Pike Creek, Delaware
—  CDP  —
Location of Pike Creek, Delaware
Coordinates: 39°44′6″N 75°41′49″W / 39.735°N 75.69694°W / 39.735; -75.69694Coordinates: 39°44′6″N 75°41′49″W / 39.735°N 75.69694°W / 39.735; -75.69694
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	New Castle
Area
• Total	6.1 sq mi (15.9 km2)
• Land	6.1 sq mi (15.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	125 ft (38 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	7,898
• Density	1,294.8/sq mi (496.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	302
FIPS code	10-56490
GNIS feature ID	1867107

Pike Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 7,898 at the 2010 census.

  Geography

Pike Creek is located at 39°44′6″N 75°41′49″W / 39.735°N 75.69694°W / 39.735; -75.69694 (39.735119, -75.696896)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km²), all of it land.

  Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 19,751 people, 8,201 households, and 5,166 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,220.8 people per square mile (1,244.0/km²). There were 8,415 housing units at an average density of 1,372.2 per square mile (530.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.30% White, 4.09% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.58% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.

There were 8,201 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,655, and the median income for a family was $84,076. Males had a median income of $56,476 versus $40,273 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,939. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

  Attractions

• Goldey-Beacom College

  References

Municipalities and communities of New Castle County, Delaware, United States County seat: Wilmington Cities Delaware City New Castle Newark Wilmington Towns Bellefonte Clayton‡ Elsmere Middletown Newport Odessa Smyrna‡ Townsend Villages Arden Ardencroft Ardentown CDPs Bear Brookside Claymont Edgemoor Glasgow Greenville Hockessin North Star Pike Creek Pike Creek Valley Wilmington Manor Unincorporated communities Ashland Biddles Corner Boyds Corner Christiana Collins Park Hares Corner Henry Clay Kirkwood Marshallton Mathews Corners Minquadale Montchanin Mount Pleasant Ogletown Port Penn Prices Corner Red Lion Rockland St. Georges Silverbrook Stanton State Road Summit Bridge Talleyville Tybouts Corner Williamsburg Winterthur Wrangle Hill Yorklyn Hundreds Appoquinimink Blackbird Brandywine Christiana Mill Creek New Castle Pencader Red Lion St. George's White Clay Wilmington Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties