Pike Creek, DE

Census Place

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2024 Population

7,129

US Senator

Chris Coons

Democratic Party

US Senator

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Party

US Representative

Sarah McBride

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

1.52% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.28%

3.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$139,635

2.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$422,500

1.88% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,604

4.38% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pike Creek, 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.

93.4% of the residents in Pike Creek, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pike Creek, DE was $422,500, and the homeownership rate was 87.5%.

Most people in Pike Creek, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Pike Creek, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pike Creek, DE is home to a population of 7.13k people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 24.8% of Pike Creek, DE residents were born outside of the country (1.77k people).

In 2024, there were 2.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.06k people) in Pike Creek, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.69k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 405 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Pike Creek, DE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pike Creek, DE was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pike Creek, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pike Creek, DE

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.06k ± 527
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.69k ± 582
White (Hispanic)
405 ± 412

10.5%

Hispanic Population

746 people

10.5% of the people in Pike Creek, DE are hispanic (746 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
14,760 ± 2,961 people
India
11,216 ± 2,586 people
Guatemala
6,638 ± 1,994 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 14,760 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,216 and Guatemala with 6,638.

Foreign-Born Population

24.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.77k people

24.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.78k people

As of 2024, 24.8% of Pike Creek, DE residents (1.77k 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 Pike Creek, DE was 24.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pike Creek, DE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
94 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 52
Korea
16 ± 31

Pike Creek, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pike Creek, DE.

Health

96.1% of the population of Pike Creek, DE has health coverage, with 64.7% on employee plans, 2.24% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 12% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.95%

Uninsured

64.7%

Employer Coverage

2.24%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pike Creek, DE grew by 38.6% from 2.85% to 3.95%.

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

Economy

The economy of Pike Creek, DE employs 3.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pike Creek, DE were Finance & Insurance (674 people), Retail Trade (461 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (416 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($108,979), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,204), and Retail Trade ($104,583).

Employment

Occupations

3.6k

2024 Value

± 536

−4.38%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pike Creek, DE declined at a rate of −4.38%, from 3.77k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pike Creek, DE, are Management Occupations (443 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (313 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (311 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pike Creek, DE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Delaware (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.6k

2024 Value

± 536

−4.38%

1 Year decline

± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pike Creek, DE declined at a rate of −4.38%, from 3.77k employees to 3.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pike Creek, DE, are Finance & Insurance (674 people), Retail Trade (461 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (416 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pike Creek, DE, though some of these residents may live in Pike Creek, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$96,788

Median earning men ± $7,259

$76,985

Median earning women ± $14,773

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($163,366), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($139,583), and Public Administration ($104,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,726), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,612), and Public Administration ($88,846).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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.

Pike Creek, 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pike Creek, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Delaware.

Chris Coons

Senator from Delaware

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 Delaware

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pike Creek, DE

Sarah McBride

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Pike Creek, 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 Pike Creek, DE have changed over time starting in 2008.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pike Creek, DE was $422,500 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $414,700 to $422,500, a 1.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Pike Creek, DE is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pike Creek, DE have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pike Creek, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$422,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,573

$2,353

Median Property Taxes

±$354

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 Pike Creek, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Pike Creek, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pike Creek, DE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$139,635

Median Household Income

± $22,314

2.69k

Number of Households

± 381

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.69k households in Pike Creek, DE grew to $139,635 from the previous year's value of $135,703.

The following chart displays the households in Pike Creek, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pike Creek, DE is from Delaware.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Delaware

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2024, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.975% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Delaware across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.1%)
Worked At Home (18.3%)
Carpooled (12.4%)

In 2024, 67.1% of workers in Pike Creek, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.3%) and those who carpooled to work (12.4%).

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.

Commute Time

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pike Creek, DE have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.67% of the workforce in Pike Creek, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pike Creek, DE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pike Creek, DE (90 out of 7.04k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pike Creek, DE is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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.