Pike Creek

Population: 7,185
Median household income: $135,703
Median home value: $414,700

Pike Creek is a community in New Castle County, Delaware, home to 7,185 residents. At $135,703, its median household income sits above New Castle County's $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, Pike Creek's population declined 5.6% from 7,613 to 7,185, while its median home value rose 20.8% from $343,300 to $414,700.

The median gross rent is $2,294. 56.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,185
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $135,703
Median home value: $414,700
Median gross rent: $2,294
Housing units: 2,839
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6137,185

Median household income

$117,379$135,703

Median home value

$343,300$414,700

Median gross rent

$1,795$2,294

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,613	$117,379	$343,300	$1,795
2020	6,987	$121,750	$335,700	$1,798
2021	7,398	$131,603	$342,100	$2,009
2022	6,975	$129,614	$398,100	$2,220
2023	7,185	$135,703	$414,700	$2,294

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	166	2.3%
5 to 17	1,403	19.5%
18 to 24	377	5.2%
25 to 34	668	9.3%
35 to 44	883	12.3%
45 to 54	1,211	16.9%
55 to 64	1,111	15.5%
65 to 74	828	11.5%
75 and over	538	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,173	58.1%
Black or African American	320	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,676	23.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	320	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	696	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	2.8%
High school graduate	1,112	21.2%
Some college or associate's	1,042	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,515	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,422	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,726	72.3%
Carpooled	439	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	545	14.5%
Other means	33	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	12.6%
15 to 29 min	1,802	55.9%
30 to 44 min	668	20.7%
45 to 59 min	223	6.9%
60+ min	124	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 1.3% (94 of 7,089)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,872	68.4%
Nonfamily households	865	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,737	96.4%
Vacant	102	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,365	86.4%
Renter-occupied	372	13.6%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached44.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,383	48.7%
1-unit, attached	1,269	44.7%
2 to 4 units	41	1.4%
5 to 19 units	81	2.9%
20 or more units	65	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1056490
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7487, -75.6950