ZIP Code 19963

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sussex County, Delaware.

Population: 22,544
Median household income: $65,420
Median home value: $291,200

ZIP Code 19963 (Sussex County, Delaware) is home to about 22,544 residents. At $65,420, its median household income sits below Sussex County's $78,162.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19963's population grew 8.7% from 20,743 to 22,544, while its median gross rent rose 16.3% from $998 to $1,161.

78.1% of workers drive to work alone. 69.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,544
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,420
Median home value: $291,200
Median gross rent: $1,161
Housing units: 10,300
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,74322,544

Median household income

$57,521$65,420

Median home value

$220,800$291,200

Median gross rent

$998$1,161

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,743	$57,521	$220,800	$998
2020	21,489	$56,026	$230,000	$1,002
2021	21,155	$58,987	$244,300	$1,042
2022	21,394	$62,572	$275,200	$1,121
2023	22,544	$65,420	$291,200	$1,161

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,468	6.5%
5 to 17	3,790	16.8%
18 to 24	1,423	6.3%
25 to 34	3,224	14.3%
35 to 44	2,492	11.1%
45 to 54	1,799	8.0%
55 to 64	3,320	14.7%
65 to 74	3,347	14.8%
75 and over	1,681	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,991	62.1%
Black or African American	4,557	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	604	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.2%
Some other race	126	0.6%
Two or more races	862	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,331	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,649	10.4%
High school graduate	5,192	32.7%
Some college or associate's	4,680	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,671	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,671	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,009	78.1%
Carpooled	838	8.2%
Public transit	185	1.8%
Walked	178	1.7%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	867	8.4%
Other means	165	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,797	29.8%
15 to 29 min	2,464	26.2%
30 to 44 min	2,713	28.9%
45 to 59 min	681	7.2%
60+ min	739	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 15.5% (3,443 of 22,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,558	59.3%
Nonfamily households	3,814	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,372	91.0%
Vacant	928	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,894	62.9%
Renter-occupied	3,478	37.1%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,149	69.4%
1-unit, attached	305	3.0%
2 to 4 units	446	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1,329	12.9%
20 or more units	715	6.9%
Mobile home & other	356	3.5%

ZIP Code 19963

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