Hockessin vs North Star

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

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

Hockessin has the higher population (13,608 vs 8,178 in North Star). Hockessin has the higher median household income ($172,695 vs $167,664 in North Star). North Star has the higher median home value ($566,500 vs $550,200 in Hockessin).

Population, income & housing

	Hockessin	North Star
Population	13,608	8,178
Median age	45.2 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$172,695	$167,664
Median home value	$550,200	$566,500
Median gross rent	$2,980	—
Housing units	4,976	3,223
Homeownership rate	91.4%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.9%	70.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hockessin	North Star
Population	13,157 → 13,608 (+3.4%)	7,503 → 8,178 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$128,412 → $172,695 (+34.5%)	$137,917 → $167,664 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$441,200 → $550,200 (+24.7%)	$445,900 → $566,500 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,785 → $2,980 (+66.9%)	$1,882 → $1,479 (-21.4%)

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

North Star

Population

7,5038,178

Median household income

$137,917$167,664

Median home value

$445,900$566,500

Median gross rent

$1,882$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hockessin	North Star
Under 5	5.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	19.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	3.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	22.7%
65 to 74	13.4%	11.7%
75 and over	11.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hockessin	North Star
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	79.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	11.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hockessin	North Star
No high school diploma	1.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	13.5%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.3%	42.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.6%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hockessin	North Star
Drove alone	70.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	3.5%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.1%	16.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hockessin	North Star
1-unit, detached	86.4%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hockessin	North Star
Poverty rate	1.3%	2.4%
Average household size	2.76	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1980	1988