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19707 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 19707 covers Hockessin, Delaware, with a population of about 17,366 and a median household income of $172,161.

Population
17,3661,317 per square mile
Median age
44.65.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$172,1612.1× the Delaware median
Poverty rate
2%10.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$608,017up 28.5% in five years
Degree or higher
65%30 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.3%21.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
454

Where 19707 is

Hockessin, Delaware — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population17,366
Median age44.6
Family households80.4%
Born outside the US10%
Speaks a language other than English at home11%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans5.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$172,161
Income per person$73,132
Poverty rate2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k3.2%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k5.4%
$100–125k6.6%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k16.5%
$200k or more41.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,500
Mean adjusted gross income$168,599
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24.9%
Returns, under $25k17.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.4%
Returns, $200k or more24.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$534,300
Owner-occupied86.3%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
Attached house10.5%
20 or more units8.2%
Mobile home0.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$608,017as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$608,017$235,675

$235,675 in 2000 to $608,017 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%
High school diploma or higher98.3%
Works from home24.3%
Drives to work alone68.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.2% 6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.7% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.5% 14.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.8% 11.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps3.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.2% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.4% 7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments454
People employed4,416
Annual payroll$186,737,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 74.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.5 out of 100
Community resilience75.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire38.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Delaware and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPDelawareUnited States
Median household income$172,161$82,855$78,538
Income per person$73,132$44,219$43,289
Poverty rate2%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$534,300$326,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,341$1,348
Homeownership86.3%72.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%35.3%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home24.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US10%10.4%13.9%
Median age44.641.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationAVONDALE 2 N, PA US12.4 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January38.6°F / 22.7°F3.62 in rain
February41.2°F / 24°F3.12 in rain
March49.8°F / 31°F4.4 in rain
April61.5°F / 40.2°F3.79 in rain
May71.2°F / 50.2°F3.58 in rain
June79.5°F / 59°F4.43 in rain
July83.6°F / 63.7°F4.17 in rain
August81.5°F / 61.9°F4.28 in rain
September75.3°F / 55.2°F4.47 in rain
October63.9°F / 43.8°F4.03 in rain
November53.3°F / 34.3°F3.22 in rain
December43.2°F / 27.6°F4.03 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Red Clay Consolidated School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability8.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

19736 Yorklyn, DE3.8 km away
19808 Wilmington, DE4.9 km away
19807 Wilmington, DE6.6 km away
19350 Landenberg, PA7.9 km away
19345 Immaculata, PA8.4 km away
19374 Toughkenamon, PA8.5 km away
19311 Avondale, PA8.5 km away
19710 Montchanin, DE8.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

New Castle County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.18 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density1,317 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.7760, -75.6889

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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