Lower Christiana, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

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

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1307 houses/condos per square mile

Median contract rent in 2007: $866 (lower quartile is $726, upper quartile is $1,028)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $903

Median gross rent in Lower Christiana, DE in 2007: $971

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

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $213,267 (it was $107,100 in 2000)

Lower Christiana:	$213,267
Delaware:	$239,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $156,164 - $248,882

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $235,384
Here: $235,384
State: $335,491

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,410
Here: $142,410
State: $208,327

In 2-unit structures: $213,967
Here: $213,967
State: $347,550

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,984
Here: $213,984
State: $251,311

Mobile homes: $49,196
Here: $49,196
State: $45,161

Household type by relationship

Households: 35,970

In family households: 30,197 (6,733 male householders, 2,987 female householders)
6,726 spouses, 10,559 children (9,762 natural, 201 adopted, 596 stepchildren), 927 grandchildren, 368 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 698 other relatives, 942 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,773 (2,000 male householders (1,510 living alone)), 2,790 female householders (2,471 living alone)), 983 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 280 (138 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,063 2-persons, 2,386 3-persons, 1,948 4-persons, 877 5-persons, 281 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,981 1-person, 700 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 52 4-persons.

5,132 married couples with children.
2,512 single-parent households (646 men, 1,866 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: 2,368 (6.5%)
(36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lower Christiana, Delaware:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 131 4 rooms: 425 5 rooms: 1,525 6 rooms: 3,519 7 rooms: 2,447 8 rooms: 1,495 9 or more rooms: 853

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana, Delaware:
	1 room: 118 2 rooms: 429 3 rooms: 763 4 rooms: 1,066 5 rooms: 948 6 rooms: 499 7 rooms: 155 8 rooms: 74 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 271
1990 to 1994: 313
1980 to 1989: 526
1970 to 1979: 1,025
1960 to 1969: 2,714
1950 to 1959: 5,207
1940 to 1949: 3,037
1939 or earlier: 2,049

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower Christiana:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 160 2 bedrooms: 1,855 3 bedrooms: 6,423 4 bedrooms: 1,749 5 or more bedrooms: 224

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower Christiana:
	no bedroom: 124 1 bedroom: 1,378 2 bedrooms: 1,746 3 bedrooms: 743 4 bedrooms: 86 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 691 1 vehicle: 3,651 2 vehicles: 4,332 3 vehicles: 1,258 4 vehicles: 376 5 or more vehicles: 103

Cars and other vehicles available in Lower Christiana in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 838 1 vehicle: 2,091 2 vehicles: 991 3 vehicles: 129 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Lower Christiana, DE:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 87
$60,000 to $69,999: 301
$70,000 to $79,999: 495
$80,000 to $89,999: 1381
$90,000 to $99,999: 1516
$100,000 to $124,999: 3407
$125,000 to $149,999: 1614
$150,000 to $174,999: 479
$175,000 to $199,999: 218
$200,000 to $249,999: 63
$250,000 to $299,999: 65
$300,000 to $399,999: 59
$400,000 to $499,999: 32
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Lower Christiana rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lower Christiana:

Less than $100: 88 people
$100 to $149: 44
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 35
$500 to $549: 49
$550 to $599: 69
$600 to $649: 98
$650 to $699: 219
$700 to $749: 296
$750 to $799: 356
$800 to $899: 897
$900 to $999: 691
$1,000 to $1,249: 756
$1,250 to $1,499: 160
$1,500 to $1,999: 68
$2,000 or more: 1
No cash rent: 143

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 818 1990 to 1994: 377 1985 to 1989: 351 1980 to 1984: 113 1975 to 1979: 156 1970 to 1974: 71 1970 to 1974: 85 1965 to 1969: 397

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.5%
Number of people working at home: 377 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 386
5 to 9 minutes: 1520
10 to 14 minutes: 3064
15 to 19 minutes: 3841
20 to 24 minutes: 3684
25 to 29 minutes: 1392
30 to 34 minutes: 1599
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%)
Carpooled: 2,442 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 651 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 59 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 26 (0%)
Walked: 408 (2%)
Other means: 61 (0%)
Worked at home: 377 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 910
$10,000 to $14,999: 858
$15,000 to $19,999: 882
$20,000 to $24,999: 1083
$25,000 to $29,999: 1009
$30,000 to $34,999: 986
$35,000 to $39,999: 859
$40,000 to $44,999: 898
$45,000 to $49,999: 811
$50,000 to $59,999: 1478
$60,000 to $74,999: 1838
$75,000 to $99,999: 1698
$100,000 to $124,999: 677
$125,000 to $149,999: 226
$150,000 to $199,999: 168
$200,000 or more: 129

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6304

Irish: 5422

Italian: 4736

Polish: 3045

German: 2736

English: 2661

United States or American: 1145

Scotch-Irish: 479

Scottish: 476

French (except Basque): 411

Welsh: 275

Dutch: 260

Ukrainian: 236

Swedish: 195

Subsaharan African:: 171

African: 147

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 134

Lithuanian: 130

Russian: 125

French Canadian: 107

Jamaican: 107

Pennsylvania German: 106

Norwegian: 99

Hungarian: 98

Greek: 74

European: 53

Danish: 50

Slovak: 50

Swiss: 37

Scandinavian: 37

Yugoslavian: 35

Estonian: 31

Arab:: 30

Czechoslovakian: 27

British: 26

Slavic: 20

Romanian: 20

Finnish: 19

Latvian: 19

Canadian: 18

West Indian: 17

Eastern European: 15

Cape Verdean: 14

Austrian: 14

Jordanian: 14

Ghanian: 10

Portuguese: 9

Egyptian: 8

Carpatho Rusyn: 8

Other Arab: 8

Barbadian: 6

Belgian: 6

Celtic: 6

Slovene: 5

Czech: 4

Brazilian: 4

Armenian: 4

British West Indian: 4

Iranian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (47%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Jamaica (4%)
Germany (3%)
Italy (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

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

This state: 23482
Northeast: 5962
Midwest: 617
South: 2510
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

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,279
Black householders: $34,268
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,659
Asian householders: $114,269
Some other race householders: $47,857
Two or more races householders: $60,794
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,114

Lower Christiana household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lower Christiana household income for Black householders

Lower Christiana household income for Asian householders

Lower Christiana household income for Some other race householders

Lower Christiana household income for Two or more races householders

Lower Christiana marital status for males

Lower Christiana marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $215,855
Black or African American householders: $165,276
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $241,344
Asian householders: $239,153
Some other race householders: $183,994
Two or more races householders: $176,228
Hispanic or Latino householders: $182,401

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: $27,551

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lower Christiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (34%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

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 Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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