Wilmington Manor is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in north-eastern
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three List of counties in Delaware, counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent County, Delaware, Kent, and Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex). As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...
, United States. The population was 7,889 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Wilmington Manor is located at (39.6867795, -75.5843695).
It is just northwest of the city of New Castle and south of the City of Wilmington.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Neighborhoods
West Wilmington Manor
*Wilmington Manor Park
*Chelsea Estates
*Leedom Estates
*Hampton Walk
East Wilmington Manor
*Penn Acres
*Schoolside
*Wilmington Manor Gardens
*Stockton
Demographics
In 2010,
Wilmington Manor had a population of 7,889 people. The
racial makeup of the CDP was 68.6% White, 15.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 11.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. 19.7% of the population were
Hispanic
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or Latino of any race.
At the
2000 census there were 8,262 people, 3,040 households, and 2,173 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,173 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the CDP was 79.33% White, 10.95% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 6.69% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.96%.
Of the 3,040 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.5% of households were one person and 10.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.
The age distribution was 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median household income was $43,434 and the median family income was $48,920. Males had a median income of $36,111 versus $27,743 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,934. About 5.5% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Parks and recreation
New Castle County maintains Wilmington Manor Gardens. It has a playground and baseball and softball facilities.
Education
The CDP is part of the
Colonial School District,
which operates
William Penn High School.
Wilmington University has its main campus in the CDP.
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References
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Census-designated places in New Castle County, Delaware
Census-designated places in Delaware