Population Characteristics by Race and Place
Based on 2000 Census Data
 

New Castle County / Kent County / Sussex County

 
 
 
New Castle County

Bear (CDP)
Population
Percent

Total 

17,853
White 
11,772
65.9%
Black
4,714
26.4%
American Indian
38
0.2%
Asian
357
2.0%
Native Hawaiian
4
0.0%
Hispanic
968
5.4%

Bellefonte (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

1,251
White 
1,198
95.8%
Black
30
2.4%
American Indian
-
0.0%
Asian
8
0.6%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
15
1,2%

Brookside (CDP)
Population
Percent

Total 

14,949
White 
11,452
76.6%
Black
2,225
14.9%
American Indian
48
0.3%
Asian
386
2.6%
Native Hawaiian
11
0.1%
Hispanic
827
5.5%

Claymont (CDP)
Population
Percent

Total 

9,251
White 
6,550
70.8%
Black
2,151
23.3%
American Indian
30
0.3%
Asian
133
1.4%
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
Hispanic
385
4.2%

Delaware City (city)
Population
Percent

Total 

1,448
White 
1,271
87.8%
Black
150
10.4%
American Indian
6
0.4%
Asian
3
0.2%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
18
1.2%

Edgemoor (CDP)
Population
Percent

Total 

5,988
White 
3,731
62.3%
Black
2,012
33.6%
American Indian
12
0.2%
Asian
69
1.2%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
163
2.7%
Elsmere (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

6,098
White
4,780
78.4%
Black
548
9.0%
American Indian
13
0.2%
Asian
56
0.9%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
701
11.5%

Glasgow (CPD)
Population 
Percent

Total

12,914
White
10,013
77.5%
Black
2,185
16.9%
American Indian
28
0.2%
Asian
299
2.3%
Native Hawaiian
3
0.0%
Hispanic
386
3.0%

Greenville (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

2,354
White
2,134
90.7%
Black
47
2.0%
American Indian
3
0.1%
Asian
114
4.8%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
55
2.3%

Hockessin (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

12,994
White
11,460
88.2%
Black
342
2.6%
American Indian
9
0.1%
Asian
924
7.1%
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
Hispanic
257
2.0%

Middletown  (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

6,279
White
4,585
73.0%
Black
1,312
20.9%
American Indian
7
0.1%
Asian
48
0.8%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
326
0.5%

Newark (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

28,547
White
24,919
87.2%
Black
1,714
6.0%
American Indian
45
0.2%
Asian
1,161
4.1%
Native Hawaiian
14
0.0%
Hispanic
721
2.5%

New Castle (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

4,897
White
3,767
76.9%
Black
982
20.1%
American Indian
12
0.2%
Asian
19
0.4%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
117
2.4%

Newport (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,149
White
850
74.0%
Black
119
10.4%
American Indian
9
0.8%
Asian
19
1.7%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
152
13.2%

North Star (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

8,281
White
7,416
89.55%
Black
207
2.50%
American Indian
6
0.07%
Asian
553
6.68%
Native Hawaiian
2
0.02%
Hispanic
97
1.17%

Pike Creek (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

19,913
White
17,440
87.6%
Black
808
4.1%
American Indian
33
0.2%
Asian
1,102
5.5%
Native Hawaiian
19
0.1%
Hispanic
511
1.2%

Wilmington (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

74,638
White
25,811
34.6%
Black
41,001
54.9%
American Indian
185
0.2%
Asian
473
0.6%
Native Hawaiian
20
0.0%
Hispanic
7,148
9.6%

Wilmington Manor (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

8,621
White
6,554
76.0%
Black
905
10.5%
American Indian
16
0.2%
Asian
70
0.8%
Native Hawaiian
5
0.1%
Hispanic
1,071
12.4%

Kent County



Camden(town)
Population
Percent

Total 

2,098
White 
1,610
76.7%
Black
378
18.0%
American Indian
17
0.8%
Asian
29
1.4%
Native Hawaiian
3
0.1%
Hispanic
61
2.9%

Clayton (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

1,274
White 
1,149
90.2%
Black
103
8.08%
American Indian
4
0.31%
Asian
1
0.08%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.00%
Hispanic
17
1.33%

Dover (city)
Population
Percent

Total 

32, 127
White 
17,665
55.0%
Black
11,961
37.2%
American Indian
146
0.5%
Asian
1,016
3.2%
Native Hawaiian
12
0.0%
Hispanic
1,327
4.1%

Dover Base Housing (CDP)
Population
Percent

Total 

3,382
White 
2,463
72.8%
Black
563
16.6%
American Indian
26
0.8%
Asian
63
1.9%
Native Hawaiian
4
0.1%
Hispanic
263
7.8%

Harrington (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

3,178
White
2,386
75.1%
Black
687
21.6%
American Indian
8
0.3%
Asian
14
0.4%
Native Hawaiian
3
0.1%
Hispanic
80
2.5%

Highland Acres (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

3,373
White
2,799
83.0%
Black
387
11.5%
American Indian
13
0.4%
Asian
87
2.6%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
87
2.6%

Kent Acres (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,630
White
1,204
73.9%
Black
325
19.9%
American Indian
2
0.1%
Asian
24
1.5%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
75
4.6%

Rising Sun-Lebanon (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

2,460
White
1,861
75.7%
Black
383
15.6%
American Indian
12
0.5%
Asian
58
2.4%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
146
5.9%

River view (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,580
White
1,400
88.6%
Black
115
7.3%
American Indian
4
0.3%
Asian
24
1.5%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.1%
Hispanic
36
2.3%

Rodney Village (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,585
White
787
49.7%
Black
622
39.2%
American Indian
12
0.8%
Asian
64
4.0%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
100
6.3%

Smyrna (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

5,671
White
4,139
73.0%
Black
1,273
22.4%
American Indian
29
0.7%
Asian
32
0.6%
Native Hawaiian
4
0.1%
Hispanic
194
3.4%

Woodside East (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

2,138
White
1,442
67.4%
Black
614
28.7%
American Indian
12
0.6%
Asian
17
0.8%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
52
2.4%

Wyoming (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,133
White
907
80.1%
Black
152
13.4%
American Indian
1
0.1%
Asian
44
3.9%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
29
2.6%

Sussex County

Bethany Beach (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

906
White 
884
97.6%
Black
7
0.8%
American Indian
1
0.1%
Asian
2
0.2%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
12
1.3%

Blades (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

954
White 
667
69.9%
Black
208
21.8%
American Indian
5
0.5%
Asian
10
1.0%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.1%
Hispanic
63
6.6%

Bridgeville (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

1,508
White 
802
53.2%
Black
453
30.0%
American Indian
4
0.3%
Asian
10
0.7%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
239
15.8%

Delmar (town)
Population
Percent

Total 

1,399
White 
1,052
75.2%
Black
293
20.9
American Indian
6
0.4%
Asian
18
1.3%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
30
2.1%

Georgetown (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

5,161
White
2,609
50.6%
Black
969
18.8%
American Indian
96
1.9%
Asian
12
0.2%
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
Hispanic
1,473
28.5%

Laurel (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

3,618
White
2,038
56.3%
Black
1,446
40.0%
American Indian
13
0.4%
Asian
35
1.0%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
85
2.3%

Lewes (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

2,934
White
2,560
87.3%
Black
290
9.9%
American Indian
4
0.1%
Asian
30
1.0%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.0%
Hispanic
49
1.7%

Long Neck (CDP)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,621
White
1,601
98.8%
Black
7
0.4%
American Indian
4
0.2%
Asian
1
0.1%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
8
0.5%

Milford (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

6,840
White
4,576
73.0%
Black
1,566
22.9%
American Indian
23
0.3%
Asian
70
1.0%
Native Hawaiian
11
0.2%
Hispanic
594
8.7%

Millsboro (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

2,365
White
1,738
73.5%
Black
458
19.4%
American Indian
18
0.8%
Asian
78
3.3%
Native Hawaiian
0.0%
Hispanic
73
3.1%

Milton (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,677
White
1,112
66.3%
Black
403
6.0%
American Indian
4
0.2%
Asian
8
4.1%
Native Hawaiian
2
0.1%
Hispanic
148
8.8%

Ocean View (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,011
White
980
96.9%
Black
11
1.1%
American Indian
2
0.2%
Asian
5
0.5%
Native Hawaiian
1
0.1%
Hispanic
12
1.2%

Rehoboth Beach (City)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,497
White
1,467
98.0%
Black
4
0.3%
American Indian
2
0.1%
Asian
10
0.7%
Native Hawaiian
-
0.0%
Hispanic
14
0.9%

Seaford (city)
Population 
Percent

Total

6,724
White
4,290
63.8%
Black
2,011
29.9%
American Indian
25
0.4%
Asian
100
1.5%
Native Hawaiian
13
0.2%
Hispanic
285
6.3%

Shelbyville (town)
Population 
Percent

Total

1,820
White
1,199
65.9%
Black
253
13.9%
American Indian
-
0.0%
Asian
12
0.7%
Native Hawaiian
9
0.5%
Hispanic
347
19.1%

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