Hockessin

Population & Demographics

Hockessin, DE

Hockessin is home to 13,439 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 6,093 resident workers commute each day.

DelawareCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
13,439
people
Population

13,439 residents

Median age 46.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hockessin population & demographics

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

Population
13,439
Median age
46.3yrs
Median household income
$171,204
Median home value
$568,800
Median gross rent
$3,501/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
66.3%
Poverty rate
1.5%

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 Hockessin

How Hockessin 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).

White76.8%
Asian12.9%
Two or more races5.4%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Black1.2%

Race across Hockessin

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 Hockessin.

Hockessin at a glance
Employed Residents
6,093
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wilmington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hockessin 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 Hockessin 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.

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Commute Score

63 / 100

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

Hockessin

6,093 commutes, one dot at a time

Hockessin

Where 6,093 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Hockessin, by worker count.

1Wilmington7.5 mi812
2Hockessin0.0 mi421
3Newark8.1 mi186
4Philadelphia32.4 mi166
5Pike Creek Valley3.7 mi113
6Dover43.7 mi107
7New Castle10.0 mi80
8Greenville4.8 mi73

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hockessin.

1Hockessin0.0 mi421
2Wilmington7.5 mi267
3Pike Creek Valley3.7 mi160
4North Star2.8 mi147
5Pike Creek2.2 mi135
6Newark8.1 mi91
7Bear11.2 mi88
8Brookside7.9 mi74

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hockessin’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 Assistance23.2%
RTRetail Trade13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.4%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation7.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.7%
EDEducational Services6.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.9%
COConstruction5.4%
Connectivity

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