What percentage of people rent in Hockessin, DE?

Name: Renters and owners in Hockessin, DE, 2020–2024
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9.6% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Hockessin, DE are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 461 renting households against 4,351 that own their home.

In Hockessin, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.6% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 461 (±166)
Median renter income: $145,152 (±$31,414)

Who rents and who owns in Hockessin

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hockessin	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.6% (±3.4 points)	31.0% (±0.9 points)	27.0% (±0.6 points)	34.8%
Renting households	461 (±166)	69,449 (±1,972)	108,655 (±2,227)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,351 (±416)	154,724 (±1,974)	293,383 (±2,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$145,152 (±$31,414)	$57,607 (±$2,323)	$53,493 (±$2,125)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$178,942 (±$22,607)	$111,142 (±$1,770)	$100,053 (±$1,445)	$100,009

In Hockessin, the renter share is lower than in New Castle County (31.0%).

It is also lower than in Delaware (27.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In New Castle County, Hockessin ranks 23 of 25 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 78.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Hockessin has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	13.4% (±4.3 points)	9.6% (±3.4 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$128,412 (±$12,413)	$171,204 (±$18,691)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Hockessin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hockessin
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hockessin	—	9.6% (±3.4 points)	—
Pike Creek	2.5 mi	12.5% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
North Star	3.6 mi	13.6% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kennett Township	3.7 mi	22.8% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Pike Creek Valley	3.9 mi	38.3% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Greenville	4.1 mi	50.7% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Kennett Square	4.4 mi	43.7% (±10.3 points)	Higher
New Garden Township	4.5 mi	22.8% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Elsmere	5.5 mi	34.3% (±7.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kennett Township, PA (22.8%), Pike Creek Valley, DE (38.3%), Greenville, DE (50.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across New Castle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	Odessa	21.7% (±12.2 points)
18	Ardentown	18.6% (±9.5 points)
19	Glasgow	16.2% (±4.2 points)
20	North Star	13.6% (±10.2 points)
21	Pike Creek	12.5% (±5.4 points)
22	Ardencroft	11.7% (±9.4 points)
23	Hockessin	9.6% (±3.4 points)
24	Townsend	6.5% (±4.4 points)
25	St. Georges	4.0% (±5.8 points)

Showing 9 of 25 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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).

Is renting growing in Hockessin?

In Hockessin, the share of households that rent went from 13.4% in 2015–2019 to 9.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hockessin?

A renting household in Hockessin has 1.9 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hockessin?

The median renting household in Hockessin, DE has an income of $145,152 (±$31,414) a year, against $178,942 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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