Zip code 19707: Hockessin, Delaware
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 19707
19707 is a suburban zip code in Hockessin, Delaware (New Castle County), covering 13 sq mi of land. About 17,376 people live here, or 1,318 per square mile. The median resident is 46 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally.
The median household earns $172,696 a year, about 2.1× the national median of $80,734. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). A typical home is valued at $556,600, or 3.2 years of median household income (U.S.: 4.1 years), which makes homes relatively affordable for local earners. 87% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners, and renters pay a median of $2,327 a month.
64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%). Commuters average 23.2 minutes each way, and 24% of workers work from home. The most common jobs among working residents are in management; sales; and engineering and science.
How 19707 compares
- Median household income$172,69697thStrengthU.S. $80,734 · DE $84,9541st of 61 in DE
- Median earnings per worker$91,44896thStrengthU.S. $49,666 · DE $50,1272nd of 62 in DE
- Per capita income$74,33893rdStrengthU.S. $44,673 · DE $45,3756th of 62 in DE
- Median gross rent$2,32793rdU.S. $1,413 · DE $1,4011st of 56 in DE
- 92ndStrengthU.S. 35.7% · DE 35.8%5th of 62 in DE
- Homeownership rate86.8%92ndStrengthU.S. 65.2% · DE 73%18th of 62 in DE
- 91stU.S. 17.2% · DE 20.6%21st of 63 in DE
- 89thU.S. 38.9 · DE 41.622nd of 63 in DE
- Broadband access96.2%87thStrengthU.S. 91% · DE 92.4%9th of 62 in DE
- Work from home24.1%86thU.S. 15.1% · DE 15%12th of 63 in DE
- 82ndU.S. 10% · DE 8.6%15th of 63 in DE
- Tech workers5.1%80thU.S. 3.8% · DE 3.8%11th of 63 in DE
- Median home value$556,60079thU.S. $332,700 · DE $352,0005th of 61 in DE
- Residents under 1822.7%56thU.S. 22% · DE 20.7%22nd of 63 in DE
- 55thU.S. 14.1% · DE 10.7%13th of 63 in DE
- Population density1,318/sq mi49thU.S. 95/sq mi · DE 524/sq mi20th of 63 in DE
- Diversity index39.936thU.S. 61.4 · DE 6039th of 63 in DE
- Veterans4.8%36thU.S. 6.2% · DE 7.4%54th of 63 in DE
- Government workers11.6%32ndU.S. 14.5% · DE 15.7%46th of 63 in DE
- Average commute23.2 min31stU.S. 26.4 min · DE 26 min51st of 61 in DE
- Population17,37627thU.S. 334,922,499 · DE 1,021,19121st of 63 in DE
- Housing vacancy3.8%19thU.S. 10.1% · DE 13.4%52nd of 62 in DE
- 15thStrengthU.S. 51.1% · DE 49.6%46th of 61 in DE
- 15thStrengthU.S. 0.483 · DE 0.44945th of 61 in DE
- Uninsured rate3.2%14thStrengthU.S. 8.4% · DE 6.3%48th of 63 in DE
- 8thStrengthU.S. 5.2% · DE 5.1%54th of 63 in DE
- 5thU.S. 9.7% · DE 10.5%54th of 63 in DE
- Poverty rate2.4%1stStrengthU.S. 12.5% · DE 10.4%56th of 62 in DE
| Measure | 19707 | New Castle | DE | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household incomeStrength | $172,696 | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 | 1st of 61 | |
| Median earnings per workerStrength | $91,448 | $54,164 | $50,127 | $49,666 | 2nd of 62 | |
| Per capita incomeStrength | $74,338 | $47,777 | $45,375 | $44,673 | 6th of 62 | |
| Median gross rent | $2,327 | $1,448 | $1,401 | $1,413 | 1st of 56 | |
| Bachelor's degree or higherStrength | 64.4% | 39.7% | 35.8% | 35.7% | 5th of 62 | |
| Homeownership rateStrength | 86.8% | 69% | 73% | 65.2% | 18th of 62 | |
| Residents 65 and older | 24.8% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 17.2% | 21st of 63 | |
| Median age | 46 | 39.3 | 41.6 | 38.9 | 22nd of 63 | |
| Broadband accessStrength | 96.2% | 93.2% | 92.4% | 91% | 9th of 62 | |
| Work from home | 24.1% | 17.6% | 15% | 15.1% | 12th of 63 | |
| Self-employed workers | 12.9% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10% | 15th of 63 | |
| Tech workers | 5.1% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 11th of 63 | |
| Median home value | $556,600 | $352,200 | $352,000 | $332,700 | 5th of 61 | |
| Residents under 18 | 22.7% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 22% | 22nd of 63 | |
| Foreign-born residents | 11.3% | 12.8% | 10.7% | 14.1% | 13th of 63 | |
| Population density | 1,318/sq mi | 1,356/sq mi | 524/sq mi | 95/sq mi | 20th of 63 | |
| Diversity index | 39.9 | 64.5 | 60 | 61.4 | 39th of 63 | |
| Veterans | 4.8% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 54th of 63 | |
| Government workers | 11.6% | 14.2% | 15.7% | 14.5% | 46th of 63 | |
| Average commute | 23.2 min | 25.3 min | 26 min | 26.4 min | 51st of 61 | |
| Population | 17,376 | 577,961 | 1,021,191 | 334,922,499 | 21st of 63 | |
| Housing vacancy | 3.8% | 5% | 13.4% | 10.1% | 52nd of 62 | |
| Rent-burdened rentersStrength | 39.8% | 47.8% | 49.6% | 51.1% | 46th of 61 | |
| Income inequality (Gini)Strength | 0.391 | 0.452 | 0.449 | 0.483 | 45th of 61 | |
| Uninsured rateStrength | 3.2% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 48th of 63 | |
| Unemployment rateStrength | 2.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 54th of 63 | |
| Healthcare workers | 5.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 9.7% | 54th of 63 | |
| Poverty rateStrength | 2.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 56th of 62 |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White76%
- Black1%
- Hispanic3%
- Asian13%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial6%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 6,448
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Family households
- 77.3%
- Married couples
- 65%
- Living alone
- 20.3%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 4.8%
- Male / female
- 47% / 53%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 6,701
- Owner-occupied
- 86.8%
- Vacant
- 3.8%
- Median year built
- 1984
- Median rooms
- 8.5
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- 39.8%
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- 24.1%
- Home value to income
- 3.2× (U.S. 4.1×)
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 19707 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | $119,000 | $74,888 |
| Service | $43,021 | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | $57,750 | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | $24,598 | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | $27,816 | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 96.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 64.4%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 29%
- Households with broadband
- 96.2%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 89%
- No internet access
- 1%
- Without health insurance
- 3.2%
- Limited-English households
- 0.2%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Hockessin
- State
- Delaware
- County
- New Castle County
- Center point
- 39.7856° N, 75.6836° W
- Land area
- 13 sq mi
- Water area
- under 0.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Eastern Time (UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
Cities and towns within this zip
- Hockessin (unincorporated)71% of zip
- North Star (unincorporated)5% of zip
- Pike Creek (unincorporated)4% of zip
Census places overlapping the zip's area. Mail may use a different city name than the municipality.
Zip codes near 19707
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19736 | Yorklyn, DE | 2.2 mi | — |
| 19808 | Wilmington, DE | 3.4 mi | $94,234 |
| 19807 | Wilmington, DE | 3.8 mi | $153,341 |
| 19374 | Toughkenamon, PA | 4.7 mi | — |
| 19735 | Winterthur, DE | 4.8 mi | — |
| 19357 | Mendenhall, PA · PO box | 5.2 mi | — |
| 19710 | Montchanin, DE | 5.3 mi | — |
| 19311 | Avondale, PA | 5.3 mi | $155,771 |
| 19805 | Wilmington, DE | 5.5 mi | $60,221 |
| 19804 | Wilmington, DE | 5.7 mi | $79,701 |
| 19711 | Newark, DE | 5.8 mi | $95,403 |
| 19732 | Rockland, DE | 5.9 mi | $236,000 |
Zip codes like 19707 elsewhere
Questions about 19707
What city is zip code 19707?
19707 is assigned to Hockessin, Delaware. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 19707 in?
19707 is in New Castle County, Delaware.
What is the population of 19707?
About 17,376 people live in 19707, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 19707 in?
19707 is in Eastern Time.
What is the median household income in 19707?
The median household income in 19707 is $172,696.
What zip codes are near 19707?
The closest zip codes to 19707 are 19736, 19808, 19807, 19374, 19735.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19707, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.