Pike Creek Valley

Population & Demographics

Pike Creek Valley, DE

Pike Creek Valley is home to 12,431 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 5,597 resident workers commute each day.

DelawareCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
12,431
people
Population

12,431 residents

Median age 35.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pike Creek Valley population & demographics

Who lives in Pike Creek Valley — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
12,431
Median age
35.9yrs
Median household income
$102,434
Median home value
$340,300
Median gross rent
$1,751/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.8%
Poverty rate
6.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pike Creek Valley

How Pike Creek Valley breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White67.0%
Black11.7%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Two or more races6.4%
Asian6.3%
Some other race0.4%

Race across Pike Creek Valley

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pike Creek Valley.

Pike Creek Valley at a glance
Employed Residents
5,597
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wilmington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pike Creek Valley proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pike Creek Valley commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

71
Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pike Creek Valley

5,597 commutes, one dot at a time

Pike Creek Valley

Where 5,597 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pike Creek Valley, by worker count.

1Wilmington8.0 mi681
2Newark4.6 mi233
3Pike Creek Valley0.0 mi202
4Philadelphia34.9 mi166
5Hockessin3.7 mi160
6Dover40.3 mi93
7New Castle8.1 mi88
8Brookside4.2 mi68

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pike Creek Valley.

1Pike Creek Valley0.0 mi202
2Wilmington8.0 mi137
3Hockessin3.7 mi113
4Pike Creek1.5 mi101
5Bear7.6 mi88
6Newark4.6 mi81
7North Star2.6 mi67
8Brookside4.2 mi55

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pike Creek Valley’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.3%
EDEducational Services18.0%
RTRetail Trade17.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.2%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation2.5%
FIFinance and Insurance2.5%
Connectivity

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