Demographics of Hockessin CDP, Delaware

Hockessin CDP, Delaware had 13,439 ±1,427 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hockessin CDP, in four figures

13,439 ±1,427
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 8th
Among Delaware's places: Of 21 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 46.3 ±4.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $171,204 ±$18,691
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±4.8: for men 47.8 ±6.0 and for women 45.3 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hockessin CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Under 5	409 to 1,239	6.1% ±3.0	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,326 ±479	17.3% ±3.1	15.4% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	628 ±269	4.7% ±1.9	8.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,589 ±486	19.3% ±3.0	24.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,512 ±419	26.1% ±1.4	25.4% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,560 ±478	26.5% ±2.2	20.6% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $171,204 ±$18,691, and income per person $74,681 ±$6,277, in 2024 dollars. The median is $84,954 ±$1,251 in Delaware and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hockessin CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Delaware	United States
Under $25,000	66 to 220	1.4% to 4.6%	11.9% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	361 ±171	7.5% ±3.5	16.4% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	525 ±171	10.9% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	326 ±126	6.8% ±2.6	13.5% ±0.5	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	762 ±194	15.8% ±3.8	19.0% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	754 ±184	15.7% ±3.6	10.9% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,941 ±402	40.3% ±7.6	12.4% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hockessin CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Delaware	United States
All ages	63 to 339	0.5% to 2.6%	10.4% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 62	0% to 2.0%	15.0% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 144	0% to 2.5%	9.6% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	21 to 201	0.5% to 4.6%	8.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hockessin CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hockessin CDP	Delaware	United States
Housing units	4,984 ±428	464,203 ±208	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±11.7	86.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 6.3%	13.4% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	90.4% ±3.8	73.0% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	9.6% ±3.4	27.0% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$568,800 ±$18,981	$352,000 ±$2,842	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$1,401 ±$16	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hockessin CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Hispanic or Latino	228 to 770	1.7% to 5.7%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,319 ±1,462	76.8% ±7.2	58.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	72 to 238	0.5% to 1.8%	21.4% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,740 ±592	12.9% ±4.2	4.3% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	726 ±226	5.4% ±1.6	4.5% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hockessin CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Delaware	United States
Born in the state	6,647 ±1,130	49.5% ±6.6	42.9% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,283 ±747	39.3% ±3.7	44.7% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	60 to 216	0.5% to 1.6%	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,371 ±472	10.2% ±3.3	10.7% ±0.3	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,023 ±300	7.6% ±2.1	5.8% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	101 to 595	0.8% to 4.4%	4.9% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hockessin CDP among the places of Delaware

8th of 21 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Delaware page.

Places of Delaware near Hockessin CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newark city	30,330 ±122
Middletown town	24,661 ±31
Bear CDP	22,370 ±1,698
Glasgow CDP	15,546 ±2,077
Brookside CDP	15,115 ±1,163
Hockessin CDP	13,439 ±1,427
Smyrna town	13,165 ±51
Milford city	12,803 ±37
Pike Creek Valley CDP	12,431 ±1,150
Claymont CDP	8,786 ±850
Seaford city	8,485 ±20

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026