ZIP Code 19809

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Castle County, Delaware.

Population: 15,129
Median household income: $85,988
Median home value: $308,900

ZIP Code 19809 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in New Castle County, Delaware, home to about 15,129 residents. The median household income of $85,988 is below the New Castle County median ($89,901).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 19809's population held roughly steady from 15,139 to 15,129, while its median gross rent rose 17.6% from $1,168 to $1,373.

Owners occupy 69.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,129
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $85,988
Median home value: $308,900
Median gross rent: $1,373
Housing units: 6,531
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,13915,129

Median household income

$73,344$85,988

Median home value

$243,000$308,900

Median gross rent

$1,168$1,373

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,139	$73,344	$243,000	$1,168
2020	14,827	$73,462	$251,700	$1,159
2021	15,111	$76,982	$260,700	$1,269
2022	15,529	$83,923	$288,800	$1,345
2023	15,129	$85,988	$308,900	$1,373

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,429	9.4%
5 to 17	2,498	16.5%
18 to 24	655	4.3%
25 to 34	2,195	14.5%
35 to 44	1,987	13.1%
45 to 54	1,512	10.0%
55 to 64	2,695	17.8%
65 to 74	1,173	7.8%
75 and over	985	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,695	64.1%
Black or African American	3,595	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	665	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.2%
Two or more races	536	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	611	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate24.0%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree19.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	325	3.1%
High school graduate	2,534	24.0%
Some college or associate's	2,952	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,683	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,053	19.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,933	67.0%
Carpooled	662	9.0%
Public transit	265	3.6%
Walked	77	1.0%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	1,350	18.3%
Other means	79	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,365	22.7%
15 to 29 min	2,796	46.5%
30 to 44 min	1,080	17.9%
45 to 59 min	320	5.3%
60+ min	456	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 11.6% (1,742 of 14,982)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,860	61.9%
Nonfamily households	2,376	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,236	95.5%
Vacant	295	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,324	69.3%
Renter-occupied	1,912	30.7%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units18.8%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,933	60.2%
1-unit, attached	640	9.8%
2 to 4 units	420	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1,231	18.8%
20 or more units	285	4.4%
Mobile home & other	22	0.3%

ZIP Code 19809

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