167,69015$153,5176$48,3051$127,4007$163,800
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$148,42010$155,23786$151,58427$80,1441$162,44022$115,674
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$04$179,47535$171,7907$106,4700$05$136,190
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$08$161,5591$51,6000$01$7,010
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0429.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$247,4756$238,1321$71,980
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$278,0503$179,8471$187,910
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$150,9701$227,4100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0429.00

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