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The Hockessin CDP⁽¹⁾ had a population of 13,439 as of 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

The primary coordinate point for Hockessin is located at latitude 39.7876 and longitude -75.6966 in New Castle County. The formal boundaries for the Hockessin Census Designated Place encompass a land area of 10.04 sq. miles and a water area of 0.01 sq. miles. New Castle County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).

The Hockessin Census Designated Place has a U1 Census Class Code which indicates a census designated place with an official federally recognized name. It also has a Functional Status Code of "S" which identifies a statistical entity.

Delaware is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Hockessin Census Designated Place is located within Piedmont Division of New Castle County.

A Census Designated Place (CDP) is a statistical counterpart to a self-governing (incorporated) place such as a city, town, or village. A CDP is not a legal entity and has no governmental functions.

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Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION
Total Population	13,439 (100%)
Population Density	1,338 per sq mi
Diversity Index¹	39


INCOME
Median Household Income	$171,204
Per Capita Income	$74,681
Median Home Value	$568,800

HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units)	4,984 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	4,351 (87.3%)
Renter Occupied HU	461 (9.2%)
Vacant Housing Units	172 (3.5%)

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	4,812
Average Household Size	2.72
Family Households	3,771 (78.4%)

NOTES

The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

Hockessin, DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Hockessin to the other 79 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Delaware by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 8	91st
Population Density	# 43	47th
Median Household Income	# 1	100th
Per Capita Income	# 10	88th
Diversity Index	# 57	29th

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