Pike Creek Authority

Pike Creek is a high-income small town of 7,129 with home prices 1.2× the Delaware median.

Pike Creek, Delaware

Pike Creek is a Delaware town in New Castle County, Delaware, home to 7,129 residents. Median household income reaches $139,635, ranking the city among the wealthiest in Delaware.

Definition and scope

Pike Creek sits within New Castle County, Delaware, one of Delaware's administrative subdivisions. Local services and ordinances are coordinated through county and state-level agencies. The city operates within Congressional District at-large and is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area.

Who lives here

Pike Creek has approximately 7,129 residents. The median age is 45.3 years. Roughly 88% of housing units are owner-occupied. The median home value is $422,500.

Demographic composition (Census 2023 ACS5):

• White (non-Hispanic): 57.0%
• Black or African American: 2.9%
• Hispanic or Latino: 10.5%
• Asian: 23.7%

Economy and earnings

Median household income in Pike Creek is $139,635. Poverty rate stands at 1.3%. Unemployment rate at last release was 0.5%. Educational attainment: 50.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Public services and infrastructure

Available public services on file for Pike Creek:

• Public schools: 20
• Public libraries: 1
• Fire stations: 3
• Police stations: 3
• Hospitals: 7

Getting around

For air travel, residents typically use Wilmington Airport. The closest U.S. courthouse for federal proceedings is The Renaissance Centre - New Castle County Supreme Court. For passenger rail, the nearest Amtrak station is Newark, Delaware.

Geography and climate

Elevation here is 64 feet. Local growing conditions correspond to USDA hardiness zone 7a.

References

• Delaware State Authority — state-level reference for Delaware.
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — population, income, demographic data.
• Authority Network America — federal- and network-level reference.