How long do people stay in their homes in Pike Creek Valley, DE?

Name: How long people stay in Pike Creek Valley, DE, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±6.8 points) of households in Pike Creek Valley, DE moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.0% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 29.8% (±6.8 points)
Since before 2000: 21.0%

When households in Pike Creek Valley moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Pike Creek Valley	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
2023 or later	8.9% (±4.0 points)	3.8%	3.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	20.9% (±5.5 points)	16.9%	18.4%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	38.1% (±5.7 points)	40.2%	41.0%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	11.2% (±4.0 points)	17.7%	17.8%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	9.9% (±4.2 points)	10.9%	10.1%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	11.1% (±3.3 points)	10.5%	9.1%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Pike Creek Valley, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is higher than in New Castle County (20.7%).

It is also higher than in Delaware (22.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Pike Creek Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pike Creek Valley
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Pike Creek Valley	—	29.8% (±6.8 points)	—
Pike Creek	1.4 mi	8.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower
North Star	2.5 mi	12.6% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Hockessin	3.9 mi	10.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Brookside	4.4 mi	21.2% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Newark	4.8 mi	39.1% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Newport	5.1 mi	23.5% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
London Britain Township	5.2 mi	13.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Elsmere	5.5 mi	27.2% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pike Creek, DE (8.4%), North Star, DE (12.6%), Hockessin, DE (10.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newark, DE (39.1%).

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

Households that moved in since 2020 across New Castle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
1	Newark	39.1% (±3.9 points)
2	Pike Creek Valley	29.8% (±6.8 points)
3	Greenville	28.6% (±8.9 points)
4	Wilmington	27.8% (±2.1 points)
5	Edgemoor	27.4% (±8.5 points)
6	Elsmere	27.2% (±9.5 points)
7	Bear	24.1% (±4.9 points)
8	Newport	23.5% (±11.2 points)

Showing 8 of 25 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pike Creek Valley 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pike Creek Valley

How often do people move in Pike Creek Valley?

29.8% of households in Pike Creek Valley, DE moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Pike Creek Valley have?

21.0% of households in Pike Creek Valley have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Pike Creek Valley CDP, Delaware

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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