ZIP Code 19947

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sussex County, Delaware.

Population: 19,343
Median household income: $68,529
Median home value: $294,000

ZIP Code 19947 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sussex County, Delaware, home to about 19,343 residents. Its median household income of $68,529 runs below the Sussex County figure of $78,162.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19947's population declined 3.2% from 19,992 to 19,343, while its median gross rent rose 44.4% from $899 to $1,298.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 48.5% of the population. 76.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,343
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,529
Median home value: $294,000
Median gross rent: $1,298
Housing units: 6,972
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,99219,343

Median household income

$54,822$68,529

Median home value

$228,500$294,000

Median gross rent

$899$1,298

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,992	$54,822	$228,500	$899
2020	20,033	$55,459	$225,000	$1,084
2021	20,128	$57,894	$233,900	$1,110
2022	19,513	$65,635	$274,500	$1,151
2023	19,343	$68,529	$294,000	$1,298

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,149	5.9%
5 to 17	3,734	19.3%
18 to 24	1,770	9.2%
25 to 34	2,492	12.9%
35 to 44	2,587	13.4%
45 to 54	2,067	10.7%
55 to 64	2,468	12.8%
65 to 74	1,950	10.1%
75 and over	1,126	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,375	48.5%
Black or African American	1,912	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.3%
Asian	79	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.3%
Two or more races	738	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,132	36.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,043	24.0%
High school graduate	4,026	31.7%
Some college or associate's	3,300	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,466	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	855	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,316	76.9%
Carpooled	1,320	16.1%
Public transit	36	0.4%
Walked	93	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	297	3.6%
Other means	155	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,377	17.4%
15 to 29 min	3,060	38.6%
30 to 44 min	1,819	23.0%
45 to 59 min	879	11.1%
60+ min	785	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 11.4% (2,036 of 17,858)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,584	72.1%
Nonfamily households	1,772	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,356	91.2%
Vacant	616	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,306	67.7%
Renter-occupied	2,050	32.3%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,036	72.2%
1-unit, attached	182	2.6%
2 to 4 units	221	3.2%
5 to 19 units	582	8.3%
20 or more units	296	4.2%
Mobile home & other	655	9.4%

ZIP Code 19947

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