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Lower Christiana, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $266,662 (it was $107,100 in 2000)
Lower Christiana:

$266,662
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,887 - $314,493

Total population: 38,118 (Urban population: 36,250, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 15,194 (14,496 occupied: 10,411 owner occupied, 4,085 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

28%
State:

26%

Housing density: 1,307 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $238,015.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,057 (lower quartile is $895, upper quartile is $1,295)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,102


Median gross rent in Lower Christiana, DE in 2022: $1,215

Housing units in Lower Christiana with a mortgage: 6,290 (749 second mortgage, 894 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,584

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Lower Christiana, Delaware Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 521,325
  • In family households: 432,579 (87,243 male householders, 47,500 female householders)
    94,343 spouses, 154,234 children (144,377 natural, 3,150 adopted, 6,707 stepchildren), 13,869 grandchildren, 5,731 brothers or sisters, 5,248 parents, foster children, 7,594 other relatives, 13,545 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 88,746 (30,762 male householders (22,487 living alone)), 37,146 female householders (30,500 living alone)), 20,838 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 17,154 (7,943 institutionalized population)

79,448 married couples with children.
31,255 single-parent households (6,358 men, 24,897 women).

86.6% of residents of Lower Christiana speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,975 (11.9%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1601 bedroom
  • 1,8552 bedrooms
  • 6,4233 bedrooms
  • 1,7494 bedrooms
  • 2245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • 124no bedroom
  • 1,3781 bedroom
  • 1,7462 bedrooms
  • 7433 bedrooms
  • 864 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 691no vehicle
  • 3,6511 vehicle
  • 4,3322 vehicles
  • 1,2583 vehicles
  • 3764 vehicles
  • 1035+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in renter-occupied apartments
  • 838no vehicle
  • 2,0911 vehicle
  • 9912 vehicles
  • 1293 vehicles
  • 364 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 1313 rooms
  • 4254 rooms
  • 1,5255 rooms
  • 3,5196 rooms
  • 2,4477 rooms
  • 1,4958 rooms
  • 8539+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • 1181 room
  • 4292 rooms
  • 7633 rooms
  • 1,0664 rooms
  • 9485 rooms
  • 4996 rooms
  • 1557 rooms
  • 748 rooms
  • 339+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lower Christiana, DE
Lower Christiana CCD income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lower Christiana, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lower Christiana, DE in 2022
  • 8,298Less than $10,000
  • 10,030$10,000 to $19,999
  • 11,299$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,746$30,000 to $39,999
  • 13,545$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9,950$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16,561$60,000 to $74,999
  • 25,440$75,000 to $99,999
  • 20,342$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16,480$125,000 to $149,999
  • 17,883$150,000 to $199,999
  • 24,038$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Lower Christiana: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.2%
Number of people working at home: 3,763 (17.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 386
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,520
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,064
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,841
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,684
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,392
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,599
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 210
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 238
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 433
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 464
  • 90 or more minutes: 306

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,482 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled: 2,442 (13.9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 651 (3.7%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0.0%)
  • Railroad: 59 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle: 1 (0.0%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 408 (2.3%)
  • Other means: 61 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 377 (2.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Lower Christiana detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lower Christiana, Delaware
  • 8181995 to March 2000
  • 3771990 to 1994
  • 3511985 to 1989
  • 1131980 to 1984
  • 1561975 to 1979
  • 711970 to 1974
  • 851965 to 1969
  • 397Before 1965

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lower Christiana:

47.4% (1,123)
Delaware:

17.5% (7,846)

India
Lower Christiana:

6.5% (153)
Delaware:

8.3% (3,736)

United Kingdom
Lower Christiana:

5.5% (130)
Delaware:

5.6% (2,521)

Jamaica
Lower Christiana:

3.8% (90)
Delaware:

3.7% (1,682)

Germany
Lower Christiana:

3.3% (79)
Delaware:

4.2% (1,901)

Italy
Lower Christiana:

2.6% (61)
Delaware:

2.3% (1,014)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lower Christiana:

2.5% (59)
Delaware:

5.3% (2,392)

Poland
Lower Christiana:

2.4% (57)
Delaware:

1.3% (598)

Ireland
Lower Christiana:

2.3% (54)
Delaware:

0.8% (369)

Colombia
Lower Christiana:

2.2% (53)
Delaware:

1.6% (720)

Philippines
Lower Christiana:

1.6% (38)
Delaware:

3.4% (1,507)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 23,482
  • Other state: 9,428
  • Northeast: 5,962
  • Midwest: 617
  • South: 2,510
  • West: 339

64% of Lower Christiana residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 9% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 98
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 74
  • 5th and 6th grade: 196
  • 7th and 8th grade: 392
  • 9th grade: 435
  • 10th grade: 457
  • 11th grade: 399
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 534
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,436
  • Less than 1 year of college: 927
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,373
  • Associate degree: 678
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,020
  • Master's degree: 298
  • Professional school degree: 90
  • Doctorate degree: 82
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 81
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 54
  • 5th and 6th grade: 178
  • 7th and 8th grade: 488
  • 9th grade: 353
  • 10th grade: 604
  • 11th grade: 464
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 340
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,278
  • Less than 1 year of college: 984
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,370
  • Associate degree: 930
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,344
  • Master's degree: 380
  • Professional school degree: 130
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Females
Lower Christiana marital status for males
Lower Christiana marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,346
  • One, attached: 2,490
  • Two: 596
  • 3 or 4: 1,025
  • 5 to 9: 632
  • 10 to 19: 887
  • 20 to 49: 77
  • 50 or more: 46
  • Mobile homes: 95

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,883

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%
Year householders moved into residence in Lower Christiana
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lower Christiana, DE
  • 69.4%Utility gas
  • 24.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.8%Electricity
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lower Christiana, DE
  • 37.5%Electricity
  • 33.9%Utility gas
  • 24.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,118
Here:

28.0%
Delaware:

17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 451
Here:

23.3%
Delaware:

14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 401
Here:

32.1%
Delaware:

21.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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