Demographics

People

Total Population1,313
Male Share of the Population40.4%
Female Share of the Population59.6%
Senior Citizens17.7%
Employed Population 16+521
Age of the Population40

Families

% of people married42.9%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher17%
Median Earnings25+$40,046
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$32,708
Median Earnings With High School Degree$32,250

Wealth

Median Family Income$56,679
% Above Poverty Level75.5%
% Below Poverty Level24.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time28 minutes
% Working from Home4%
% Walking and Biking to Work0%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone34.8%
Median Gross Rent$963
Median House Value$83,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)41.7%
Irish17.6%
English6.9%
Polish5.5%
Italian4.6%
West Indian2.1%
French Except Basque2.1%
Scottish1.4%
African1.4%
Swedish1.1%
Dutch1.1%
Welsh1%
Canadian1%
Greek0.6%
Latvian0.5%
Ukrainian0.4%
Ghanaian0.3%
Arab0.2%
German0.2%
Lebanese0.2%
Lithuanian0.2%
Russian0.2%
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Cheswold Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyKent County
P.O. Box Zip Codes19936
Phone Area Codes302
Time ZoneAmerica/New_York
Approximate Latitude39.22
Approximate Longitude-75.58

Cheswold Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationDOVER
Distance6.1 miles
Jan Temp27 to 44 F
Apr Temp44 to 65 F
Jul Temp68 to 87 F
Oct Temp49 to 69 F
Annual Precip46.2 inches
StationCHESTERTOWN
Distance25.8 miles
Jan Temp25 to 42 F
Apr Temp43 to 65 F
Jul Temp67 to 88 F
Oct Temp46 to 68 F
Annual Precip44.8 inches
StationDENTON 2 E
Distance25.9 miles
Jan Temp25 to 44 F
Apr Temp42 to 67 F
Jul Temp65 to 89 F
Oct Temp45 to 70 F
Annual Precip43.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Clayton3,237$85,066
Dover37,331$60,748
Kenton208$53,438
Leipsic144$44,688
Smyrna11,333$73,512
Wyoming1,437$80,694
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