Hockessin vs Newark

A side-by-side comparison of Hockessin and Newark: population, income, housing, and more.

Hockessin and Newark are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark has the higher population (30,309 vs 13,608 in Hockessin). Hockessin has the higher median household income ($172,695 vs $71,373 in Newark). Hockessin has the higher median home value ($550,200 vs $357,600 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Hockessin	Newark
Population	13,608	30,309
Median age	45.2 yrs	22.0 yrs
Median household income	$172,695	$71,373
Median home value	$550,200	$357,600
Median gross rent	$2,980	$1,611
Housing units	4,976	10,002
Homeownership rate	91.4%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.9%	57.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hockessin	Newark
Population	13,157 → 13,608 (+3.4%)	33,448 → 30,309 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$128,412 → $172,695 (+34.5%)	$58,434 → $71,373 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$441,200 → $550,200 (+24.7%)	$277,800 → $357,600 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,785 → $2,980 (+66.9%)	$1,308 → $1,611 (+23.2%)

Hockessin

Population

13,15713,608

Median household income

$128,412$172,695

Median home value

$441,200$550,200

Median gross rent

$1,785$2,980

Newark

Population

33,44830,309

Median household income

$58,434$71,373

Median home value

$277,800$357,600

Median gross rent

$1,308$1,611

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hockessin	Newark
Under 5	5.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	9.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	45.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	6.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	6.9%
65 to 74	13.4%	6.3%
75 and over	11.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hockessin	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	65.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.3%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hockessin	Newark
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.1%
High school graduate	13.5%	16.0%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	27.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hockessin	Newark
Drove alone	70.3%	58.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	6.5%
Public transit	0.3%	2.4%
Walked	3.5%	13.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	22.1%	17.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hockessin	Newark
1-unit, detached	86.4%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	15.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hockessin	Newark
Poverty rate	1.3%	27.1%
Average household size	2.76	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1980	1977