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19970 Zip Code (Ocean View, DE) Detailed Profile




Cities: Ocean View, DE (17.29%), Millville, DE (1.55%)
County: Sussex County, DE
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,829
Zip code population in 2010: 6,170
Zip code population in 2000: 4,481

Houses and condos: 8,476
Renter-occupied apartments: 292
% of renters here:

8%
State:

26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 19970: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 808 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 19970
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.3% ($1,366)
Delaware:

0.5% ($1,635)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,352 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,407 (0.3%)

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Males: 3,433  (43.9%)
Females: 4,396  (56.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 19970:

  • High school or higher: 98.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 19970:

  • Never married: 10.8%
  • Now married: 70.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

Zip code 19970 compared to state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
  • Races in zip code 19970 (2022)
    • 7,29893.3%White
    • 2393.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 981.3%Asian
    • 861.1%Black
    • 730.9%Two or more races
    • 160.2%American Indian
    • 160.2%Some other race
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Urban population: 5,695
Rural population: 2,133

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $497,514
19970:

$497,514
Delaware:

$337,200



According to our research of Delaware and other state lists, there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 19970 zip code as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 19970 is 989 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

63.3 years
Delaware median age:

41.5 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.1 people
Delaware:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 19970, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $95,937 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$95,937
State:

$74,239

Salary/wage: $69,894 (reported on 60.2% of returns)
Here:

$69,894
State:

$59,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 907.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2637.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4370.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5140.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10929.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 67730.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,886 (reported on 54.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,886
Delaware:

$1,604
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.7% for AGIs below $25k, 74.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 169.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 325.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1014.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,029 (reported on 40.2% of returns)
Here:

$6,029
State:

$8,303
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.0% for AGIs below $25k, 196.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 212.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 425.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 760.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2664.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,040 (reported on 35.1% of returns)
Here:

+$15,040
State:

+$19,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.1% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 194.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 415.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1110.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13071.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$25,503 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:

+$25,503
State:

+$13,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.9% for AGIs below $25k, 219.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 419.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 543.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 831.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6927.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $26,217 (reported on 26.5% of returns)
19970:

$26,217
Delaware:

$22,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 177.4% for AGIs below $25k, 399.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 677.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2517.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6808.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $21,900 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
19970:

$21,900
Delaware:

$28,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 771.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $29,830 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:

$29,830
State:

$30,452
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 185.7% for AGIs below $25k, 261.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 573.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 662.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1406.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6139.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $5,852 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:

$5,852
State:

$8,999
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 21.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 219.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1481.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,194 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
19970:

$7,194
State:

$7,483
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs below $25k, 39.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 98.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 171.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 391.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1551.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,710 (reported on 6.0% of returns)
Here:

$1,710
State:

$2,247
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.4% for AGIs below $25k, 33.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.2%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.4% for AGIs below $25k, 92.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 19970, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $65,474 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$65,474
State:

$61,157

Salary/wage: $44,041 (reported on 65.9% of returns)
Here:

$44,041
State:

$50,642
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 42.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,820 (reported on 51.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,820
Delaware:

$1,571
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,618 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:

$4,618
State:

$6,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,782 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
Here:

+$8,782
State:

+$11,439
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$19,145 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:

+$19,145
State:

+$12,773
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,974 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
19970:

$17,974
Delaware:

$16,790
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $20,450 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
19970:

$20,450
Delaware:

$22,611

Total itemized deductions: $25,085 (22% of AGI, reported on 38.2% of returns)
Here:

$25,085
State:

$23,216

Here:

21.8% of AGI
State:

19.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,959 (reported on 34.1% of returns)
Here:

$2,959
State:

$3,791
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,373 (reported on 37.9% of returns)
19970:

$7,373
State:

$8,129
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,878 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,878
State:

$2,231
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.6%
Here:

51%
State:

47%
(% for various income ranges: 38.5% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 19970, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,106 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$54,106
State:

$54,038

Salary/wage: $37,566 (reported on 67.7% of returns)
Here:

$37,566
State:

$44,625
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.1% for AGIs below $10k, 49.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 41.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,266 (reported on 59.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$2,266
Delaware:

$1,734
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,763 (reported on 39.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,763
State:

$5,362
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,619 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:

+$14,619
State:

+$17,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,066 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
Here:

+$20,066
State:

+$12,191
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,504 (reported on 4.2% of returns)
19970:

$3,504
Delaware:

$3,027
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $17,371 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
Here:

$17,371
Delaware:

$15,466

Total itemized deductions: $19,424 (21% of AGI, reported on 39.9% of returns)
Here:

$19,424
State:

$19,441

Here:

20.7% of AGI
State:

19.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.8% for AGIs below $10k, 19.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,620 (3% of AGI, reported on 36.2% of returns)
Here:

$2,620
State:

$3,727

Here:

2.7% of AGI
State:

3.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,776 (reported on 82.5% of returns)
19970:

$8,776
State:

$8,958
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,441 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:

$1,441
State:

$1,733

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.9%
Here:

63%
State:

55%
(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $10k, 58.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$91,926
Delaware:

$82,174
Ocean View, DE (19970) map Nearest zip codes: 19967, 19930, 19944, 19939, 19975, 19971.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

29.2%
Delaware:

43.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

10.0%
Delaware:

49.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 170
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,537


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 99 (16 now married, 73 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 766 (449 now married, 328 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 19970 with a mortgage: 2,125 (172 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 161 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,833
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $570

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

12.2%
Whole state:

9.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

0.8%
Whole state:

4.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.9
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

6.2
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 19970: Sandy Cove Camping (A), Bear Trap Dunes Golf Course (B), Bethany Bay Golf Course (C), Ocean View Police Department (D), Millville Town Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Center: Creekside Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Churches in zip code 19970 include: Church of Christ (A), Mariners Bethel United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Ocean View Presbyterian Cemetery (1), Banks Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Swamps: Broken Marshes (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Derrickson Ditch (A), White Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Park in zip code 19970: West Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 2412020 or later
  • 2,5402010 to 2019
  • 3,0332000 to 2009
  • 1,0631990 to 1999
  • 7921980 to 1989
  • 5021970 to 1979
  • 2771960 to 1969
  • 261950 to 1959
  • 161940 to 1949
  • 1641939 or earlier

Zip code 19970 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ocean View, DE (19970)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ocean View, DE (19970)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 2932 bedrooms
  • 1,9373 bedrooms
  • 9514 bedrooms
  • 3285+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocean View, DE (19970)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ocean View, DE (19970)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 51 bedroom
  • 242 bedrooms
  • 1433 bedrooms
  • 1314 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean View, DE (19970) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean View, DE (19970) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 130no vehicle
  • 1,0411 vehicle
  • 1,7372 vehicles
  • 4453 vehicles
  • 1174 vehicles
  • 305+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean View, DE (19970) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ocean View, DE (19970) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5no vehicle
  • 1761 vehicle
  • 1102 vehicles
  • 63 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 19970 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 19970 household income distribution in 2022
  • 260Less than $10,000
  • 51$10,000 to $14,999
  • 117$15,000 to $19,999
  • 109$20,000 to $24,999
  • 32$25,000 to $29,999
  • 97$30,000 to $34,999
  • 42$35,000 to $39,999
  • 152$40,000 to $44,999
  • 61$45,000 to $49,999
  • 187$50,000 to $59,999
  • 346$60,000 to $74,999
  • 776$75,000 to $99,999
  • 486$100,000 to $124,999
  • 317$125,000 to $149,999
  • 337$150,000 to $199,999
  • 370$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19970

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 19970
  • 19Less than $10,000
  • 3$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$30,000 to $34,999
  • 20$35,000 to $39,999
  • 7$40,000 to $49,999
  • 9$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3$150,000 to $174,999
  • 10$175,000 to $199,999
  • 207$200,000 to $249,999
  • 230$250,000 to $299,999
  • 697$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,015$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,452$500,000 to $749,999
  • 211$750,000 to $999,999
  • 56$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 4$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19970

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 19970
  • 3$200 to $249
  • 10$250 to $299
  • 15$400 to $449
  • 5$650 to $699
  • 10$900 to $999
  • 80$1,000 to $1,249
  • 47$1,250 to $1,499
  • 85$1,500 to $1,999
  • 20$2,000 to $2,499
  • 4$3,500 or more
  • 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,449.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $317,374.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $532,803
  • Asian householders: $562,211
  • Two or more races householders: $562,211

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $497,514
19970:

$497,514
Delaware:

$337,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $365,285 - $649,463

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $596,065
Here:

$596,065
State:

$419,599

Townhouses or other attached units: $462,310
Here:

$462,310
State:

$291,415

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $278,560
Here:

$278,560
State:

$212,751

Mobile homes: $202,446
Here:

$202,446
State:

$106,273
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 19970
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,164
  • One, attached: 2,038
  • Two: 6
  • 3 or 4: 189
  • 5 to 9: 171
  • 10 to 19: 130
  • 20 to 49: 102
  • Mobile homes: 719

Unemployment: 1.3%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 19970

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 19970
  • 63.0%1,582Drove a car alone
  • 7.1%179Carpooled
  • 0.4%10Walked
  • 3.4%86Other means
  • 30.0%753Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19970

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 19970
  • 104Less than 5 minutes
  • 2845 to 9 minutes
  • 20610 to 14 minutes
  • 21415 to 19 minutes
  • 25820 to 24 minutes
  • 6525 to 29 minutes
  • 17630 to 34 minutes
  • 8735 to 39 minutes
  • 8240 to 44 minutes
  • 20545 to 59 minutes
  • 10460 to 89 minutes
  • 6290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,829
  • Male householders: 2,068 (204 living alone), Female householders: 1,641 (668 living alone)
  • 2,421 spouses (2,339 opposite-sex spouses), 176 unmarried partners, (167 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,387 children (1,235 natural, 34 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 47 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 0 foster children, 19 other relatives, 95 non-relatives

Size of family households: 2,042 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 292 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 10 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 873 1-person, 181 2-persons

441 married couples with children.
599 single-parent households (72 men, 527 women).

96.5% of residents of 19970 zip code speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 4% well, 3% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 31% well, 4% not well, 2% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% very well, 8% well, 12% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (9% very well, 91% well).

Foreign born population: 406 (5.2%)
(86.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

5.2%
Whole state:

9.9%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 13%Honduras
  • 10%Sweden
  • 8%Hungary
  • 6%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
  • 6%Hong Kong
  • 5%Malaysia
  • 4%Bosnia and Herzegovina
Most common first ancestries reported in 19970
  • 18%English
  • 16%Irish
  • 11%Italian
  • 9%German
  • 8%American
  • 6%Polish
  • 3%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 692010 or later
  • 562000 to 2009
  • 371990 to 1999
  • 217Before 1990

Zip code 19970 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • LORD BALTIMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (120 ATLANTIC AVENUE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-736
    Organizations: INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BETHANY BAY (FAIRWAY BLVD. in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1995-0233, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
  • BETHANY CREST, LLC (RR 2 in CLARKSVILLE, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0463, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • INDIAN RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT (RTE 26 in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1986-0403, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • SHIP, DONALD W. JR (OFF OF RD 363 in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2000-0216, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • BOBS MARINE SERVICE (ROUTES 17 & 26 in CLARKSVILLE, DE)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ROBERT LITTLETON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • GA HASTINGS & ASSOCIATES INC (102 CENTRAL AVE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: GREGORY HASTINGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • LAND TECH LLC (118 ATLANTIC AVE in OCEAN VIEW, DE)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: ATLANTIC INVESTMENT GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)

Zip code 19970 marital status for males
Zip code 19970 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 45.7%Electricity
  • 28.7%Utility gas
  • 22.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 1,532. Population change in the 1990s: +2,949 (+192.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,030
  • Northeast: 3,248
  • Midwest: 280
  • South: 2,735
  • West: 235

58% of the 19970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Delaware.

91% of the 19970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in Ocean View, DE (19970)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
Here:

14.0%
Delaware:

11.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Here:

8.8%
Delaware:

12.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31
Here:

24.8%
Delaware:

19.2%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 200,526Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
  • 92,418Legal occupations
  • 91,777Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 85,312Business and financial operations occupations
  • 80,071Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 71,477Production occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • ZOOK, WILLIAM CHAD (792 HICKMAN DR in MILLVILLE, DE; small business)
    $5,250 with Air Force for Care of Remains and/or Funeral Services. Signed on 2004-11-30. Completion date: 2008-04-01.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Siding Contractors (50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
  • Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 2, 1-4: 10)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 3 people in group homes intended for adults

Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 34. The highest number of fires - 46 took place in 2008, and the least - 23 in 2012. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 19970 When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.6%), and Outside Fires (32.9%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 19970
    • 32956.6%Structure Fires
    • 19132.9%Outside Fires
    • 406.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 213.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 19970, Delaware

Most common first names in zip code 19970 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John5775.9 years
William4174.0 years
Joseph2676.2 years
James2576.0 years
Robert2371.8 years
Charles2173.3 years
Richard2074.4 years
Mary2080.6 years
Margaret2076.4 years
Thomas1673.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 19970 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Evans1984.9 years
Hudson1085.1 years
Murray1077.3 years
Rickards976.8 years
Hickman873.4 years
Johnson877.7 years
Hitchens874.0 years
Daisey781.0 years
Anderson771.0 years
Lewis770.4 years
Businesses in zip code 19970
NameCountNameCount
Blockbuster1Subway1
Curves1UPS2
FedEx1Walgreens1
MasterBrand Cabinets5World Gym1
Papa John's Pizza1
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