ZIP Code 19802

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Castle County, Delaware.

Population: 25,670
Median household income: $54,370
Median home value: $188,400

ZIP Code 19802 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Castle County, Delaware, home to about 25,670 residents. At $54,370, its median household income sits below New Castle County's $89,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19802's population held roughly steady from 25,715 to 25,670, while its median gross rent rose 27.0% from $973 to $1,236.

Owners occupy 47.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,670
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,370
Median home value: $188,400
Median gross rent: $1,236
Housing units: 11,596
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,71525,670

Median household income

$46,176$54,370

Median home value

$152,400$188,400

Median gross rent

$973$1,236

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,715	$46,176	$152,400	$973
2020	26,126	$47,258	$162,800	$1,032
2021	27,363	$50,761	$159,100	$1,087
2022	26,065	$53,907	$178,600	$1,150
2023	25,670	$54,370	$188,400	$1,236

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,981	7.7%
5 to 17	3,466	13.5%
18 to 24	2,146	8.4%
25 to 34	4,574	17.8%
35 to 44	3,242	12.6%
45 to 54	2,998	11.7%
55 to 64	3,612	14.1%
65 to 74	2,327	9.1%
75 and over	1,324	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,136	20.0%
Black or African American	17,437	67.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	248	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	138	0.5%
Two or more races	928	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,752	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,966	10.9%
High school graduate	6,448	35.7%
Some college or associate's	4,603	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,753	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,307	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit7.5%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,830	64.5%
Carpooled	735	6.1%
Public transit	915	7.5%
Walked	544	4.5%
Bicycle	196	1.6%
Worked from home	1,734	14.3%
Other means	188	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,227	31.0%
15 to 29 min	4,599	44.2%
30 to 44 min	1,325	12.7%
45 to 59 min	546	5.2%
60+ min	711	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 20.2% (4,915 of 24,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,364	51.1%
Nonfamily households	5,140	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,504	90.6%
Vacant	1,092	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,000	47.6%
Renter-occupied	5,504	52.4%

1-unit, detached11.2%

1-unit, attached54.1%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,296	11.2%
1-unit, attached	6,275	54.1%
2 to 4 units	1,121	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1,184	10.2%
20 or more units	1,683	14.5%
Mobile home & other	37	0.3%

ZIP Code 19802

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