Hockessin, Delaware Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 12,902
Males: 6,306 (48.9%), Females: 6,596 (51.1%)

New Castle County

Zip code: 19707

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $100,844
Median house value: $250,800

Population by Race

Races in Hockessin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
  • Chinese (3.2%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (21.3%), Italian (17.6%), English (16.6%), German (15.2%), Polish (8.1%), United States (3.5%).

Elevation: 254 feet

Land area: 10.0 square miles

Map of Hockessin, DE

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hockessin

  • High school or higher: 96.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 27.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hockessin CDP

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 71.1%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

10.9% Foreign born (5.4% Asia, 3.5% Europe, 1.4% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hockessin:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hockessin:

  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 11 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 32 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hockessin:

Amtrak stations near Hockessin:

  • 10 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Hockessin:

  • DELAWARE SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 7234 LANCASTER PIKE STE 200; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hockessin:

  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 12 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 13 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 17 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 19 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)

Private high schools in Hockessin:

  • SANFORD SCHOOL (Students: 663; Location: LANCASTER PIKE PO BOX 888; Grades: PK – 12)
  • WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AT (Students: 619; Location: 825 LOVEVILLE RD; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hockessin:

  • HB DUPONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 955; Location: 735 MEETING HOUSE ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Hockessin:

  • HOCKESSIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 1000 OLD LANCASTER PIKE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • CACC MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: LITTLE BALTIMORE VALLEY RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Hockessin:

  • HOCKESSIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $780,651; Location: 1023 VALLEY ROAD; 65,531 books; 3,429 audio materials; 1,743 video materials; 137 serial subscriptions)