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Pike Creek, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Pike Creek is a Census CDP of 7,129 people across 2.69 square miles of land, in New Castle County. Median household income is $139,635, 87.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pike Creek
What Pike Creek is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.69 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,651
- 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.
Pike Creek
How many people live in Pike Creek
- Population7,129
- Median age45.3
- Population under 181,535 plus or minus 354
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,419
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent
- Households2,690
- Family households1,795
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pike Creek
Income and work in Pike Creek
- Median household income$139,635
- Per capita income$60,531
- Civilian labor force3,633
- Employed3,604
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over5,160
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Pike Creek
- Housing units2,775
- Occupied units2,690
- Vacant units85 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied2,353
- Renter occupied337 plus or minus 149
- Ownership rate87.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$422,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,262
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units2,542
- Share single family91.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more233 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more8.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pike Creek
How Pike Creek gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,943
- Commuting under 15 minutes335 plus or minus 149
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,028 plus or minus 339
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home18.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Castle County, not Pike Creek
New Castle County context, not Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek.
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
Pike Creek questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pike Creek, Delaware?
7,129, in 2,690 households. Pike Creek CDP covers 2.69 square miles of land, which is 2,651 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek?
$139,635. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $422,500. Median gross rent is $2,262 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Pike Creek 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 Pike Creek.
Is zoning published for Pike Creek?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.