Ardentown

Population: 269
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $369,200

Ardentown, a community in New Castle County, Delaware, has 269 residents. The median household income of $81,250 is below the New Castle County median ($89,901).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ardentown's population declined 1.5% from 273 to 269, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $317,300 to $369,200.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $1,433.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 269
Median age: 57.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $369,200
Median gross rent: $1,433
Housing units: 145
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

273269

Median household income

$62,188$81,250

Median home value

$317,300$369,200

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,433

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	273	$62,188	$317,300	$1,393
2020	240	$62,813	$318,500	$1,188
2021	228	$65,625	$316,700	$1,234
2022	223	$81,250	$340,000	$1,464
2023	269	$81,250	$369,200	$1,433

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 343.7%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6425.7%

65 to 7419.7%

75 and over15.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	37	13.8%
18 to 24	24	8.9%
25 to 34	10	3.7%
35 to 44	15	5.6%
45 to 54	20	7.4%
55 to 64	69	25.7%
65 to 74	53	19.7%
75 and over	41	15.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	203	75.5%
Black or African American	8	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	15.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate11.5%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree32.7%

Graduate or professional degree31.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	5.3%
High school graduate	24	11.5%
Some college or associate's	40	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	68	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	65	31.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone48.0%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home30.4%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60	48.0%
Carpooled	15	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	4.8%
Bicycle	1	0.8%
Worked from home	38	30.4%
Other means	5	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	19.5%
15 to 29 min	42	48.3%
30 to 44 min	17	19.5%
45 to 59 min	6	6.9%
60+ min	5	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 8.4% (22 of 263)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	56.6%
Nonfamily households	53	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	84.1%
Vacant	23	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	72.1%
Renter-occupied	34	27.9%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	15	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1001660
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8084, -75.4810