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City: Ocean View, DE
Sussex County, DE
Zip code population (2000): 4,481
Estimated population in 2005: 4,952

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 19970

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Houses and condos: 3,885
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
% of renters here:  8%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 19970: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 498 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  0.4% ($605)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in Sussex County: $578 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in Sussex County: $382 (0.2%)

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Males: 2,156  (48.1%)
Females: 2,325  (51.9%)
White population: 4,380
Black population: 40
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 20
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 5
Two or more races population: 27

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Urban population: 3,260
Rural population: 1,221

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $293,369
19970  $293,369
Delaware:  $203,800


According to our research of public records there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 19970 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:  54.2 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.2 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19970, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,106 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $54,106
State:  $54,038

Salary/wage: $37,566 (reported on 67.7% of returns)
Here:  $37,566
State:  $44,625
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.1% for AGIs below $10k, 49.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,266 (reported on 59.9% of returns)
This zip code:  $2,266
Delaware:  $1,734
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,763 (reported on 39.7% of returns)
Here:  $2,763
State:  $5,362
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,619 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:  +$14,619
State:  +$17,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,066 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:  +$20,066
State:  +$12,191
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,504 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
19970:  $3,504
Delaware:  $3,027
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $17,371 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
Here:  $17,371
Delaware:  $15,466

Total itemized deductions: $19,424 (1% of AGI, reported on 39.9% of returns)
Here:  $19,424
State:  $19,441
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.8% for AGIs below $10k, 19.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,620 (2.7% of AGI, reported on 36.2% of returns)
Here:  $2,620
Delaware:  $3,727

Here:  2.7% of AGI
State:  3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,776 (reported on 82.5% of returns)
19970:  $8,776
State:  $8,958
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,441 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,441
State:  $1,733
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.9%
Here:  63%
State:  55%
(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $10k, 58.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.6% for AGIs over 100k)


Median household income (1999): $41,396
Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,450
This zip code  $47,450
Delaware:  $52,499

Ocean View, DE (19970) map

Nearest zip codes: 19967, 19930, 19945, 19944, 19975, 19939.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  69.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.4%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 19970 with a mortgage: 812 (79 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 679


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $970

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $229

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  6.2%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.9
State:  4.3


Zip code 19970 close-up map

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

Notable location: Sandy Cove Camping (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in zip code 19970: Union Wesley United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Banks Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Derrickson Ditch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 241
  • 1995 to 1998: 535
  • 1990 to 1994: 589
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,098
  • 1970 to 1979: 791
  • 1960 to 1969: 317
  • 1950 to 1959: 131
  • 1940 to 1949: 94
  • 1939 or earlier: 128



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ocean View, DE (19970):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 25
  • 2 bedrooms: 425
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,218
  • 4 bedrooms: 261
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 26


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedrooms: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 59
  • 3 bedrooms: 73
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2



Vehicles available in 19970 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 67
  • 1 vehicle: 556
  • 2 vehicles: 1,024
  • 3 vehicles: 228
  • 4 vehicles: 69
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 17
  • 1 vehicle: 72
  • 2 vehicles: 42
  • 3 vehicles: 29
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2



Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 19970 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 19970 house/condo values in 2005


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 19970:

  • $20,000 to $24,999: 6
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 2
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 18
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 35
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 23
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 32
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 126
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 211
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 241
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 310
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 156
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 175
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 81
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 14
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 30
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 19
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 10
  • $1,000,000 or more: 2
 

Ocean View, DE (19970) map from a distance

19970 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 19970:

  • $200 to $249: 4
  • $300 to $349: 2
  • $350 to $399: 24
  • $400 to $449: 20
  • $450 to $499: 15
  • $500 to $549: 27
  • $550 to $599: 10
  • $600 to $649: 3
  • $650 to $699: 11
  • $700 to $749: 10
  • $750 to $799: 1
  • $800 to $899: 6
  • No cash rent: 24
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $153,100


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $314,178
  • Asian householders: $331,519
  • Two or more races householders: $331,519

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,527
  • One, attached: 69
  • Two: 18
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 90
  • 10 to 19: 28
  • 20 to 49: 63
  • 50 or more: 10
  • Mobile homes: 1,101
19970 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,323 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 188 (11%)
  • Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (1%)
  • Walked: 55 (3%)
  • Other means: 9 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 134 (8%)
 

19970 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 102
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 154
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 289
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 199
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 191
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 86
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 182
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 76
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 25
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 164
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 43
  • 90 or more minutes: 78
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 4,583

  • In family households: 3,865 (1,226 male householders, 234 female householders)
    1,334 spouses, 888 children (806 natural, 28 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 56 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 718 (251 male householders (199 living alone)), 354 female householders (307 living alone)), 113 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 996 2-persons, 190 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 506 1-person, 97 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

457 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (19 men, 93 women).

96.2% of residents of 19970 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% very well, 15% not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Foreign born population: 83 (1.9%)
(68.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.7%


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



  • United Kingdom (33%)
  • Austria (13%)
  • Other Western Africa (13%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Australia (8%)
  • France (7%)
  • Philippines (5%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 9
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 1
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 11
  • 1970 to 1974: 13
  • 1965 to 1969: 47


Zip code 19970 races chart


First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 806
  • German: 693
  • English: 613
  • Italian: 395
  • Polish: 229
  • United States or American: 218
  • Other groups: 95
  • Scotch-Irish: 81
  • French (except Basque): 63
  • Dutch: 54
  • Welsh: 49
  • Scottish: 46
  • European: 32
  • Swedish: 30
  • Norwegian: 24
  • Hungarian: 19
  • Russian: 18
  • Ukrainian: 18
  • Swiss: 17
  • Canadian: 11
  • Portuguese: 11
  • Subsaharan African:: 11
  • Ghanian: 11
  • Finnish: 9
  • Pennsylvania German: 8
  • Greek: 6
  • Scandinavian: 6
  • Slovak: 5
  • British: 5
  • Celtic: 5
  • Lithuanian: 4
  • Czechoslovakian: 4
  • Austrian: 3
  • French Canadian: 3
  • Danish: 2
  • Romanian: 2
  • Czech: 2
  • Northern European: 2
  • Armenian: 1


Zip code 19970 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • LORD BALTIMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (120 ATLANTIC AVENUE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-736
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BETHANY BAY (FAIRWAY BLVD. in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1995-0233, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
  • BETHANY CREST, LLC (RR 2 in CLARKSVILLE, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0463, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (RTE 26 in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1986-0403, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • SHIP, DONALD W. JR (OFF OF RD 363 in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0216, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • BOBS MARINE SERVICE (ROUTES 17 & 26 in CLARKSVILLE, DE)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ROBERT LITTLETON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • GA HASTINGS & ASSOCIATES INC (102 CENTRAL AVE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: GREGORY HASTINGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • LAND TECH LLC (118 ATLANTIC AVE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ATLANTIC INVESTMENT GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)


Median worth of mobile homes: $78,900

Zip code 19970 marital status for males
Zip code 19970 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


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

  • This state: 1333
  • Northeast: 1449
  • Midwest: 175
  • South: 1457
  • West: 67

58% of the 19970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Delaware.

Population in 1990: 1,532. Population change in the 1990s: +2,949 (+192.5%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
Here:  6.7%
Delaware:  17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:  1.4%
Delaware:  14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:  14.0%
Delaware:  21.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • ZOOK, WILLIAM CHAD (792 HICKMAN DR in MILLVILLE, DE; small business)
    $5,250 with Air Force for Care of Remains and/or Funeral Services. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2008-04-01.


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

  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Siding Contractors (50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 2, 1-4: 10)


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.)



Accident statistics in 2006
  • Accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
  • Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
Accident statistics in 2005
  • Accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in accidents: 2
  • Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0




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