Upper Christiana, Delaware
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Males: 12,687 | (49.2%) |
Females: 13,106 | (50.8%) |
Median resident age: | 31.7 years |
Delaware median age: | 36.0 years |
Zip code: 19713
Upper Christiana: | $90,643 |
DE: | $82,174 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,188 (it was $25,044 in 2000)
Upper Christiana CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $313,222 (it was $125,800 in 2000)
Upper Christiana: | $313,222 |
DE: | $337,200 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $377,702; detached houses: $422,634; townhouses or other attached units: $276,374; in 2-unit structures: $193,032; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $559,065; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,236; mobile homes: $63,843; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $129,840
Upper Christiana, DE residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Upper Christiana, DE
- 17,52671.5%White alone
- 3,97616.2%Black alone
- 1,4155.8%Asian alone
- 1,0694.4%Hispanic
- 4491.8%Two or more races
- 600.2%American Indian alone
- 320.1%Other race alone
- 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Upper Christiana detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 12.0 square miles.
Population density: 2,156 people per square mile (low).
Upper Christiana CCD: | 0.7% ($918) |
Delaware: | 0.7% ($841) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (3.4 miles , pop. 67,114).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (36.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.67 N, Longitude: 75.68 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 302
Here: | 3.5% |
Delaware: | 3.7% |
- Finance & insurance (17.0%)
- Health care (9.2%)
- Educational services (7.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.5%)
- Construction (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Chemicals (3.7%)
- Finance & insurance (11.9%)
- Construction (10.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.4%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Transportation equipment (5.1%)
- Chemicals (5.1%)
- Finance & insurance (22.5%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.0%)
- Social assistance (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Computer specialists (5.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (2.8%)
- Computer specialists (6.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.1%)
- Customer service representatives (3.9%)
- Registered nurses (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.5%)
Average climate in Upper Christiana, Delaware
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 103. This is significantly worse than average.
City: | 103 |
U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2021 was 0.259. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.259 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 8.99. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 3.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.99 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2021 was 0.272. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.272 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 37.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 37.0 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 16.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 16.7 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.69. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.69 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2020 was 0.00328. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00328 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Upper Christiana-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/28/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Upper Christiana place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 7/27/1994, a category F3 tornado 6.6 miles away from the place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Upper Christiana-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Delaware state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 172.2 miles away from Upper Christiana center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 277.7 miles away from Upper Christiana center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 304.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in New Castle County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Snowstorms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Upper Christiana:
- HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH CARE AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 1 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCE (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION ATLANTIC (Hospital, about 2 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- ROCKFORD CENTER (Hospital, about 2 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- CHURCHMAN VILLAGE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE BRANDYWINE HOME THERAPIES (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
- CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; NEWARK, DE)
Amtrak stations near Upper Christiana:
- 4 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Operable nuclear power plants near Upper Christiana:
- 14 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
- 14 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
- 14 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Upper Christiana:
- University of Delaware (about 4 miles; Newark, DE; Full-time enrollment: 20,078)
- Wilmington University (about 6 miles; New Castle, DE; FT enrollment: 10,072)
- Delaware Technical Community College-Stanton/Wilmington (about 9 miles; Wilmington, DE; FT enrollment: 4,972)
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (about 17 miles; Lincoln University, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
- Neumann University (about 20 miles; Aston, PA; FT enrollment: 2,622)
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania (about 20 miles; West Chester, PA; FT enrollment: 14,492)
- Widener University-Main Campus (about 22 miles; Chester, PA; FT enrollment: 4,051)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Upper Christiana: Cavaliers Country Club (A), Harmony Industrial Park (B), Christiana Industrial Park (C), Omega Professional Center (D), Christiana Care LifeNet (E), Christiana Fire Company Station 3 (F), Christiana Fire Company Station 12 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Christiana Mall (1), Omega Shops Shopping Center (2), University Office Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Upper Christiana include: Mount Pleasant Methodist Church (A), Salem Methodist Church (B), Old Fort Church (C), Faith City Church (D), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (E), Christiana United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Salem Methodist Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Leatherems Run (A), Muddy Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Upper Christiana include: Gallaher School Park (1), Leathermans Run Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.6 people |
Delaware: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 67.2% |
Whole state: | 67.4% |
This place: | 8.0% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 9.2% |
This place: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
26 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
People in group quarters in Upper Christiana in 2000:
- 148 people in nursing homes
- 95 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
For population 15 years and over in Upper Christiana:
- Never married: 31.2%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 10.2%
For population 25 years and over in Upper Christiana:
- High school or higher: 91.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Here: | 10.2 |
Delaware average: | 11.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Upper Christiana, DE (based on New Castle County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 138,172 | 33 |
Mainline Protestant | 48,124 | 125 |
Evangelical Protestant | 32,993 | 169 |
Other | 22,672 | 45 |
Black Protestant | 7,212 | 36 |
Orthodox | 1,166 | 5 |
None | 288,140 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
New Castle County: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. |
New Castle County: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
New Castle County: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
New Castle County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
New Castle County: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Delaware: | 7.43 / 10,000 pop. |
New Castle County: | 8.0% |
Delaware: | 9.0% |
This county: | 26.7% |
Delaware: | 27.9% |
5.39% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,141 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.39% |
Delaware average: | 6.79% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($80 average AGI)
New Castle County: 0.01% Delaware average: 0.03%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Philadelphia County, PA | 0.63% ($59,117 average AGI) |
from Delaware County, PA | 0.57% ($66,163) |
from Kent County, DE | 0.38% ($51,995) |
5.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($94,385 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.25% |
Delaware average: | 5.45% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
New Castle County: 0.01% Delaware average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kent County, DE | 0.54% ($56,174 average AGI) |
to Sussex County, DE | 0.35% ($114,479) |
to Philadelphia County, PA | 0.33% ($55,383) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Upper Christiana:
- WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJBR (1290 AM; 2 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Upper Christiana:
- WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
- WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
- WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
- WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
- WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
- WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Upper Christiana:
- WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
- WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
- WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
- WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
- WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
- WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
- WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
- W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
- WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- 42.1%Utility gas
- 38.3%Electricity
- 15.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 50.5%Electricity
- 40.5%Utility gas
- 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
Upper Christiana compared to Delaware state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Upper Christiana on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: finance and insurance (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in United Kingdom (population 500+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Yugoslavia (population 500+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Asia, n.e.c. (population 500+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Melanesia (population 500+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Micronesia (population 500+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Polynesia (population 500+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: financial managers (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other South Eastern Asia (population 500+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Born at sea (population 500+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: business operations specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest racial income disparities between White and Black householders (with at least 2,000 householders)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"