Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 895 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,492
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 131 (48 now married, 83 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,191 (1,365 now married, 1,826 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 19956 with a mortgage: 2,490 (170 second mortgage, 324 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,624
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,303 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $382
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19956: Shell Bridge (A), Mumford Manor (B), Dickerson Manor (C), Cherry Walk (D), Ellis Wharf (E), Delmarva Christian Camp (F), Laurel Fire Department Incorporated (G), Laurel Police Department (H), Laurel Town Hall (I), Laurel Public Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19956 include: Bethesda Church (A), Saint Pauls United Methodist Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Epworth Fellowship Church (D), Portsville Church (E), Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church (F), Christ Evangelical Church (G), Mount Zion United Methodist Church (H), Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: New Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery (1), Mount Zion Cemetery (2), Odd Fellows Cemetery (3), Laurel Hill Cemetery (4), Ralphs Hill Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Raccoon Pond (A), Pepper Pond (B), Records Pond (C), Portsville Millpond (D), Horseys Pond (E), Chipman Pond (F), Wileys Pond (G), Trussum Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Holly Branch (A), Hitch Pond Branch (B), Turkey Branch (C), Grays Branch (D), Gordon Branch (E), Gill Branch (F), Elliott Pond Branch (G), Dukes Ditch (H), Thompson Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 19956 include: Nanticoke Park Wildlife Area (1), Phillips Landing Recreation Area (2), Trap Pond State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 19956:
Less than $10,000: 129
$10,000 to $14,999: 143
$15,000 to $19,999: 57
$20,000 to $24,999: 44
$25,000 to $29,999: 40
$30,000 to $34,999: 65
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 50
$60,000 to $69,999: 33
$70,000 to $79,999: 64
$80,000 to $89,999: 50
$90,000 to $99,999: 88
$100,000 to $124,999: 219
$125,000 to $149,999: 310
$150,000 to $174,999: 530
$175,000 to $199,999: 386
$200,000 to $249,999: 606
$250,000 to $299,999: 524
$300,000 to $399,999: 408
$400,000 to $499,999: 100
$500,000 to $749,999: 168
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 43
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 19956:
Less than $100: 73
$100 to $149: 45
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 76
$250 to $299: 36
$300 to $349: 68
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 25
$450 to $499: 37
$500 to $549: 78
$550 to $599: 67
$600 to $649: 90
$650 to $699: 111
$700 to $749: 47
$750 to $799: 68
$800 to $899: 52
$900 to $999: 14
$1,000 to $1,249: 47
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
No cash rent: 287
Median gross rent in 2011: $740.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2011: $228,404.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $210,583
Black or African American householders: $180,101
Some other race householders: $139,530
Two or more races householders: $429,324
Hispanic or Latino householders: $149,190
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $187,400
19956:
$187,400
Delaware:
$236,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,200 - $271,700
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $249,125 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,098 Mobile homes: $63,705
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,502
One, attached: 112
Two: 114
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 205
10 to 19: 67
20 to 49: 9
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 987
Unemployment: 9.9%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,164 (87%)
Carpooled: 281 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Walked: 30 (1%)
Other means: 317 (5%)
Worked at home: 164 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 239
5 to 9 minutes: 337
10 to 14 minutes: 688
15 to 19 minutes: 913
20 to 24 minutes: 849
25 to 29 minutes: 400
30 to 34 minutes: 955
35 to 39 minutes: 153
40 to 44 minutes: 231
45 to 59 minutes: 579
60 to 89 minutes: 381
90 or more minutes: 80
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,196
In family households: 12,066 (1,850 male householders, 1,679 female householders)
2,516 spouses, 4,296 children (3,941 natural, 60 adopted, 297 stepchildren), 459 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 447 other relatives, 300 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,130 (727 male householders (613 living alone)), 1,131 female householders (1,002 living alone)), 272 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,561 2-persons, 857 3-persons, 594 4-persons, 372 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,615 1-person, 243 2-persons
1,710 married couples with children.
1,255 single-parent households (226 men, 1,029 women).
92.3% of residents of 19956 zip code speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 24% well, 13% not well, 14% not at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% very well, 49% well, 9% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% well, 51% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 613 (4.3%) (46.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.3%
Whole state:
8.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Haiti (31%)
Mexico (22%)
Guatemala (14%)
Brazil (10%)
Vietnam (5%)
Australia (5%)
Kenya (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 220
1990 to 1999: 178
1980 to 1989: 128
Before 1980: 151
Races in zip code 19956:
White population: 11,622 Black population: 2,527 American Indian population: 46 Asian population: 152 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7 Some other race population: 28 Two or more races population: 381 Hispanic or Latino population: 737
Most common first ancestries reported in 19956 (%):
Other groups (23%)
English (14%)
German (11%)
Irish (11%)
American (6%)
Italian (3%)
Haitian (2%)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
COLONIAL ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK (211 NORTH DUAL HIGHWAY in LAUREL, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0062, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES Alternative names: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC. - CO, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INC., COLONIAL ESTATES M.H.P, COLONIAL ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARKWAY
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT (OLD SAILOR ROAD in LAUREL, DE)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-DE0000597 2T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: LAUREL STP
LAUREL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (1133 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE in LAUREL, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-756 Organizations: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NORTH LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (300 WILSON STREET in LAUREL, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-752 Organizations: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
GEORGETOWN CHARTER SCHOOL (12108 COUNTY SEAT HIGHWAY in LAUREL, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-580
LAUREL MIDDLE SCHOOL (801 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE in LAUREL, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-754 Organizations: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (499 WEST SIXTH STREET in LAUREL, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-753 Organizations: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
SUSSEX COUNTY LANDFILL NO. 5 (BETWEEN CNTY RD 494, CNTY RD 497, SH 24 in LAUREL, DE)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1996-0209, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Alternative names: LAUREL LANDFILL *, SUSSEX CO LANDFILL #5, SUSSEX COUNTY LANDFILL # 5
WESTERN SUSSEX ACADEMY ILC (815 CENTRAL AVENUE in LAUREL, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-765 Organizations: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BRIARWOOD MANOR INC (HARBESON RD in LAUREL, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0612, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
LOWES TRAILER PARK SYS (#2 CHIPMAN POND RD in LAUREL, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1999-0183, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, Business SIC classification: FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS; RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND CAMPSITES
LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT (815 CENTRAL AVE. in LAUREL, DE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: LAUREL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAUREL S.D. (1160 S CENTRAL AVE in LAUREL, DE)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) Alternative names: LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICCT, LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Utility gas (12%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 9,283. Population change in the 1990s: +4,168 (+44.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,956
Northeast: 1,880
Midwest: 317
South: 4,106
West: 261
60% of the 19956 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Delaware.
92% of the 19956 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 178
Here:
14.1%
Delaware:
16.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:
7.2%
Delaware:
14.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 122
Here:
26.9%
Delaware:
19.3%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations: 52,989
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 52,900
Material moving occupations: 52,500
Education, training, and library occupations: 46,047
Management occupations: 45,948
Business and financial operations occupations: 43,920
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
W B VENABLES AND SONS INC (MECHANIC ST in LAUREL, DE)
$-10,080 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2001-08-01. Completion date: 1999-08-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 4 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
