Frederica, DE

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2024 Population
1,062
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.7
32% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.5%
18% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$80,924
15.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$215,100
0.738% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
548
15.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Frederica, DE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Frederica, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Frederica, DE was $215,100, and the homeownership rate was 74.1%.

Most people in Frederica, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Frederica, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Frederica, DE is home to a population of 1.06k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.64% of Frederica, DE residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2024, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (485 people) in Frederica, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 243 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Frederica, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Frederica, DE was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frederica, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    485 ± 164
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    251 ± 206
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    243 ± 311
7.53%
Hispanic Population
80 people

In 2024, there were 1.93 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (485 people) in Frederica, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 251 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 243 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.53% of the people in Frederica, DE are hispanic (80 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Frederica, DE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. Guatemala
    6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.64%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28 people
2.78%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people

As of 2024, 2.64% of Frederica, DE residents (28 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Frederica, DE was 2.78%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    32 ± 32
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    26 ± 42
  3. Vietnam
    14 ± 23

Frederica, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Frederica, DE employs 548 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Frederica, DE were Retail Trade (130 people), Educational Services (107 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (77 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($97,813), Educational Services ($62,917), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,308).

Employment

Occupations

548
2024 Value
± 187
15.6%
1 Year growth
± 41.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederica, DE grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 474 employees to 548 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frederica, DE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (115 people), Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (60 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (58 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frederica, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

548
2024 Value
± 187
15.6%
1 Year growth
± 41.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Frederica, DE grew at a rate of 15.6%, from 474 employees to 548 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frederica, DE, are Retail Trade (130 people), Educational Services (107 people), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (77 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frederica, DE, though some of these residents may live in Frederica, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$27,250
Median earning men ± $61,040
$42,444
Median earning women ± $5,383

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($82,857), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,406), and Manufacturing ($54,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,948), and Retail Trade ($44,886).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.43%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Delaware.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Frederica, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Frederica, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.
Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Frederica, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Frederica, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Frederica, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Frederica, DE was $215,100 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $216,700 to $215,100, a 0.738% decrease. The homeownership rate in Frederica, DE is 74.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Frederica, DE have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Frederica, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$26,543
$297
Median Property Taxes
±$99

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Frederica, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Frederica, DE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

74.1%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.1% of the housing units in Frederica, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,924
Median Household Income
± $16,041
401
Number of Households
± 117

In 2024, the median household income of the 401 households in Frederica, DE grew to $80,924 from the previous year's value of $70,288.

The following chart displays the households in Frederica, DE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frederica, DE is from Delaware.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (87.1%)
  2. Carpooled (12.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (0.348%)

In 2024, 87.1% of workers in Frederica, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (0.348%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Frederica, DE have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.698% of the workforce in Frederica, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Frederica, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Frederica, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frederica, DE (69 out of 1.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frederica, DE is Other, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.6% of the population of Frederica, DE has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 30.8% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 18.2% on non-group plans, and 3.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.3% were men and 57.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 28.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.3% were men and 57.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.36%
Uninsured
33.3%
Employer Coverage
30.8%
Medicaid
11.7%
Medicare
18.2%
Non-Group
3.73%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frederica, DE declined by 38.4% from 3.82% to 2.36%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Frederica, DE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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