Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,910
| This zip code: | $45,910 | | Delaware: | $54,610 |
Nearest zip codes: 19951, 19958, 19960, 19941, 19947, 19966.
Housing units in zip code 19968 with a mortgage: 1,030 (95 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 543
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,273
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $290
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 19968 include: Zion Church (A), Saint Peters Friends Church (B), The Apostolic Church (C), Solid Rock Holiness Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Weigands Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2), Ponder Cemetery (3), Holland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Flaxhole Pond (A), Fleetwood Pond (B), Goose Pond (C), Horseshoe Pond (D), Oak Pond (E), Teal Pond (F), Jack Roach Pond (G), Turkle Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ingram Branch (A), North Prong (B), Wall Branch (C), Round Pole Branch (D), Brittingham Branch (E), Pemberton Branch (F), Beaverdam Creek (G), Primehook Creek (H), Sowbridge Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 197
- 1995 to 1998: 407
- 1990 to 1994: 429
- 1980 to 1989: 768
- 1970 to 1979: 490
- 1960 to 1969: 225
- 1950 to 1959: 257
- 1940 to 1949: 207
- 1939 or earlier: 454
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Milton, DE (19968): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 32
- 2 bedrooms: 461
- 3 bedrooms: 1,274
- 4 bedrooms: 299
- 5 or more bedrooms: 44
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 84
- 2 bedrooms: 240
- 3 bedrooms: 177
- 4 bedrooms: 30
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 19968 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 61
- 1 vehicle: 558
- 2 vehicles: 970
- 3 vehicles: 423
- 4 vehicles: 51
- 5 or more vehicles: 49
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 272
- 2 vehicles: 160
- 3 vehicles: 35
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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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 19968:
- Less than $10,000: 18
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 20
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 35
- $50,000 to $59,999: 15
- $60,000 to $69,999: 22
- $70,000 to $79,999: 31
- $80,000 to $89,999: 13
- $90,000 to $99,999: 18
- $100,000 to $124,999: 102
- $125,000 to $149,999: 128
- $150,000 to $174,999: 260
- $175,000 to $199,999: 208
- $200,000 to $249,999: 349
- $250,000 to $299,999: 336
- $300,000 to $399,999: 383
- $400,000 to $499,999: 51
- $500,000 to $749,999: 149
- $750,000 to $999,999: 38
- $1,000,000 or more: 22
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 19968:
- Less than $100: 6
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 47
- $200 to $249: 21
- $250 to $299: 33
- $300 to $349: 22
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 10
- $450 to $499: 12
- $500 to $549: 17
- $550 to $599: 20
- $600 to $649: 31
- $650 to $699: 20
- $700 to $749: 3
- $750 to $799: 14
- $800 to $899: 66
- No cash rent: 78
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $294,713.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $254,828
- Black or African American householders: $180,364
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $108,061
- Asian householders: $211,211
- Two or more races householders: $127,709
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $157,180
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $261,170 (it was $116,400 in 2000)
| 19968: | $261,170 | | Delaware: | $239,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $131,626 - $273,371
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $329,894| Here: | $329,894 | | State: | $335,491 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $182,316| Here: | $182,316 | | State: | $208,327 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $738,996| Here: | $738,996 | | State: | $251,311 |
Mobile homes: $58,297| Here: | $58,297 | | 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: 2,462
- One, attached: 130
- Two: 39
- 3 or 4: 35
- 5 to 9: 45
- 10 to 19: 12
- 20 to 49: 15
- 50 or more: 43
- Mobile homes: 653

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,399 (82%)
- Carpooled: 295 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
- Railroad: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 31 (1%)
- Other means: 11 (0%)
- Worked at home: 171 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 132
- 5 to 9 minutes: 144
- 10 to 14 minutes: 307
- 15 to 19 minutes: 475
- 20 to 24 minutes: 609
- 25 to 29 minutes: 173
- 30 to 34 minutes: 375
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 80
- 45 to 59 minutes: 177
- 60 to 89 minutes: 56
- 90 or more minutes: 159
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,550
- In family households: 5,430 (1,436 male householders, 369 female householders)
1,457 spouses, 1,737 children (1,582 natural, 45 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 131 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 49 other relatives, 140 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,120 (371 male householders (249 living alone)), 468 female householders (381 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 25 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 856 2-persons, 383 3-persons, 296 4-persons, 224 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 630 1-person, 165 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
992 married couples with children.
374 single-parent households (106 men, 268 women).
94.1% of residents of 19968 zip code speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% very well, 32% well, 13% not well, 9% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 2% well, 21% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
Foreign born population: 276 (4.2%)
(29.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (34%)
- Peru (12%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (8%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- Japan (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 77
- 1990 to 1994: 56
- 1985 to 1989: 21
- 1980 to 1984: 8
- 1975 to 1979: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 15
- 1970 to 1974: 39
- 1965 to 1969: 43
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White population: 5,089
Black population: 1,102
American Indian population: 27
Asian population: 36
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 219
Two or more races population: 75

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1327 |
|  United States or American: 902 |
|  English: 740 |
|  German: 649 |
|  Irish: 629 |
|  Italian: 226 |
|  Polish: 137 |
|  Dutch: 92 |
|  French (except Basque): 80 |
|  Scottish: 58 |
|  Russian: 53 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 49 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 42 |
|  Swedish: 39 |
|  Norwegian: 37 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 26 |
|  African: 26 |
|  Jamaican: 24 |
|  European: 21 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 19 |
|  Danish: 16 |
|  Welsh: 15 |
|  Austrian: 14 |
|  British: 13 |
|  Greek: 12 |
|  Czech: 11 |
|  Hungarian: 11 |
|  Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |
|  Haitian: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 4 |
|  Eastern European: 1 |
|  Canadian: 1 |
|  Northern European: 1 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- H O BRITTINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (400 MULBERRY STREET in MILTON, DE)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-710
Organizations: CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (512 FEDERAL STREET in MILTON, DE)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-720
Organizations: CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DOWNS, WILLIAM (RT 257 ROUND HOLE BRIDGE RD in MILTON, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0695, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- HUDSON MANAGEMENT C/O JOSEPH R. HUDSON (CAVE COLONY SUBDIVISION in MILTON, DE)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0286, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- DRAPER KING COLE (CHESTNUT STREET in MILTON, DE)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HARRY BONK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DRAPER CANNING CO
- ATLANTIS INDUSTRIES INC (1 PARK ST in MILTON, DE)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KENNETH ORR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MILTON STP (FRONT STREET in MILTON, DE)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: MILTON SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTE
- DRAPER CANNING CO RANCH (ROUTE 1 TO ROUTE 88 5 MILES W in MILTON, DE)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: HARRY BONK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- REED TRUCKING COMPANY (CHESTNUT & NEW ST in MILTON, DE)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- YORKS REFINISHING (RD2 BOX 184 in MILTON, DE)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: HARLAN G YORK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CAVE COLONY (VEGA WAY & POLARIS LANE; N38 45 44.4 W75 17 26.1 in MILTON, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES
- CHAPEL HOMES, LOT 18 EAST MILL RUN, OVERBROOK SHORES (LOT 18, EAST MILL RUN, OVERBROOK SHORES SUBDIVISIO in MILTON, DE)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- PRIME HOOK LEAD SITE (RD3; BOX 164 in MILTON, DE)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Median worth of mobile homes: $82,340
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3654
- Northeast: 1185
- Midwest: 209
- South: 1104
- West: 51
63% of the 19968 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Delaware.
Population in 1990: 4,656. Population change in the 1990s: +1,896 (+40.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
| Here: | 4.3% | | Delaware: | 17.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 1.9% | | Delaware: | 14.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
| Here: | 21.5% | | Delaware: | 21.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MIXON, JOHN (405 BOXWOOD STREET in MILTON, DE; small business): $7,000 in 2 contracts in 2005
$4,200 with Air Force for Recreational Services. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$2,800, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-09. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (50-99: 1)
- Construction: Masonry Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 3)
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.)
18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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