North Star, Delaware
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North Star, Delaware

North Star is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Star had a population of 8,056.

North Star is located at 39°45′40″N 75°43′09″W / 39.76111°N 75.71917°W / 39.76111; -75.71917 (39.7612226, -75.7191006).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 census, North Star had a population of 8,056. The median age was 50.4 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.

96.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.2% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,858 households in North Star, of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 77.2% were married-couple households, 7.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 12.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 2,927 housing units, of which 2.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%.

At the 2000 census there were 8,277 people, 2,629 households, and 2,408 families living in the CDP. The population density was 1,209.5 inhabitants per square mile (467.0/km2). There were 2,651 housing units at an average density of 387.4 per square mile (149.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.60% White, 2.50% African American, 0.07% Native American, 6.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17%.

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