Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,059
| This zip code: | $40,059 | | Delaware: | $54,610 |
Nearest zip codes: 19939, 19951, 19945, 19967, 19970, 19975.
Housing units in zip code 19966 with a mortgage: 1,695 (166 second mortgage, 273 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,039
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,188
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $340
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 19966: Harmons School (A), Holly Lake Campground (B), Cow Bridge (C), Nanticoke Indian Center (D), Rosedale Beach (E), Nanticoke Indian Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 19966 include: Gumboro United Methodist Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Bethel United Methodist Church (C), Harmony Church (D), Pentecostal Church of God (E), Calvary Wesleyan Church (F), Old Field Church (G), Carey Church (H), New St Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Carey Cemetery (1), Harmony Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Waples Pond (A), Bark Pond (B), Ingram Pond (C), Betts Pond (D), Wilson Marsh (E), Massey Marsh (F), Nats Marsh (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bald Cypress Branch (A), Mirey Branch (B), Sheep Pen Ditch (C), Phillips Ditch (D), Unity Branch (E), Phillips Branch (F), Shoals Branch (G), Long Drain Ditch (H), Cowhouse Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 523
- 1995 to 1998: 1,678
- 1990 to 1994: 1,708
- 1980 to 1989: 3,389
- 1970 to 1979: 2,022
- 1960 to 1969: 1,012
- 1950 to 1959: 450
- 1940 to 1949: 276
- 1939 or earlier: 438
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Millsboro, DE (19966): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 120
- 2 bedrooms: 1,838
- 3 bedrooms: 4,037
- 4 bedrooms: 468
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 278
- 2 bedrooms: 350
- 3 bedrooms: 381
- 4 bedrooms: 48
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 19966 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 279
- 1 vehicle: 2,223
- 2 vehicles: 2,860
- 3 vehicles: 900
- 4 vehicles: 191
- 5 or more vehicles: 48
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 117
- 1 vehicle: 519
- 2 vehicles: 321
- 3 vehicles: 110
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 19966:
- Less than $10,000: 83
- $10,000 to $14,999: 41
- $15,000 to $19,999: 52
- $20,000 to $24,999: 187
- $25,000 to $29,999: 184
- $30,000 to $34,999: 161
- $35,000 to $39,999: 158
- $40,000 to $49,999: 284
- $50,000 to $59,999: 292
- $60,000 to $69,999: 269
- $70,000 to $79,999: 196
- $80,000 to $89,999: 236
- $90,000 to $99,999: 228
- $100,000 to $124,999: 521
- $125,000 to $149,999: 642
- $150,000 to $174,999: 766
- $175,000 to $199,999: 589
- $200,000 to $249,999: 692
- $250,000 to $299,999: 484
- $300,000 to $399,999: 505
- $400,000 to $499,999: 131
- $500,000 to $749,999: 136
- $750,000 to $999,999: 75
- $1,000,000 or more: 26
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 19966:
- Less than $100: 53
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 35
- $200 to $249: 40
- $250 to $299: 52
- $300 to $349: 48
- $350 to $399: 32
- $400 to $449: 57
- $450 to $499: 28
- $500 to $549: 25
- $550 to $599: 31
- $600 to $649: 36
- $700 to $749: 38
- $750 to $799: 29
- $800 to $899: 50
- $1,000 to $1,249: 75
- No cash rent: 170
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $189,205.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,659
- Black or African American householders: $167,397
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $207,870
- Asian householders: $348,743
- Some other race householders: $222,999
- Two or more races householders: $185,472
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $245,594
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,484 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
| 19966: | $153,484 | | Delaware: | $239,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $138,333 - $243,017
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $276,791| Here: | $276,791 | | State: | $335,491 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $265,553| Here: | $265,553 | | State: | $208,327 |
In 2-unit structures: $361,357| Here: | $361,357 | | State: | $347,550 |
Mobile homes: $49,981| Here: | $49,981 | | State: | $45,161 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,027
- One, attached: 373
- Two: 63
- 3 or 4: 78
- 5 to 9: 145
- 10 to 19: 74
- 20 to 49: 21
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 6,689
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,998 (81%)
- Carpooled: 1,003 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 12 (0%)
- Walked: 130 (2%)
- Other means: 36 (0%)
- Worked at home: 156 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 272
- 5 to 9 minutes: 800
- 10 to 14 minutes: 876
- 15 to 19 minutes: 958
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1174
- 25 to 29 minutes: 624
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1189
- 35 to 39 minutes: 173
- 40 to 44 minutes: 204
- 45 to 59 minutes: 500
- 60 to 89 minutes: 210
- 90 or more minutes: 224
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,786
- In family households: 15,152 (4,103 male householders, 1,266 female householders)
4,290 spouses, 4,408 children (3,974 natural, 117 adopted, 317 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 231 other relatives, 320 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,634 (956 male householders (783 living alone)), 1,277 female householders (1,095 living alone)), 401 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 137 (133 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,066 2-persons, 991 3-persons, 736 4-persons, 382 5-persons, 127 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,878 1-person, 331 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
2,062 married couples with children.
947 single-parent households (202 men, 745 women).
94.1% of residents of 19966 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 16% well, 20% not well, 8% not at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 14% well, 12% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% very well, 9% well, 67% not well, 3% not at all).
Foreign born population: 421 (2.4%)
(39.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (20%)
- Mexico (19%)
- Germany (13%)
- India (8%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Honduras (6%)
- El Salvador (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 136
- 1990 to 1994: 83
- 1985 to 1989: 66
- 1980 to 1984: 13
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 39
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 76
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White population: 14,443
Black population: 2,356
American Indian population: 358
Asian population: 135
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 243
Two or more races population: 231

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3197 |
|  German: 2074 |
|  Irish: 1894 |
|  English: 1713 |
|  United States or American: 1423 |
|  Italian: 1101 |
|  Polish: 448 |
|  French (except Basque): 263 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 184 |
|  Dutch: 177 |
|  Swedish: 129 |
|  Scottish: 113 |
|  European: 109 |
|  Russian: 90 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 76 |
|  Hungarian: 70 |
|  French Canadian: 59 |
|  Welsh: 57 |
|  Norwegian: 56 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 52 |
|  African: 52 |
|  Slovak: 48 |
|  Ukrainian: 30 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29 |
|  Canadian: 24 |
|  British: 18 |
|  Jamaican: 14 |
|  Czech: 13 |
|  Lithuanian: 13 |
|  Belgian: 12 |
|  Eastern European: 11 |
|  Lebanese: 10 |
|  Arab:: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 8 |
|  Estonian: 8 |
|  U.S. Virgin Islander: 8 |
|  Portuguese: 7 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7 |
|  Greek: 6 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Scandinavian: 3 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- INDIAN RIVER POWER PLANT (ROUTE 332 POWERPLANT ROAD in MILLSBORO, DE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0025, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0039, ICIS-03-1977-0010,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
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: ELECTRIC SERVICES; NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION; STEAM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CONECTIV DELMARVA GENERATION, INC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DELMARVA INDIAN RIVER.(CORPORATE), DELMARVA P & L INDIAN RIVER PO, DELMARVA P & L - UNIT #4, DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT - SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL, DELMARVA POWER, INDIAN RIVER, INDIAN RIVER GENERATING STATION, INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC, INDIAN RIVER POWER STATION
- MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INCORPORATED (ROUTE 24 EAST in MILLSBORO, DE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
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) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS; POULTRY HATCHERIES; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING; PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
Business NAICS classification: SOYBEAN PROCESSING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MOUNTAIRE CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INC., TOWNSENDS INC.
- FAIRFIELD AT LONGNECK (N38 37.375 W75 07.863, LONG NECK ROAD in MILLSBORO, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0384, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-03-2005-0383,
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0384, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-03-2005-0383,
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY
Alternative names: FAIRFIELD @ LONGNECK - ANDERSON HOMES
- JOHNSTON, CHARLES (RD 419, 3 M NE INTERSECTION WITH RD 413 IN GUMBORO in MILLSBORO, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0077, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0077, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- PEP-UP #18 (107 E. DUPONT HIGHWAY in MILLSBORO, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0353, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0353, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
- INTERVET INC (29160 INTERVET LN in MILLSBORO, DE)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-003092, PESTICIDES - MANUFACTURE
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES
Organizations: JC PRINZO CONSULTING SERVICES
- EAST MILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (500 EAST STATE STREET in MILLSBORO, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-738
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- LONG NECK VILLAGE (COUNTRY RD 22 in LONG NECK, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0335, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
- FOREST PARK (COUNTRY RD 325 in MILLSBORO, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0465, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
- HOLIDAY PINES (306 A COUNTY RD in LONG NECK, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1997-0191, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
- LONG NECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SCHOOL LANE in MILLSBORO, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-690
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SUSSEX CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (302 EAST STATE STREET in MILLSBORO, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-744
Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COLONIAL ESTATES MOBILE HOME (COUNTY ROUTE 331 in MILLSBORO, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0407, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,657
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7489
- Northeast: 5668
- Midwest: 456
- South: 3614
- West: 168
60% of the 19966 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Delaware.
Population in 1990: 11,962. Population change in the 1990s: +5,806 (+48.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
| Here: | 5.8% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 0.7% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45
| Here: | 10.8% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 4)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 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.)
130 people in nursing homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- 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
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