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Zip Code 19805 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: DE - Delaware

🏑 City: Wilmington

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: New Castle County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 302

Income

The median income of households in 19805 was $56,708. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 9.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8
$35,000 to $49,999 15.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15.9
$150,000 to $199,999 6.5
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 57472
Female 45686

An estimated 79.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,221. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 79.8
Social Security 27.6
Retirement income 21.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.5
Cash public assistance income 5.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 20.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 20.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 33.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.8

In 2019-2023, 22.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 19805 in 2019-2023, 90.6% had health insurance coverage and 9.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.1% and public coverage was 49.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2019-2023, 19805 had a total population of 40,315 - 20,772 (51.5%) females and 19,543 (48.5%) males. The median age was 35.8 years. An estimated 26.4% of the population was under 18 years, 35.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 19805 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 1460 1125
5 to 9 1261 1358
10 to 14 1754 1831
15 to 19 1352 1154
20 to 24 1242 1025
25 to 29 1257 1635
30 to 34 1433 1663
35 to 39 1793 1902
40 to 44 1019 1360
45 to 49 1158 1139
50 to 54 913 1226
55 to 59 1282 867
60 to 64 983 1573
65 to 69 1143 1120
70 to 74 711 667
75 to 79 475 560
80 to 84 122 286
85 and over 185 281

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 42% were White; 33.1% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.1% of the people in 19805 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 19805 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 15,952 households in 19805. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 26% of the households in 19805 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.1% of all households, while 26% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.7% of all households.

In 19805, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 26
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34% of males and 29.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.2 45.8
Now married, except separated 34 29.2
Separated 2.2 1.9
Widowed 2.4 6.3
Divorced 11.2 16.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 19805, 1,467 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 90.7% of the people living in 19805 were U.S. natives. 56% of the 19805 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.3% of 19805 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 38% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 52.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 19805 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 19805.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 84
Asia 9.8
Europe 6
Africa 0.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 19805 in 2019-2023, 21 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.2% of people at least five years old; 11.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 18.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 88.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 19805 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 88.8
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 3.2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2019-2023, 87.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 19805 was 9,831 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 927 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,479. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,425.

Educational Attainment of People in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.6
High school diploma or equivalency 36.3
Some college, no degree 20.8
Associate's degree 7.1
Bachelor's degree 15.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.9

Disability

In 19805, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 15.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 19805, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,702 81.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,863 14.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 680 3.5

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 19805 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 4.6
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.9
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 19805 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,931 30.7
Service occupations 4,595 23.8
Sales and office occupations 3,919 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,058 10.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,795 14.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.5% of 19805 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.6
Walked 3
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 8.7

In 2019-2023, 19805 had a total of 17,281 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 20.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 20.5
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 36.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 19805 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 63.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 19805 had 15,952 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,329 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 56.8% while renters occupied 43.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.61.

8.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.6% and another 8.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 19805:

House Heating Fuel Used in 19805 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 64.6
Electricity 29.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.3
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 19805 was $220,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.6 % had a mortgage. 26.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,480 and for owners without a mortgage it was $421.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 19805 was $1,203. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.