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Christina School District Overview

University of Delaware located in Christina School District area. A total of 63,666 households are located in Christina School District area. Among them, 17,477 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.31 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 48,396 and 51,066 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8.77% (14,656) of residents are non-citizens and 17.84% (29,802) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Christina School District, Delaware
Household	63,666
Population	167,025
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,477 (27.45%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	48,396
Total Students	51,066
Pre-Kindergarten	2,633
Kindergarten	1,720
Grade 1-8	15,791
Grade 9-12	8,174
College/Graduate School	22,748
Veterans	139,085
Non-citizen	14,656
Non-English Home Language	29,802
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

143,767 residents are over the age of 16 and 95,324 people are in labor force. Among them, 95,018 people are in civilian labor force and 306 are in armed labor force. 89,331 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Christina School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	87,745	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	67,764	77.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,254	9.41%
Public transportation	3,466	3.95%
Walked	3,732	4.25%
Other method	1,395	1.59%
Worked from home	3,134	3.57%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,331	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	37,030	41.45%
Service	16,687	18.68%
Sales and office	19,609	21.95%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,589	7.38%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,416	10.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,331	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	572	0.64%
Construction	4,632	5.19%
Manufacturing	6,498	7.27%
Wholesale trade	1,466	1.64%
Retail trade	9,967	11.16%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,027	5.63%
Information	1,586	1.78%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	10,586	11.85%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,491	10.62%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	23,194	25.96%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	9,049	10.13%
Other services, except public administration	3,840	4.30%
Public administration	3,423	3.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	89,331	-
Private wage and salary workers	75,491	84.51%
Government workers	11,366	12.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,406	2.69%
Unpaid family workers	68	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,699 for the 63,666 households in Christina School District area, Delaware. The average income of a single worker is $33,699. 164,678 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.31%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,666	-
Less than $10,000	4,736	7.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,363	3.71%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,580	7.19%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,771	9.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,047	11.07%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,779	16.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,818	15.42%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,025	15.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,404	6.92%
More than $200,000	4,143	6.51%
Median Household Income	$66,117	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,699	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	38,309	-
Less than $10,000	1,228	3.21%
$10,000 - $14,999	640	1.67%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,965	5.13%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,719	7.10%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,649	9.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,834	17.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,638	17.33%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,536	19.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,629	9.47%
More than $200,000	3,471	9.06%

Median Family Income	$82,512	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$101,652	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,699	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,002	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,002	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	174,613	-
With health insurance coverage	164,678	94.31%
Public coverage	56,256	32.22%
Private health insurance	127,555	73.05%
Without health insurance coverage	9,935	5.69%

Housing

There are 69,555 housing units in Christina School District area, Delaware with 63,666 units (91.53%) occupied. 37,120 houses (58.30%) are occupied by owner and 26,546 houses (41.70%) are rented. The average housing value is $235,500 and the average rental cost is $1,201. 1,104 houses (1.59%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,220 houses (11.82%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	69,555	-
Occupied	63,666	91.53%
Owner Occupied	37,120	58.30%
Renter Occupied	26,546	41.70%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	29,221	42.01%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,691	25.43%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	20,862	29.99%
Mobile Homes	1,781	2.56%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	69,555	-
Built 2014 or later	1,104	1.59%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,634	2.35%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,078	10.18%
Built 1990 - 1999	13,741	19.76%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,122	17.43%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,807	15.54%
Built 1960 - 1969	8,570	12.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,279	9.03%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,220	11.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	69,555	-
1 room	1,392	2.00%
2 rooms	954	1.37%
3 rooms	5,854	8.42%
4 rooms	9,685	13.92%
5 rooms	10,734	15.43%
6 rooms	12,587	18.10%
7 rooms	10,522	15.13%
8 rooms	8,950	12.87%
9 rooms or more	8,877	12.76%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	69,555	-
no bedroom	1,469	2.11%
1 bedroom	7,614	10.95%
2 bedrooms	17,086	24.56%
3 bedrooms	25,782	37.07%
4 bedrooms	15,234	21.90%
5 bedrooms or more	2,370	3.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	37,120	-
Less than $50,000	1,583	4.26%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,315	3.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,720	7.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,189	19.37%
$200,000 - $299,999	14,095	37.97%
$300,000 - $499,999	9,236	24.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	781	2.10%
$1,000,000 or more	201	0.54%
Median House Value	$235,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	26,037	-
Less than $500	1,979	7.60%
$500 - $999	5,462	20.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,962	49.78%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,076	15.65%
$2,000 - $2,499	937	3.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	330	1.27%
$3,000 or more	291	1.12%
Median Rental Costs	$1,201	-

Demographic

A total of 175,203 people lives in Christina School District area, Delaware with 84,666 male and 90,537 female. The males to female ratio is 48.32 to 51.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	175,203	-
Male	84,666	48.32%
Female	90,537	51.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	175,203	-
Under 5 years	10,428	5.95%
5 - 9 years	9,311	5.31%
10 - 14 years	9,866	5.63%
15 - 19 years	14,839	8.47%
20 - 24 years	16,783	9.58%
25 - 34 years	28,915	16.50%
35 - 44 years	20,463	11.68%
45 - 54 years	21,386	12.21%
55 - 59 years	11,332	6.47%
60 - 64 years	10,410	5.94%
65 - 74 years	13,243	7.56%
75 - 84 years	6,030	3.44%
85 years and older	2,197	1.25%
Median Age	34.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	175,203	-
One Race	169,344	96.66%
White	104,236	59.49%
Black or African American	49,037	27.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native	522	0.30%
Asian	11,023	6.29%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	77	0.04%
Other	4,449	2.54%

Two or more races	5,859	3.34%
White and Black or African American	2,558	1.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	380	0.22%
White and Asian	1,092	0.62%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	278	0.16%