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19966 Zip Code (Millsboro, DE) Detailed Profile




Cities: Millsboro, DE (4.12%), Long Neck, DE (2.74%)
County: Sussex County, DE
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 33,323
Zip code population in 2010: 24,601
Zip code population in 2000: 17,768

Houses and condos: 19,567
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,323
% of renters here:

16%
State:

26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 19966: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 86.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 385 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 19966
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.3% ($864)
Delaware:

0.5% ($1,635)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $982 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $613 (0.3%)

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Males: 15,822  (47.5%)
Females: 17,500  (52.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 19966:

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 19966:

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

Zip code 19966 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 19966 (2022)
    • 24,75274.3%White
    • 3,0779.2%Black
    • 2,9919.0%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,4704.4%Two or more races
    • 4861.5%Asian
    • 3000.9%Some other race
    • 2420.7%American Indian
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Urban population: 20,162
Rural population: 13,160

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $273,671
19966:

$273,671
Delaware:

$337,200



According to our research of Delaware and other state lists, there were 102 registered sex offenders living in 19966 zip code as of June 03, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 19966 is 278 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

53.5 years
Delaware median age:

41.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.2 people
Delaware:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 19966, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $64,900 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$64,900
State:

$74,239

Salary/wage: $50,474 (reported on 71.3% of returns)
Here:

$50,474
State:

$59,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1049.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3132.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5490.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6835.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12741.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 59707.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,383 (reported on 33.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,383
Delaware:

$1,604
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.8% for AGIs below $25k, 24.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 163.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 946.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,068 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
Here:

$5,068
State:

$8,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 193.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 439.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2660.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,892 (reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:

+$12,892
State:

+$19,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 29.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 113.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 155.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 570.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13196.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,227 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:

+$13,227
State:

+$13,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.1% for AGIs below $25k, 132.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 261.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 295.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 398.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3363.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $22,604 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
19966:

$22,604
Delaware:

$22,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 186.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 497.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 911.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1646.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6372.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $23,267 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
19966:

$23,267
Delaware:

$28,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 430.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,171 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:

$30,171
State:

$30,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.2% for AGIs below $25k, 99.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 342.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 492.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 928.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5861.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,297 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:

$6,297
State:

$8,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 174.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1264.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,940 (reported on 7.8% of returns)
19966:

$6,940
State:

$7,483
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 126.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 246.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1246.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,116 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,116
State:

$2,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.3% for AGIs below $25k, 56.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.6%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 89.1% for AGIs below $25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 19966, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $45,704 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$45,704
State:

$61,157

Salary/wage: $36,011 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:

$36,011
State:

$50,642
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,612 (reported on 33.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,612
Delaware:

$1,571
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,279 (reported on 18.4% of returns)
Here:

$3,279
State:

$6,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,454 (reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:

+$4,454
State:

+$11,439
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,449 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:

+$9,449
State:

+$12,773
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,557 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
19966:

$14,557
Delaware:

$16,790
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $17,133 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
19966:

$17,133
Delaware:

$22,611

Total itemized deductions: $20,403 (23% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)
Here:

$20,403
State:

$23,216

Here:

23.0% of AGI
State:

19.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,143 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:

$3,143
State:

$3,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,301 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
19966:

$5,301
State:

$8,129
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,190 (reported on 18.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,190
State:

$2,231
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.4%
Here:

48%
State:

47%
(% for various income ranges: 42.0% for AGIs below $25k, 46.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19966, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,613 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$38,613
State:

$54,038

Salary/wage: $29,705 (reported on 79.5% of returns)
Here:

$29,705
State:

$44,625
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.5% for AGIs below $10k, 69.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,363 (reported on 42.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,363
Delaware:

$1,734
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,333 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:

$2,333
State:

$5,362
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$20,040 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:

+$20,040
State:

+$17,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 26.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,858 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:

+$9,858
State:

+$12,191
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$3,146 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
Here +$3,146
State -$1,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,182 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
19966:

$3,182
Delaware:

$3,027
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $14,303 (reported on 0.3% of returns)
Here:

$14,303
Delaware:

$15,466

Total itemized deductions: $15,791 (21% of AGI, reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:

$15,791
State:

$19,441

Here:

21.0% of AGI
State:

19.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,751 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,751
State:

$3,727

Here:

3.4% of AGI
State:

3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,521 (reported on 73.4% of returns)
19966:

$5,521
State:

$8,958
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,807 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:

$1,807
State:

$1,733

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%
Here:

59%
State:

55%
(% for various income ranges: 51.7% for AGIs below $10k, 57.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$74,148
Delaware:

$82,174
Millsboro, DE (19966) map Nearest zip codes: 19939, 19945, 19951, 19947, 19975, 19967.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

35.9%
Delaware:

43.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

5.4%
Delaware:

49.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,330
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13,394


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 379 (234 now married, 140 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 5,923 (2,191 now married, 3,719 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 19966 with a mortgage: 6,980 (563 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 395 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 232

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,498
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $591

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.9%
Whole state:

9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

6.7%
Whole state:

4.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4
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Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 3332020 or later
  • 5,3622010 to 2019
  • 6,0592000 to 2009
  • 2,7561990 to 1999
  • 2,6591980 to 1989
  • 1,1631970 to 1979
  • 5831960 to 1969
  • 5481950 to 1959
  • 1311940 to 1949
  • 2811939 or earlier

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Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Millsboro, DE (19966)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Millsboro, DE (19966)
  • 6no bedroom
  • 371 bedroom
  • 1,7912 bedrooms
  • 8,3513 bedrooms
  • 2,0044 bedrooms
  • 3185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Millsboro, DE (19966)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Millsboro, DE (19966)
  • 77no bedroom
  • 1821 bedroom
  • 7452 bedrooms
  • 1,0633 bedrooms
  • 1354 bedrooms
  • 755+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Millsboro, DE (19966) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Millsboro, DE (19966) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 166no vehicle
  • 3,9351 vehicle
  • 5,7882 vehicles
  • 1,9433 vehicles
  • 5044 vehicles
  • 1955+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Millsboro, DE (19966) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Millsboro, DE (19966) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 284no vehicle
  • 1,0071 vehicle
  • 7282 vehicles
  • 2183 vehicles
  • 644 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 19966 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 19966 household income distribution in 2022
  • 367Less than $10,000
  • 592$10,000 to $14,999
  • 529$15,000 to $19,999
  • 404$20,000 to $24,999
  • 402$25,000 to $29,999
  • 611$30,000 to $34,999
  • 569$35,000 to $39,999
  • 825$40,000 to $44,999
  • 700$45,000 to $49,999
  • 1,005$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,643$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,126$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,726$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,273$125,000 to $149,999
  • 845$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,098$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19966

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19966
  • 169Less than $10,000
  • 163$10,000 to $14,999
  • 204$15,000 to $19,999
  • 153$20,000 to $24,999
  • 379$25,000 to $29,999
  • 128$30,000 to $34,999
  • 53$35,000 to $39,999
  • 284$40,000 to $49,999
  • 155$50,000 to $59,999
  • 262$60,000 to $69,999
  • 133$70,000 to $79,999
  • 248$80,000 to $89,999
  • 166$90,000 to $99,999
  • 345$100,000 to $124,999
  • 139$125,000 to $149,999
  • 601$150,000 to $174,999
  • 504$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,624$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,000$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,191$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,628$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,549$500,000 to $749,999
  • 226$750,000 to $999,999
  • 133$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 34$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 21$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19966

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19966
  • 37Less than $100
  • 42$100 to $149
  • 1$150 to $199
  • 42$200 to $249
  • 64$250 to $299
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 27$350 to $399
  • 6$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 81$500 to $549
  • 21$550 to $599
  • 1$600 to $649
  • 7$650 to $699
  • 59$700 to $749
  • 57$750 to $799
  • 306$800 to $899
  • 207$900 to $999
  • 248$1,000 to $1,249
  • 386$1,250 to $1,499
  • 194$1,500 to $1,999
  • 68$2,000 to $2,499
  • 141$2,500 to $2,999
  • 326No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,190.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $550,925.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $407,409
  • Black or African American householders: $310,476
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $385,544
  • Asian householders: $646,825
  • Some other race householders: $413,604
  • Two or more races householders: $344,002
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $455,511

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $273,671
19966:

$273,671
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,568 - $425,083

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $343,430
Here:

$343,430
State:

$419,599

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,392
Here:

$187,392
State:

$291,415

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,829
Here:

$181,829
State:

$212,751

Mobile homes: $34,933
Here:

$34,933
State:

$106,273
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 19966
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,092
  • One, attached: 2,362
  • Two: 33
  • 3 or 4: 111
  • 5 to 9: 396
  • 10 to 19: 325
  • 20 to 49: 164
  • 50 or more: 51
  • Mobile homes: 5,580
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Unemployment: 6.0%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 19966

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 19966
  • 78.9%11,943Drove a car alone
  • 6.8%1,023Carpooled
  • 0.1%10Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.0%7Subway or elevated
  • 1.0%157Bicycle
  • 1.3%194Walked
  • 0.4%67Other means
  • 10.6%1,611Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19966

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19966
  • 169Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,6995 to 9 minutes
  • 93010 to 14 minutes
  • 1,56115 to 19 minutes
  • 2,18520 to 24 minutes
  • 1,19325 to 29 minutes
  • 2,31930 to 34 minutes
  • 35235 to 39 minutes
  • 47640 to 44 minutes
  • 1,08545 to 59 minutes
  • 78760 to 89 minutes
  • 58590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,323
  • Male householders: 7,384 (1,532 living alone), Female householders: 7,341 (2,545 living alone)
  • 7,839 spouses (7,543 opposite-sex spouses), 682 unmarried partners, (643 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,019 children (6,429 natural, 214 adopted, 398 stepchildren), 1,071 grandchildren, 307 brothers or sisters, 299 parents, 4 foster children, 441 other relatives, 825 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 278 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,957 2-persons, 1,676 3-persons, 1,397 4-persons, 751 5-persons, 226 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 4,077 1-person, 507 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 9 5-persons

2,638 married couples with children.
1,880 single-parent households (530 men, 1,350 women).

91.8% of residents of 19966 zip code speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% very well, 12% well, 23% not well, 14% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 12% well, 5% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% very well, 25% well, 18% not well, 29% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (57% very well, 24% well, 20% not well).

Foreign born population: 2,175 (6.5%)
(43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

6.5%
Whole state:

9.9%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 30%El Salvador
  • 18%Honduras
  • 9%Japan
  • 4%Costa Rica
  • 4%Malaysia
  • 3%Syria
  • 3%Sweden
Most common first ancestries reported in 19966
  • 13%English
  • 11%Irish
  • 10%Italian
  • 8%German
  • 8%American
  • 3%Scottish
  • 2%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6832010 or later
  • 6262000 to 2009
  • 4401990 to 1999
  • 596Before 1990

Zip code 19966 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • INDIAN RIVER POWER PLANT (ROUTE 332 POWERPLANT ROAD in MILLSBORO, DE)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0025, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0039, ICIS-03-1977-0010,
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION; STEAM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLY
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , CONECTIV DELMARVA GENERATION, INC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: DELMARVA INDIAN RIVER.(CORPORATE), DELMARVA P & L INDIAN RIVER PO, DELMARVA P & L - UNIT #4, DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT - SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL, DELMARVA POWER, INDIAN RIVER, INDIAN RIVER GENERATING STATION, INDIAN RIVER POWER LLC, INDIAN RIVER POWER STATION
  • MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INCORPORATED (ROUTE 24 EAST in MILLSBORO, DE)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Business SIC classification: BROILER, FRYER, AND ROASTER CHICKENS; POULTRY HATCHERIES; POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING; PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS
    Business NAICS classification: SOYBEAN PROCESSING.
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MOUNTAIRE CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE INC., TOWNSENDS INC.
  • FAIRFIELD AT LONGNECK (N38 37.375 W75 07.863, LONG NECK ROAD in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0384, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-03-2005-0383,
    FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0384, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-03-2005-0383,
    Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN SINGLE-FAMILY
    Alternative names: FAIRFIELD @ LONGNECK - ANDERSON HOMES
  • JOHNSTON, CHARLES (RD 419, 3 M NE INTERSECTION WITH RD 413 IN GUMBORO in MILLSBORO, DE)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0077, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0077, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • PEP-UP #18 (107 E. DUPONT HIGHWAY in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0353, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2005-0353, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES
  • INTERVET INC (29160 INTERVET LN in MILLSBORO, DE)
    STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-003092, PESTICIDES - MANUFACTURE
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES
    Organizations: JC PRINZO CONSULTING SERVICES
  • EAST MILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (500 EAST STATE STREET in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-738
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LONG NECK VILLAGE (COUNTRY RD 22 in LONG NECK, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0335, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  • FOREST PARK (COUNTRY RD 325 in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0465, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  • HOLIDAY PINES (306 A COUNTY RD in LONG NECK, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1997-0191, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
    Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  • LONG NECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SCHOOL LANE in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-690
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • SUSSEX CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (302 EAST STATE STREET in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-744
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • COLONIAL ESTATES MOBILE HOME (COUNTY ROUTE 331 in MILLSBORO, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2001-0407, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES

Zip code 19966 marital status for males
Zip code 19966 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 45.1%Electricity
  • 29.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 16.4%Utility gas
  • 6.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.9%No fuel used

Population in 1990: 11,962. Population change in the 1990s: +5,806 (+48.5%).

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

  • This state: 12,152
  • Northeast: 11,193
  • Midwest: 771
  • South: 6,695
  • West: 278

60% of the 19966 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Delaware.

89% of the 19966 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, 12% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Millsboro, DE (19966)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 78
Here:

3.1%
Delaware:

11.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
Here:

5.4%
Delaware:

12.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 173
Here:

16.4%
Delaware:

19.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 82,800Legal occupations
  • 77,560Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 71,991Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 71,843Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 69,841Management occupations
  • 68,578Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations

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

  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 6)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 4)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
  • Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (100-249: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)

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

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 266 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 4 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 130 people in nursing homes
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

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

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 124. The highest number of fires - 189 took place in 2006, and the least - 81 in 2014. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 19966 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.6%), and Outside Fires (37.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 19966
    • 87541.6%Structure Fires
    • 78237.2%Outside Fires
    • 27613.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1708.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 19966, Delaware

Most common first names in zip code 19966 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John18673.1 years
William16772.6 years
Robert13272.2 years
Mary12877.4 years
Charles12474.8 years
George10475.0 years
James8972.7 years
Joseph8774.3 years
Helen6981.5 years
Edward6372.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 19966 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson6275.6 years
Hudson5776.1 years
Smith5673.4 years
Harmon4974.6 years
Moore4476.9 years
Jones4477.2 years
Collins4176.3 years
Hall4074.9 years
Baker3774.7 years
Mitchell3778.6 years
Businesses in zip code 19966
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Hardee's1
Ace Hardware1Lowe's1
Advance Auto Parts1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Arby's1McDonald's2
AutoZone1Quiznos1
Baskin-Robbins2Rite Aid2
Dairy Queen1Subway2
Domino's Pizza2True Value1
Dunkin Donuts2U-Haul3
FedEx3UPS2
GNC1Verizon Wireless1
Giant1Walgreens2
H&R Block1World Gym1
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