North Star, DE Demographic Data
North Star, DE Summary
North Star is located in New Castle County in Delaware
- Population: 7,845
- Area: 6.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,153.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 303.15 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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North Star, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,825
51%
50.8
Male
3,742
50%
49.2
Total Population
7,567
323,128,000
North Star, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
227
3.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
332
4.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
520
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
629
8.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
282
3.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
551
7.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
736
9.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,358
17.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
819
10.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
800
10.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
829
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
370
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
114
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,038
79.8%
77.2
Female
2,947
48.8%
51.3
Male
3,091
51.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,780
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,898
25.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,313
17.4%
15.2
Female
635
48.4%
55.8
Male
678
51.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
North Star, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,554
99.8%
96.8
White
6,454
85.3%
72.6
Black or African American
240
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
19
0.3%
0.8
Asian
834
11.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
262
3.5%
1.2
Chinese
393
5.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
90
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
51
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
38
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
7
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
13
0.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
175
2.3%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
109
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
66
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,392
97.7%
82.2
North Star, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
40
0.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
62
1.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
646
11.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
573
10.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
346
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,031
36.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,879
33.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
102
1.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,475
98.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,910
70.1%
31.2
North Star, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,384
21.3%
33.7%
Now Married
4,654
71.7%
47.5
Divorced
213
3.3%
11.0%
Separated
15
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
222
3.4
5.8%
North Star, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,277
85.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,063
14.5%
21.6%
Spanish
147
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
339
4.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
515
7.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
62
0.8%
1.1%
North Star, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
0.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
86
3.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
58
2.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
139
5.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
212
7.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
298
11.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
681
25.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
541
20.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
652
24.3%
6.4
Median household income
140,691
57,617
Per capita income
57,189
31,128
North Star, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
320
7.9%
9.8
Construction
238
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,059
26.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
610
15.0%
6.6
Information
83
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
673
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
143
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
407
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
80
2.0%
4.6
Retail trade
295
7.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
74
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
70
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
215
5.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,639
65.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
125
3.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
776
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
302
7.4%
18.1%
North Star, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,868
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,253
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
244
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.4%
5.1
Walked
25
0.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
331
8.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
North Star, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
29
1.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
284
10.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,516
56.5%
37.1
3 or more
855
31.9%
21.0
North Star, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,684
96.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,598
96.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
86
3.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
93
3.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
27
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
North Star, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,777
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
54
1.9%
16.5
5 rooms
54
1.9%
19.8
6 rooms
145
5.2%
17.8
7 rooms
243
8.8%
12.0
8 rooms
722
26.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,559
56.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
9
0.0
North Star, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,777
1-unit, detached
2,552
91.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
151
5.4%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
41
1.5%
9.0
Mobile home
20
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
North Star, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
29
1.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
50
1.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
59
2.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
104
3.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
395
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,095
39.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
807
29.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
194
7.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
12
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
32
1.2%
1.4%
North Star, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,332
49.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
155
5.8%
4.7
Electricity
741
27.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
420
15.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
6
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
North Star, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,870
47295100.0
$500 to $999
31
1.7%
20.4%
Less than $500
42
2.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
185
9.9%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
338
18.1%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
397
21.2%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
408
21.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
469
25.1%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,087
58.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
266
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
99
5.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
123
6.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
295
15.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
North Star, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
86
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
11
12.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
22.1%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
56
65.1%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,714
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
42
48.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
17
19.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
27
31.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
North Star, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,598
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
58
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9
0.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
122
4.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,866
71.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
519
20.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
431,600
205,000
