Pike Creek Valley.
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3 tracts·16K people·$340K median·5,600/mi²
White 67 · Black 12 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 6 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 32 · Other 25
Professional 36 · Health 30 · Retail 20 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Sales · office 23 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 17 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · 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 Pike Creek Valley is $340,300 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Pike Creek Valley has 12,431 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 67.0% White, 11.7% Black, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Multiracial, 6.3% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 50.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
Linden Hill Elementary School (63%), Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School (58%) and Heritage Elementary School (46%) lead the elementary schools; Skyline Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (11%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,751/month, 11% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Pike Creek Valley is $102,434 a year, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Pike Creek Valley, median rent is $1,751/month and the median home value is $340,300 (Census ACS).
Pike Creek Valley 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 110 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Pike Creek Valley are winter weather (90), inland flooding (87) and landslide (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.27g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Pike Creek Valley, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).