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Hockessin, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Hockessin is a Census CDP of 13,439 people across 10.04 square miles of land, in New Castle County. Median household income is $171,204, 90.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hockessin
What Hockessin is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.04 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,338
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Castle County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hockessin
How many people live in Hockessin
- Population13,439
- Median age46.3
- Population under 183,150 plus or minus 634
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,560
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent
- Households4,812
- Family households3,771
- Share of households that are families78.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hockessin
Income and work in Hockessin
- Median household income$171,204
- Per capita income$74,681
- Civilian labor force6,327
- Employed6,178
- Unemployed149 plus or minus 126
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over9,661
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher66.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hockessin
Housing in Hockessin
- Housing units4,984
- Occupied units4,812
- Vacant units172 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied4,351
- Renter occupied461 plus or minus 166
- Ownership rate90.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$568,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units4,443
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more519 plus or minus 179
- Share in buildings of two or more10.4 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hockessin
How Hockessin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,752
- Commuting under 15 minutes951 plus or minus 314
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,076 plus or minus 270
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Drove alone68.6 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home22.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hockessin
SBA loans in Hockessin (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$4,940,900
- Average approval$380,069
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$1,675,000
- Jobs supported89
- Jobs per approval6.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises23.1 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hockessin, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hockessin
SBA loans in Hockessin (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,382,000
- Average approval$1,382,000
- Median approval$1,382,000
- Largest approval$1,382,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hockessin, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
New Castle County, not Hockessin
New Castle County context, not Hockessin figures
- Establishments in New Castle County17,855
- Covered employment, New Castle County303,806
- Average annual pay, New Castle County$80,334
- Housing units permitted, New Castle County1,586
Every figure in this section is published for New Castle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hockessin.
All New Castle County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hockessin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hockessin, Delaware?
13,439, in 4,812 households. Hockessin CDP covers 10.04 square miles of land, which is 1,338 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hockessin in?
New Castle County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hockessin?
$171,204. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $568,800. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hockessin businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $4.9 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hockessin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hockessin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hockessin. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Hockessin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Castle County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hockessin.
Is zoning published for Hockessin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.