COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whitfield vs Hockessin
PLACE A
Whitfield, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hockessin, Delaware
Whitfield is 61% smaller than Hockessin. Hockessin earns more, with a median household income $44,464 higher.
WHITFIELDHOCKESSINDIFFERENCE
Total population5,22613,439−61% vs Hockessin
Population density4,6581,338+3,319
Population growth3.8%-0.4%+4.1 pts
Median age47.346.3+1.0
Male45.7%46.2%−0.5 pts
Female54.3%53.8%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.1%10.2%−7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.7%76.8%+0.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.2%3.7%+10.5 pts
Asian1.1%12.9%−11.8 pts
Other7.0%5.4%+1.6 pts
Median household income$126,740$171,204−$44,464
Per capita income$57,163$74,681−$17,518
Poverty rate6.1%1.5%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.400Even
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%66.3%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree26.0%30.5%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%2.4%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation69.2%59.7%+9.5 pts
Median home value$311,700$568,800−$257,100
Median gross rent$1,474$3,501−$2,027
Owner-occupied90.9%90.4%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.0%41.6%−5.6 pts
Average commute24.123.2+0.8
Worked from home18.3%22.1%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.7%+1.1 pts
Uninsured4.6%3.2%+1.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024