ZIP Code 19801

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Castle County, Delaware.

Population: 16,170
Median household income: $44,505
Median home value: $196,000

ZIP Code 19801 (New Castle County, Delaware) is home to about 16,170 residents. At $44,505, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 19801's population declined 5.1% from 17,035 to 16,170, while its median gross rent rose 27.1% from $886 to $1,126.

28.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.97 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,170
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,505
Median home value: $196,000
Median gross rent: $1,126
Housing units: 9,390
Homeownership rate: 29.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,03516,170

Median household income

$30,419$44,505

Median home value

$142,500$196,000

Median gross rent

$886$1,126

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,035	$30,419	$142,500	$886
2020	17,447	$33,410	$147,900	$886
2021	16,061	$37,965	$148,400	$959
2022	16,545	$42,453	$166,300	$1,087
2023	16,170	$44,505	$196,000	$1,126

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	684	4.2%
5 to 17	2,737	16.9%
18 to 24	1,271	7.9%
25 to 34	3,373	20.9%
35 to 44	2,473	15.3%
45 to 54	1,632	10.1%
55 to 64	2,400	14.8%
65 to 74	978	6.0%
75 and over	622	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,400	14.8%
Black or African American	10,819	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	693	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.3%
Two or more races	741	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,459	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,776	15.5%
High school graduate	3,826	33.3%
Some college or associate's	2,886	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,402	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,588	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone55.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit11.3%

Walked10.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,326	55.9%
Carpooled	717	9.3%
Public transit	872	11.3%
Walked	772	10.0%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	992	12.8%
Other means	56	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,092	31.0%
15 to 29 min	2,764	40.9%
30 to 44 min	916	13.6%
45 to 59 min	472	7.0%
60+ min	508	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 28.8% (4,646 of 16,111)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,218	40.0%
Nonfamily households	4,823	60.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,041	85.6%
Vacant	1,349	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,345	29.2%
Renter-occupied	5,696	70.8%

1-unit, detached8.3%

1-unit, attached36.9%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units32.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	775	8.3%
1-unit, attached	3,469	36.9%
2 to 4 units	1,433	15.3%
5 to 19 units	639	6.8%
20 or more units	3,031	32.3%
Mobile home & other	43	0.5%

ZIP Code 19801

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