Cheswold, Delaware - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,313
Male Share of the Population	40.4%
Female Share of the Population	59.6%
Senior Citizens	17.7%
Employed Population 16+	521
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	42.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17%
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 Level	75.5%
% Below Poverty Level	24.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.8%
Median Gross Rent	$963
Median House Value	$83,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	41.7%
Irish	17.6%
English	6.9%
Polish	5.5%
Italian	4.6%
West Indian	2.1%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Scottish	1.4%
African	1.4%
Swedish	1.1%
Dutch	1.1%
Welsh	1%
Canadian	1%
Greek	0.6%
Latvian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Ghanaian	0.3%
Arab	0.2%
German	0.2%
Lebanese	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
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Cheswold Almanac

Category	Value
County	Kent County
P.O. Box Zip Codes	19936
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.22
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)

Station	DOVER
Distance	6.1 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 44 F
Apr Temp	44 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	49 to 69 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Station	CHESTERTOWN
Distance	25.8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	DENTON 2 E
Distance	25.9 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Clayton	3,237	$85,066
Dover	37,331	$60,748
Kenton	208	$53,438
Leipsic	144	$44,688
Smyrna	11,333	$73,512
Wyoming	1,437	$80,694

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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