Hockessin.
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Delaware·New Castle County
4 tracts·15K people·$569K median·1,475/mi²
White 77 · Asian 13 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 68 · Living alone 19 · Other 13
Professional 28 · Health 20 · Leisure 18 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 71 · Sales · office 14 · Service 8 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hockessin is $568,800 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Hockessin has 13,439 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.3; the population is 76.8% White, 12.9% Asian, 5.4% Multiracial, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Black and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 66.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 1.5% (Census ACS).
DuPont (H.B.) Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (52%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hockessin is $171,204 a year, 99% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Hockessin, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $568,800 (Census ACS).
Hockessin reported 1.8 violent crimes and 7.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via New Castle County P Dept, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 15 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hockessin are winter weather (97), inland flooding (97) and landslide (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hockessin, 3.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).