Central Pencader, Delaware Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 32,096
Males: 15,941   (49.7%)
Females: 16,155   (50.3%)

New Castle County

Median resident age:   31.7 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,400 (it was $61,420 in 2000)
Central Pencader   $69,400
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $250,200 (it was $155,800 in 2000)
Central Pencader   $250,200
Delaware:   $203,800

Central Pencader, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Central Pencader:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.4%)
  • Black (15.9%)
  • American Indian (15.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 31.9 square miles.

Population density: 1006 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Central Pencader

For population 25 years and over in Central Pencader

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central Pencader CCD

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 62.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.0%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.1%
Delaware:   5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Central Pencader:   0.7% ($1,130)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (5.8 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (49.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Glasgow, DE (0.7 miles ), Bear, DE (3.9 miles ), Brookside, DE (5.2 miles ), Greater Newark, DE (5.8 miles ), Newark, DE (5.9 miles ), Elkton, MD (6.3 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (6.5 miles ), Chesapeake City, MD (7.1 miles ).

Latitude: 39.60 N, Longitude: 75.74 W


People in group quarters in Central Pencader
  • 37 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other group homes



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (21%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Central Pencader-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.8 miles away from the Central Pencader place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 12.5 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Central Pencader:
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 6 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • MEADOWWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 6 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)
  • ROCKFORD CENTER (about 10 miles; NEWARK, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central Pencader:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 11 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • DOVER AFB (about 39 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 40 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central Pencader:
  • SUMMIT (about 6 miles; MIDDLETOWN, DE; ID: EVY)
  • RAINTREE (about 8 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 1C4)
  • CECIL COUNTY (about 10 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 58M)

Amtrak stations near Central Pencader:
  • 6 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Central Pencader:
  • 19 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 19 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 19 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central Pencader:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 3 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 10 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

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Notable locations in Central Pencader: Dayett Station (A) , Delpro Company (B) , Glasgow Station (C) , Coochs Bridge (D) .

Churches in Central Pencader include: Saint Daniels Church (A) , Pleasant Valley Church (B) , Pencader Presbyterian Church (C) , Otts Chapel (D) , Friendship Baptist Church (E) , Saint Thomas Church (F) , Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church (G) , Faith Assembly of God Church (H) .

Cemetery: Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery (1) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Lums Pond (A) , Becks Pond (B) , Sunset Lake (C) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Guthrie Run (A) .

Parks in Central Pencader include: Iron Hill County Park (1) , Becks Pond Park (2) , Lums Pond State Park (3) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.8 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   67.2%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   6.6%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   3.7%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.4%
Whole state:   4.4%

Central Pencader compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:



5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.11%
Delaware average:   6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.14%
Delaware average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.19%
Delaware average:   5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:   0.06%
Delaware average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central Pencader:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXHL (1550 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, MD; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central Pencader:
  • WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)

TV broadcast stations around Central Pencader:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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