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Lower Christiana CCD, New Castle County, DE

37,021 Population
11.5 square miles 3,231 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Castle County: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Delaware: 41.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,603 ±$4,464 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $47,777 ±$774
  • a little less than the amount in Delaware: $45,375 ±$459
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,581 ±$5,349 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $91,166 ±$1,765
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Delaware: $84,954 ±$1,251
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.3% ±2.4% (4,523  ±930) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 10.1% 56,931 (±0.6% / ±3,356)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 10.4% 103,819 (±0.4% / ±4,214)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.4 minutes ±1.5 (407,795  ±38,988) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Castle County: 25.3 5,993,490 (±0.4 / ±115,547)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Delaware: 26 10,627,325 (±0.3 / ±165,777)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,632 ±695 Number of households
  • New Castle County: 224,173 ±971
  • Delaware: 402,038 ±1,657
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (36,898  ±1,917) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Castle County: 2.5 561,765 (±0 / ±83)
  • about the same as the figure in Delaware: 2.5 997,898
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±1.9% (516  ±170) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 4.8% † 6,667 (±0.5% / ±699)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 4.9% 11,075 (±0.4% / ±883)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,313 ±659 Number of housing units
  • New Castle County: 236,079 ±136
  • Delaware: 464,203 ±208
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$264,900 ±$6,558 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Castle County: $352,200 ±$3,776
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Delaware: $352,000 ±$2,842
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±1.5% (2,391  ±546.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Castle County: 11.1% 63,370 (±0.5% / ±3,078)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Delaware: 10.7% 108,296 (±0.4% / ±3,800.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.2% ±1.4% (22,488  ±1,255.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle County: 92.6% 372,982 (±1.3% / ±5,046.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware: 91.7% 662,711 (±0.9% / ±6,681.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24% ±2.2% (6,184  ±651.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Castle County: 39.7% 159,873 (±0.8% / ±3,227.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Delaware: 35.8% 258,594 (±0.6% / ±4,151.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.9% ±2.2% (4,388  ±850) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 12.8% 74,007
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 10.7% 109,282
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±1.6% (1,968  ±475) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 5.8% 26,290 (±0.3% / ±1,146)
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware: 7.4% 59,557 (±0.2% / ±1,767)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,968 Total veterans ±475 1,864 Male ±465 104 Female ±62

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