COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pomeroy vs Hockessin
PLACE A
Pomeroy, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Hockessin, Delaware
Pomeroy is 89% smaller than Hockessin. Hockessin earns more, with a median household income $119,100 higher.
POMEROYHOCKESSINDIFFERENCE
Total population1,48113,439−89% vs Hockessin
Population density8341,338−505
Population growth-2.5%-0.4%−2.2 pts
Median age45.246.3−1.1
Male48.4%46.2%+2.3 pts
Female51.6%53.8%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born1.4%10.2%−8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.9%76.8%+7.1 pts
Black1.4%1.2%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%3.7%+4.9 pts
Asian0.0%12.9%−12.9 pts
Other6.1%5.4%+0.7 pts
Median household income$52,104$171,204−$119,100
Per capita income$32,987$74,681−$41,694
Poverty rate16.4%1.5%+14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.400+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%66.3%−45.2 pts
Graduate degree8.0%30.5%−22.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%2.4%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation41.7%59.7%−18.1 pts
Median home value$216,700$568,800−$352,100
Median gross rent$843$3,501−$2,658
Owner-occupied76.7%90.4%−13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%3.5%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.3%41.6%−4.3 pts
Average commute19.623.2−3.6
Worked from home15.6%22.1%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.4%3.2%+1.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024