Upper Christiana, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Back to: Upper Christiana, Delaware main profile, Delaware, Delaware smaller cities, Delaware small towns, Delaware forum, All US cities. (All urban) Houses: 9,898 (9,472 occupied: 5,766 owner occupied, 3,706 renter occupied) % of renters here:   39% State:   28% Housing density: 828 houses/condos per square mile Median contract rent in 2007: $826 (lower quartile is $755, upper quartile is $956) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $880 Median gross rent in Upper Christiana, DE in 2007: $957 Housing units in Upper Christiana with a mortgage: 4,786 (689 second mortgage, 744 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 823 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $238,727 (it was $125,800 in 2000) Upper Christiana:   $238,727 Delaware:   $239,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $196,383 - $297,171 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $262,885 Here:   $262,885 State:   $335,491 Townhouses or other attached units: $206,277 Here:   $206,277 State:   $208,327 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,086 Here:   $102,086 State:   $251,311 Household type by relationship Households: 24,235 In family households: 20,079 (4,834 male householders, 1,464 female householders) 4,867 spouses, 7,482 children (7,015 natural, 89 adopted, 378 stepchildren), 265 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 263 other relatives, 483 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,156 (1,465 male householders (1,110 living alone)), 1,696 female householders (1,310 living alone)), 995 nonrelatives In group quarters: 294 (124 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,293 2-persons, 1,654 3-persons, 1,438 4-persons, 608 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,420 1-person, 638 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons. 4,430 married couples with children. 1,333 single-parent households (321 men, 1,012 women). 85.7% of residents of Upper Christiana speak English at home. 4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 20% speak English not well). 1.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 2,287 (9.3%) (44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Upper Christiana, DE: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 19 $25,000 to $29,999: 14 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 7 $50,000 to $59,999: 32 $60,000 to $69,999: 38 $70,000 to $79,999: 113 $80,000 to $89,999: 185 $90,000 to $99,999: 536 $100,000 to $124,999: 1805 $125,000 to $149,999: 1642 $150,000 to $174,999: 746 $175,000 to $199,999: 190 $200,000 to $249,999: 173 $250,000 to $299,999: 93 $300,000 to $399,999: 10 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Upper Christiana: Less than $100: 24 people $100 to $149: 10 $150 to $199: 6 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 2 $400 to $449: 13 $450 to $499: 2 $500 to $549: 10 $550 to $599: 30 $600 to $649: 69 $650 to $699: 331 $700 to $749: 465 $750 to $799: 553 $800 to $899: 1,044 $900 to $999: 484 $1,000 to $1,249: 433 $1,250 to $1,499: 111 $1,500 to $1,999: 56 $2,000 or more: 26 No cash rent: 37

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.1%
Number of people working at home: 218 (1.6% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 11,245 (83%)
• Carpooled: 1,587 (12%)
• Bus or trolley bus: 254 (2%)
• Railroad: 113 (1%)
• Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
• Walked: 141 (1%)
• Other means: 44 (0%)
• Worked at home: 218 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 269 $10,000 to $14,999: 220 $15,000 to $19,999: 322 $20,000 to $24,999: 502 $25,000 to $29,999: 593 $30,000 to $34,999: 510 $35,000 to $39,999: 600 $40,000 to $44,999: 555 $45,000 to $49,999: 544 $50,000 to $59,999: 1083 $60,000 to $74,999: 1301 $75,000 to $99,999: 1615 $100,000 to $124,999: 759 $125,000 to $149,999: 253 $150,000 to $199,999: 181 $200,000 or more: 152

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5902

Irish: 3412

German: 2769

Italian: 2478

English: 1436

Polish: 1167

United States or American: 847

Subsaharan African:: 431

Scotch-Irish: 376

Scottish: 369

Dutch: 288

African: 241

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 204

French (except Basque): 199

British: 175

Greek: 170

French Canadian: 150

Russian: 141

Arab:: 139

Jamaican: 117

Nigerian: 116

Welsh: 112

European: 101

Guyanese: 100

Swedish: 92

Ukrainian: 91

Arab/Arabic: 71

Egyptian: 68

Ghanian: 65

Danish: 57

British West Indian: 53

Norwegian: 44

Lithuanian: 37

Czech: 34

Slovak: 33

Hungarian: 32

Finnish: 29

Pennsylvania German: 28

West Indian: 23

Scandinavian: 16

Romanian: 14

Canadian: 13

Czechoslovakian: 11

Swiss: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 9

Slavic: 8

Portuguese: 8

Iranian: 6

Croatian: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Austrian: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

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

• This state: 11466
• Northeast: 6583
• Midwest: 788
• South: 2603
• West: 444

52% of Upper Christiana residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 7% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 39
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 5
• 7th and 8th grade: 54
• 9th grade: 111
• 10th grade: 218
• 11th grade: 76
• 12th grade, no diploma: 207
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,382
• Less than 1 year of college: 580
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,105
• Associate degree: 563
• Bachelor's degree: 1,409
• Master's degree: 354
• Professional school degree: 181
• Doctorate degree: 165

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 81
• Nursery to 4th grade: 15
• 5th and 6th grade: 18
• 7th and 8th grade: 110
• 9th grade: 112
• 10th grade: 94
• 11th grade: 48
• 12th grade, no diploma: 184
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,656
• Less than 1 year of college: 712
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,213
• Associate degree: 705
• Bachelor's degree: 1,471
• Master's degree: 475
• Professional school degree: 136
• Doctorate degree: 56

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $66,444
• Black householders: $59,405
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $66,309
• Asian householders: $88,017
• Some other race householders: $25,141
• Two or more races householders: $43,486
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,116

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $237,967
• Black or African American householders: $247,835
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $104,371
• Asian householders: $241,383
• Some other race householders: $207,984
• Two or more races householders: $257,513
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $217,093

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,179
• One, attached: 1,236
• Two: 77
• 3 or 4: 84
• 5 to 9: 1,138
• 10 to 19: 1,630
• 20 to 49: 276
• 50 or more: 278

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Delaware:	21.4%

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