19806 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 19806, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

19806 is a zip code in New Castle County, Delaware, which covers Brandywine CCD and Wilmington, with a total population of 10,044 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 19806 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 19806.

The estimated population of people living in 19806 is 10,044, with a median age of 44.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 19806 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
10,044
+7.85%
+5.44%
2020
9,313
 -5.81% -
2019
9,887
 -0.43% -
2018
9,930
+4.24%
-
2017
9,526
 - -

Population of 19806 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 19806 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
76.4%
82.5%
 -7.39%
Black/African American
14%
9.4%
 +48.94%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
3.2%
3.4%
 -5.88%
Asian
1.6%
2.7%
 -40.74%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
1.9%
 +15.79%
Other
2.6%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 19806 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 19806 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 19806 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 19806 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 44 +4.51% 41.5 +8.36% 46 +5.26%
2020 42.1 +2.43% 38.3 +0.26% 43.7 +0.92%
2019 41.1 +1.99% 38.2 +0.53% 43.3 +2.85%
2018 40.3 -5.84% 38 -8.87% 42.1 -3.66%
2017 42.8 - 41.7 - 43.7 -

The median age of the 19806 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 19806 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 247 +38.9% 301 24.8% 353 287
10 to 19 162 +26.17% 338 +2.56% 198 344
20 to 29 908 +10.08% 1,072 -8.92% 978 936
30 to 39 717 -9.97% 658 +14.86% 642 759
40 to 49 544 -29.65% 587 -0.81% 369 540
50 to 59 494 +14.47% 442 +47.06% 498 663
60 to 69 482 +42.1% 747 +31.53% 718 1,008
70+ 724 +7.66% 1,103 -11.23% 768 983

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 19806 zip code is $74,464.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 19806.

  • Under 25
    $62,458.00
  • 25 to 44
    $89,741.00
  • 45 to 64
    $69,459.00
  • 65 and over
    $63,132.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 19806 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 19806, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 19806 is currently $116,680.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

13.49% of households in 19806 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 19806 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.40%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    15.68%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.33%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.64%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.57%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    9.90%
  • $200,000 or more
    13.49%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 19806 is $70,657.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 19806 by the total population of 19806.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 19806 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 19806 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    26.23%
  • Bachelor's degree
    54.19%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    2.86%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    16.29%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.44%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 19806 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 19806 zip over the age of 16 is 8,999.

Of those people, a total of 69.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 19806 is 66.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 19806 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 137 27.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 704 86.90% 16.50%
25 to 29 years 1,210 99.30% 3.20%
30 to 34 years 973 100.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,092 95.10% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 839 91.20% 1.60%
55 to 59 years 567 89.80% 2.00%
60 to 64 years 889 53.50% 0.20%
65 to 74 years 1,461 34.40% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,127 9.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 19806. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,253 71.60% 2.30%
Black or African American 1,257 50.60% 7.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 140 72.90% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 154 97.40% 0.00%
Two or more races 195 74.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 238 93.70% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,076 71.10% 2.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 19806 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 19806 is 5,971, with median earnings of $68,322.00.

Women in 19806 are earning approximately 98.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,971 $68,322.00
Male 2,705 $68,973.00
Female 3,266 $67,636.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 19806 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,083 $90,893.00
Business and Financial 616 $97,813.00
Computer and Mathematical 196 $117,926.00
Architecture and Engineering 137 $96,875.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 155 $77,989.00
Community and Social Service 161 $73,986.00
Legal 449 $69,609.00
Educational and Library 483 $43,649.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 237 $65,422.00
Healthcare Practitioners 784 $75,000.00
Healthcare Support 46 $35,333.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 25 $51,250.00
Law Enforcement 33 $99,875.00
Food Preparation and Serving 259 $30,134.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 111 $26,875.00
Personal Care and Service 59 $25,703.00
Sales 392 $58,558.00
Office and Administrative Support 386 $34,628.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 55 $67,560.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 23 $0.00
Production 73 $44,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 96 $4,936.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 19806 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 19806.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 609 $98,914.00 474 $77,500.00
Business and Financial 276 $104,833.00 340 $83,472.00
Computer and Mathematical 138 $118,138.00 58 $116,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 118 $98,125.00 19 $66,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 68 $69,929.00 87 $78,098.00
Community and Social Service 34 $99,750.00 127 $73,561.00
Legal 156 $163,333.00 293 $63,410.00
Educational and Library 208 $43,714.00 275 $43,592.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 107 $38,750.00 130 $66,514.00
Healthcare Practitioners 83 $128,717.00 701 $74,253.00
Healthcare Support 14 $0.00 32 $36,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 16 $50,714.00 9 $0.00
Law Enforcement 33 $99,875.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 157 $22,061.00 102 $30,714.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 60 $28,750.00 51 $17,361.00
Personal Care and Service 36 $33,750.00 23 $0.00
Sales 165 $38,438.00 227 $59,856.00
Office and Administrative Support 134 $43,110.00 252 $32,698.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 55 $67,560.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 20 $0.00 3 $0.00
Production 39 $43,050.00 34 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 96 $4,936.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,932 households in 19806, with an average household size of 1.64 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,774 families living in the 19806 zip code with an average family size of 2.64 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 19806:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,330 149 295 4,158
Average Household Size 2.62 3.32 3.09 1.16
Total Families 1,330 149 295 0
Average Household Size 2.62 2.97 2.58 0

Poverty

Of the 1,774 families living in 19806, 6.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 19806:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,441 housing units in 19806.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,932 92.10%
Vacant 509 7.90%

45.24% of the total 6,441 housing units in 19806 are rental units. This is approximately 2,914 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,998 are occupied by the owner - or 46.55% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 19806 is $1,158.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 19806 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    20
  • Less than $500
    344
  • $500 to $999
    526
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,300
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    481
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    223
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    40
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 19806 is $324,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 19806 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    13
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    84
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    212
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    316
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    686
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    956
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    587
  • $1,000,000 or more
    144

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 19806. The chart below shows the number of properties in 19806 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,790
  • 1940 to 1949
    517
  • 1950 to 1959
    720
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,069
  • 1970 to 1979
    570
  • 1980 to 1989
    343
  • 1990 to 1999
    203
  • 2000 to 2009
    96
  • 2010 to 2013
    133
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 19806 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    804
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,930
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,907
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    291

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 19806 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 19806 that commute to work in a particular way.

19.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 19806.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    78
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    948
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    953
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,005
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    782
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    190
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    429
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    110
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    103
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    205
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    152
  • 90 or more minutes
    49

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 19806 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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States in 19806

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