19960 Zip Code (Milford, DE) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,034
Zip code population in 2010: 6,295
Zip code population in 2000: 4,808

Houses and condos: 2,520
Renter-occupied apartments: 285
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 19960: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 29.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 238 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $879 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $878 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 19960:

• High school or higher: 86.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 19960:

• Never married: 32.9%
• Now married: 48.4%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 13.5%

• 
• • 4,32161.4%White
  • 1,68924.0%Black
  • 88212.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1111.6%Two or more races
  • 290.4%Some other race

Urban population: 1,828
Rural population: 5,205

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 19960, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,141 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,141
State:	$74,239

Salary/wage: $41,667 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$41,667
State:	$59,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1222.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3709.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6660.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9272.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15231.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $736 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$736
Delaware:	$1,604

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 14.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,550 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,550
State:	$8,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 16.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 135.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,359 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,359
State:	+$19,461

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 30.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 489.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,368 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,368
State:	+$13,079

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 161.9% for AGIs below $25k, 127.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 218.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 249.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 631.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,060 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

19960:	$13,060
Delaware:	$22,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.8% for AGIs below $25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 144.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 344.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 593.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $24,006 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$24,006
State:	$30,452

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 300.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 263.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 750.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $8,627 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	$8,627
State:	$8,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 255.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $5,069 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

19960:	$5,069
State:	$7,483

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 195.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,350 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,350
State:	$2,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.8% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.4%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 19960, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,393
State:	$61,157

Salary/wage: $33,887 (reported on 86.8% of returns)

Here:	$33,887
State:	$50,642

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $992 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$992
Delaware:	$1,571

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,133 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$6,610

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,790 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,790
State:	+$11,439

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,893 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,893
State:	+$12,773

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,104 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

19960:	$14,104
Delaware:	$16,790

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,242 (24% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,242
State:	$23,216

Here:	24.0% of AGI
State:	19.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,381 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,381
State:	$3,791

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,821 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

19960:	$3,821
State:	$8,129

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,504 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,504
State:	$2,231

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 42.8%

Here:	43%
State:	47%

(% for various income ranges: 37.9% for AGIs below $25k, 38.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19960, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,339
State:	$54,038

Salary/wage: $29,608 (reported on 87.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,608
State:	$44,625

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.9% for AGIs below $10k, 82.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $957 (reported on 31.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$957
Delaware:	$1,734

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,296 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,296
State:	$5,362

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,708 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$8,708
State:	+$17,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,520 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,520
State:	+$12,191

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$583 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

Here:	+$583
State:	-$1,323

IRA payment deduction: $2,974 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

19960:	$2,974
Delaware:	$3,027

Total itemized deductions: $13,890 (22% of AGI, reported on 25.8% of returns)

Here:	$13,890
State:	$19,441

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	19.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,650 (4% of AGI, reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,650
State:	$3,727

Here:	4.0% of AGI
State:	3.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,187 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

19960:	$4,187
State:	$8,958

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,904 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,904
State:	$1,733

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.5%

Here:	58%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 48.4% for AGIs below $10k, 59.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 19941, 19963, 19954, 19968, 19947, 19946.
Milford Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 253
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,101

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 69 (27 now married, 38 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,685 (537 now married, 1,136 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 19960 with a mortgage: 1,275 (236 second mortgage, 201 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,392
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $406

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 19960 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 94$10,000 to $14,999
• 102$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 47$25,000 to $29,999
• 37$30,000 to $34,999
• 215$35,000 to $39,999
• 132$40,000 to $44,999
• 152$45,000 to $49,999
• 157$50,000 to $59,999
• 357$60,000 to $74,999
• 342$75,000 to $99,999
• 298$100,000 to $124,999
• 59$125,000 to $149,999
• 219$150,000 to $199,999
• 67$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19960

• 16Less than $10,000
• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 75$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 23$90,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 78$125,000 to $149,999
• 101$150,000 to $174,999
• 116$175,000 to $199,999
• 481$200,000 to $249,999
• 236$250,000 to $299,999
• 318$300,000 to $399,999
• 241$400,000 to $499,999
• 39$500,000 to $749,999
• 42$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19960

• 3$150 to $199
• 69$200 to $249
• 14$450 to $499
• 27$500 to $549
• 20$800 to $899
• 90$1,000 to $1,249
• 28$1,500 to $1,999
• 42No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,031.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $688,646.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $298,538
• Black or African American householders: $201,675
• Some other race householders: $331,218
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $354,771

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $258,203 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,920 - $349,710

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $310,643

Here:	$310,643
State:	$419,599

Mobile homes: $93,698

Here:	$93,698
State:	$106,273

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,949
• One, attached: 16
• Mobile homes: 542

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 19960

• 79.7%2,656Drove a car alone
• 2.3%76Carpooled
• 3.2%105Walked
• 0.5%16Other means
• 14.7%491Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19960

• 48Less than 5 minutes
• 1965 to 9 minutes
• 30910 to 14 minutes
• 37115 to 19 minutes
• 45720 to 24 minutes
• 22125 to 29 minutes
• 53530 to 34 minutes
• 19035 to 39 minutes
• 9740 to 44 minutes
• 28345 to 59 minutes
• 8760 to 89 minutes
• 3890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,034

• Male householders: 1,006 (166 living alone), Female householders: 1,351 (216 living alone)

• 1,343 spouses (1,337 opposite-sex spouses), 192 unmarried partners, (192 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,049 children (1,797 natural, 0 adopted, 270 stepchildren), 209 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 664 other relatives, 170 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 853 2-persons, 392 3-persons, 240 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 41 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 382 1-person, 157 2-persons

872 married couples with children.
346 single-parent households (80 men, 266 women).

83.3% of residents of 19960 zip code speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 23% well, 22% not well, 8% not at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% very well, 43% well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% very well, 46% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FITZGERALDS AUTO SALVAGE (N. OF RT 207 & W. OF RT 113 in LINCOLN, DE)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  Organizations: SCOTT FITZGERALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• EVELYN I. MORRIS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (8609 THIRD STREET in LINCOLN, DE)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-670
  Organizations: MILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHRISTIAN TABERNACLE ACADEMY (ROAD #207 in LINCOLN, DE)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• HARRINGTON EQUIP CO INC (COUNTY RD 225 in LINCOLN, DE)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: THOMAS H HARRINGTON JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• R & M TRUCKING (RD 2 BOX 435 in LINCOLN, DE)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: RONALD & MARIAN SMITH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%

Population in 1990: 4,435. Population change in the 1990s: +373 (+8.4%).

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

• This state: 3,943
• Northeast: 1,105
• Midwest: 90
• South: 861
• West: 68

64% of the 19960 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Delaware.

95% of the 19960 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• A1 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SERVICE (17002 STAYTONVILLE ROAD in LINCOLN, DE; small business) : $4,500 in 2 contracts in 2001

  $4,750 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2001-06-11. Completion date: 2001-07-16.
  -$250, same as above. Signed on 2001-09-07. Completion date: 2001-07-16.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 18. The highest number of fires - 27 took place in 2002, and the least - 4 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (48.8%), and Structure Fires (39.2%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 19960
• 14748.8%Outside Fires
• 11839.2%Structure Fires
• 268.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 103.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 19960, Delaware

Most common first names in zip code 19960 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	32	74.5 years
John	28	75.8 years
James	24	70.1 years
Robert	22	69.0 years
Mary	22	74.6 years
George	18	70.8 years
Charles	17	73.9 years
Richard	17	70.9 years
Margaret	16	75.0 years
David	11	72.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 19960 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	16	80.1 years
Young	16	75.7 years
Jones	13	81.8 years
Watson	12	74.3 years
Warren	12	71.1 years
Williams	12	62.7 years
Johnson	11	78.8 years
Donovan	10	76.0 years
Benson	10	75.1 years
Smith	9	74.0 years