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Upper Christiana, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $313,222 (it was $125,800 in 2000)
Upper Christiana:

$313,222
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,396 - $366,867

Total population: 25,793 (Urban population: 24,529, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 9,898 (9,472 occupied: 5,766 owner occupied, 3,706 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

26%

Housing density: 828 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: $1,235 (lower quartile is $1,095, upper quartile is $1,470)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,315


Median gross rent in Upper Christiana, DE in 2022: $1,349

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

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Upper 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).

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: 4,804 (17.0%)
(61.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
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 Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • 0no bedroom
  • 441 bedroom
  • 5822 bedrooms
  • 3,0153 bedrooms
  • 1,8494 bedrooms
  • 2765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • 136no bedroom
  • 1,3901 bedroom
  • 1,7352 bedrooms
  • 3463 bedrooms
  • 994 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Christiana in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 73no vehicle
  • 1,4281 vehicle
  • 2,9512 vehicles
  • 9723 vehicles
  • 2454 vehicles
  • 975+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Christiana in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Christiana in renter-occupied apartments
  • 374no vehicle
  • 2,0601 vehicle
  • 1,1402 vehicles
  • 1253 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • 01 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 963 rooms
  • 1804 rooms
  • 5715 rooms
  • 1,2286 rooms
  • 1,2467 rooms
  • 1,3338 rooms
  • 1,1039+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • 1261 room
  • 3692 rooms
  • 7963 rooms
  • 1,0984 rooms
  • 8945 rooms
  • 2376 rooms
  • 987 rooms
  • 438 rooms
  • 459+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Upper Christiana, DE
Upper Christiana CCD income, earnings, and wages data

  • Upper Christiana, DE household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Upper Christiana, DE in 2022
  • 10,552Less than $10,000
  • 12,754$10,000 to $19,999
  • 14,368$20,000 to $29,999
  • 14,937$30,000 to $39,999
  • 17,225$40,000 to $49,999
  • 12,652$50,000 to $59,999
  • 21,059$60,000 to $74,999
  • 32,350$75,000 to $99,999
  • 25,867$100,000 to $124,999
  • 20,956$125,000 to $149,999
  • 22,740$150,000 to $199,999
  • 30,567$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Upper Christiana: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,925 (17.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 153
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,052
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,348
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,792
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,282
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 764
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,760
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 227
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 332
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 772
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 613
  • 90 or more minutes: 299

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,245 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled: 1,587 (11.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 254 (1.9%)
  • Railroad: 113 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 141 (1.0%)
  • Other means: 44 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 218 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Upper Christiana detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Upper Christiana, Delaware
  • 7291995 to March 2000
  • 4361990 to 1994
  • 2921985 to 1989
  • 2751980 to 1984
  • 2081975 to 1979
  • 1151970 to 1974
  • 301965 to 1969
  • 202Before 1965

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

India
Upper Christiana:

24.5% (561)
Delaware:

8.3% (3,736)

Philippines
Upper Christiana:

7.3% (166)
Delaware:

3.4% (1,507)

Korea
Upper Christiana:

6.0% (137)
Delaware:

3.5% (1,577)

Colombia
Upper Christiana:

4.5% (102)
Delaware:

1.6% (720)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Upper Christiana:

3.5% (81)
Delaware:

5.3% (2,392)

Jamaica
Upper Christiana:

3.3% (76)
Delaware:

3.7% (1,682)

Egypt
Upper Christiana:

3.3% (76)
Delaware:

0.8% (348)

Pakistan
Upper Christiana:

3.3% (75)
Delaware:

1.3% (593)

Guyana
Upper Christiana:

3.3% (75)
Delaware:

0.8% (366)

Germany
Upper Christiana:

2.9% (67)
Delaware:

4.2% (1,901)

Canada
Upper Christiana:

2.8% (65)
Delaware:

3.4% (1,544)

Other Eastern Africa
Upper Christiana:

2.2% (50)
Delaware:

0.7% (317)

Greece
Upper Christiana:

2.1% (49)
Delaware:

1.0% (446)

Vietnam
Upper Christiana:

2.1% (48)
Delaware:

1.3% (565)

Italy
Upper Christiana:

2.0% (45)
Delaware:

2.3% (1,014)

Ghana
Upper Christiana:

2.0% (45)
Delaware:

0.8% (348)

Chile
Upper Christiana:

1.9% (44)
Delaware:

0.5% (203)

Mexico
Upper Christiana:

1.7% (40)
Delaware:

17.5% (7,846)

United Kingdom
Upper Christiana:

1.7% (40)
Delaware:

5.6% (2,521)

Nigeria
Upper Christiana:

1.7% (39)
Delaware:

1.2% (549)

Hong Kong
Upper Christiana:

1.6% (37)
Delaware:

0.7% (314)

Other Caribbean
Upper Christiana:

1.5% (35)
Delaware:

0.7% (296)

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

  • This state: 11,466
  • Other state: 10,418
  • Northeast: 6,583
  • Midwest: 788
  • South: 2,603
  • 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
Educational Attainment for Males

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
Educational Attainment for Females
Upper Christiana marital status for males
Upper Christiana marital status for females

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
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%
Year householders moved into residence in Upper Christiana
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Upper Christiana, DE
  • 42.1%Utility gas
  • 38.3%Electricity
  • 15.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Upper Christiana, DE
  • 50.5%Electricity
  • 40.5%Utility gas
  • 5.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 551
Here:

19.0%
Delaware:

17.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 201
Here:

13.9%
Delaware:

14.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 346
Here:

25.6%
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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