Housing data for Hockessin, DE
Hockessin, DE has an estimated 13,439 residents and 4,984 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in New Castle County.
9.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 13,439 (±1,427)
- Housing units
- 4,984 (±428)
- Households that rent
- 9.6%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +2.1%
What stands out in Hockessin
Median household income: $171,204 (±$18,691) in Hockessin, higher than in New Castle County ($91,166).
Median real estate taxes: $4,425 (±$390) in Hockessin, higher than in New Castle County ($2,499).
Median home value: $568,800 (±$18,981) in Hockessin, higher than in New Castle County ($352,200).
Households that rent: 9.6% (±3.4 points) in Hockessin, lower than in New Castle County (31.0%).
- Income and affordability in Hockessin
- Property taxes in Hockessin
- Home values in Hockessin
- Renters and owners in Hockessin
Housing in Hockessin at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 52.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 9.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $171,204 median household income
- Home values: $568,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,996 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,425 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 10.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 87.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 48.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 12.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 53.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 23.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +2.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 10.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room
- Fair Market Rent: $1,940 Small Area FMR, 2 bedrooms (ZIP 19707)
Hockessin against New Castle County, its state and the nation
| Hockessin | New Castle County | Delaware | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,439 (±1,427) | 577,961 (exact) | 1,021,191 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 4,984 (±428) | 236,079 (±136) | 464,203 (±208) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 9.6% (±3.4 points) | 31.0% (±0.9 points) | 27.0% (±0.6 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $1,448 (±$22) | $1,401 (±$16) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $171,204 (±$18,691) | $91,166 (±$1,765) | $84,954 (±$1,251) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $568,800 (±$18,981) | $352,200 (±$3,776) | $352,000 (±$2,842) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,425 (±$390) | $2,499 (±$38) | $1,768 (±$20) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 48.6% (±8.6 points) | 55.8% (±1.2 points) | 41.8% (±0.8 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 23.2 minutes (±2.5) | 25.3 minutes (±0.4) | 26.0 minutes (±0.3) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.7% (±2.3 points) | 93.2% (±0.5 points) | 92.4% (±0.4 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 46.3 years (±4.8) | 39.3 years (±0.2) | 41.6 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Hockessin covers 10.0 square miles of land, about 1,338 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Hockessin has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,157 (±769) | 13,439 (±1,427) | +2.1% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 4,861 (±181) | 4,984 (±428) | +2.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $441,200 (±$10,150) | $568,800 (±$18,981) | +28.9% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $128,412 (±$12,413) | $171,204 (±$18,691) | +33.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $2,315 (±$135) | $2,996 (±$224) | +29.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $3,819 (±$180) | $4,425 (±$390) | +15.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.4% (±4.3 points) | 9.6% (±3.4 points) | −3.8 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±5.0 points) | 12.0% (±15.0 points) | +12.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in New Castle County
Hockessin has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for New Castle County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for New Castle County recorded 287 violent and 1,012 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Hockessin
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19707 | 71% | 17,376 | $2,327 | $556,600 | $172,696 |
| 19736 | 59% | 127 | — | — | — |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Hockessin
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Creek | 2.5 mi | $2,262 | $422,500 | 12.5% |
| North Star | 3.6 mi | — | $583,700 | 13.6% |
| Kennett Township | 3.7 mi | $2,189 | $563,800 | 22.8% |
| Pike Creek Valley | 3.9 mi | $1,751 | $340,300 | 38.3% |
| Greenville | 4.1 mi | $1,620 | $1,062,500 | 50.7% |
| Kennett Square | 4.4 mi | $1,396 | $402,700 | 43.7% |
| New Garden Township | 4.5 mi | $1,419 | $546,700 | 22.8% |
| Elsmere | 5.5 mi | $1,339 | $225,800 | 34.3% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Hockessin, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,438 | $1,558 | $1,860 | $2,216 | $2,445 |
HUD also publishes a Small Area Fair Market Rent for each ZIP code in the area; the Fair Market Rent page for this place lists its ZIP codes.
HUD income limits for Hockessin, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,800 | $42,950 | $68,750 |
| 2 people | $29,450 | $49,100 | $78,550 |
| 3 people | $33,150 | $55,250 | $88,350 |
| 4 people | $36,800 | $61,350 | $98,150 |
| 5 people | $39,750 | $66,300 | $106,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,200 | $113,900 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,100 | $121,750 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,000 | $129,600 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $122,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Hockessin is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Hockessin
What is the average rent in Hockessin, DE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hockessin is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Hockessin?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Hockessin, DE is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Hockessin rent-burdened?
52.3% of renting households in Hockessin pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Hockessin?
Hockessin has an estimated 461 (±166) renting households, 9.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Hockessin?
The median household income in Hockessin is $171,204 (±$18,691) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Hockessin, DE?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $568,800 (±$18,981) for owner-occupied homes in Hockessin (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Hockessin growing?
In Hockessin, the number of residents went from 13,157 in 2015–2019 to 13,439 in 2020–2024 (+2.1%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Hockessin?
The ZIP codes that cover Hockessin are 19707, 19736.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 19707?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 19707 is $2,327 (±$1,168) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hockessin CDP, Delaware
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hockessin CDP, Delaware (place:35850, in state:10).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .