ZIP Code 19970

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sussex County, Delaware.

Population: 8,265
Median household income: $90,802
Median home value: $489,500

ZIP Code 19970 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Sussex County, Delaware, home to about 8,265 residents. The median household income of $90,802 is above the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 19970's population declined 2.8% from 8,505 to 8,265, while its median gross rent rose 8.5% from $1,344 to $1,458.

The median gross rent is $1,458. 46.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,265
Median age: 62.9 yrs
Median household income: $90,802
Median home value: $489,500
Median gross rent: $1,458
Housing units: 8,418
Homeownership rate: 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,5058,265

Median household income

$71,821$90,802

Median home value

$339,700$489,500

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,458

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,505	$71,821	$339,700	$1,344
2020	8,770	$69,502	$356,500	$1,293
2021	7,484	$77,304	$386,700	$1,339
2022	7,639	$88,739	$450,300	$1,463
2023	8,265	$90,802	$489,500	$1,458

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 444.2%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7424.7%

75 and over20.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	466	5.6%
5 to 17	640	7.7%
18 to 24	187	2.3%
25 to 34	591	7.2%
35 to 44	345	4.2%
45 to 54	649	7.9%
55 to 64	1,673	20.2%
65 to 74	2,045	24.7%
75 and over	1,669	20.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,679	92.9%
Black or African American	86	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	118	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	123	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	234	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	285	4.1%
High school graduate	1,705	24.5%
Some college or associate's	1,710	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,634	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,638	23.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.9%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,923	67.6%
Carpooled	180	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	651	22.9%
Other means	77	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	808	36.9%
15 to 29 min	581	26.5%
30 to 44 min	419	19.1%
45 to 59 min	188	8.6%
60+ min	196	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,060 of 8,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,797	71.9%
Nonfamily households	1,094	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,891	46.2%
Vacant	4,527	53.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,540	91.0%
Renter-occupied	351	9.0%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached21.1%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,151	61.2%
1-unit, attached	1,780	21.1%
2 to 4 units	233	2.8%
5 to 19 units	346	4.1%
20 or more units	126	1.5%
Mobile home & other	782	9.3%

ZIP Code 19970

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