Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, Delaware Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 42,312
Males: 20,324   (48.0%)
Females: 21,988   (52.0%)

Sussex County

Median resident age:   38.2 years
Delaware median age:   36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $66,500 (it was $58,038 in 2000)
Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood   $66,500
Delaware:   $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $234,500 (it was $141,100 in 2000)
Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood   $234,500
Delaware:   $203,800

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • American Indian (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Korean (0.7%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 14.5 square miles.

Population density: 2920 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood

For population 25 years and over in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood CCD

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.0%
Delaware:   5.7%

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

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:   0.7% ($1,040)
Delaware:   0.6% ($841)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (6.2 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (40.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pike Creek, DE (2.0 miles ), Piedmont, DE (3.7 miles ), Hockessin, DE (3.9 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (4.0 miles ), Newport, DE (4.3 miles ), Lower Christiana, DE (4.6 miles ), North Star, DE (4.8 miles ), Elsmere, DE (5.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.73 N, Longitude: 75.67 W


People in group quarters in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood
  • 317 people in nursing homes
  • 231 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 14 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 302



Most common industries for males:



  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 4 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 7 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 32 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • DOVER AFB (about 45 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • NEW GARDEN (about 10 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)
  • SUMMIT (about 16 miles; MIDDLETOWN, DE; ID: EVY)
  • RAINTREE (about 16 miles; ELKTON, MD; ID: 1C4)

Amtrak stations near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 8 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.
  • 9 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.
  • 19 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 18 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 18 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 18 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 8 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 13 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 22 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)

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Notable locations in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood: Delaware Motor Club (A) , Delaware Park Race Track (B) .

Shopping Centers: Meadowood Shopping Center (1) , Midway Shopping Center (2) , Mill Creek Shopping Center (3) .

Churches in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood include: Saint John the Beloved Catholic Church (A) , Saint James Church (B) , Faith Baptist Church (C) , Stanton Full Gospel Church (D) , Saint Michaels Orthodox Church (E) .

Cemetery: All Saints Cemetery (1) .

Creeks: Red Clay Creek (A) , Pike Creek (B) , Mill Creek (C) .

Parks in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood include: Powell Ford Park (1) , Highland West Park (2) , Limestone Hills Park (3) , Carousel Farm Park (4) , Eastburn Acres Park (5) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.4 people
Delaware:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   57.7%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   4.9%
Whole state:   6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   3.5%
Whole state:   9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.7%
Whole state:   4.4%

Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood compared to Delaware state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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.







2004 Presidential Election results in Sussex County Delaware:



7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.10%
Delaware average:   6.10%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)
Sussex County:   0.07%
Delaware average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  0.87% ($62,931 average AGI)
from Wicomico County, MD  0.36% ($40,402)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.25% ($64,047)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.72%
Delaware average:   5.32%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Sussex County:   0.03%
Delaware average:   0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.91% ($35,501 average AGI)
to Wicomico County, MD  0.41% ($32,937)
to Worcester County, MD  0.15% ($35,098)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJBR (1290 AM; 3 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WILM (1450 AM; 1 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELAWARE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood:
  • 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.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)

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