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Pike Creek, Delaware

Pike Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States and is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan statistical area. In 2007, CNN's Money Magazine ranked Pike Creek number 1 on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. Pike Creek was the only community in Delaware to appear on the list. The population was 7,808 at the 2020 Census. Local attractions include Middle Run Natural Area, White Clay Creek State Park, Carousel Farm Park and Equestrian Center, Golf and Restaurants. Pike Creek is approximately five miles from downtown Newark, which contains the University of Delaware. Pike Creek is connected to the University of Delaware campus and the Newark downtown area by several bike trails. Pike Creek is approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of the state's largest city, Wilmington, which is a national financial center.

Pike Creek is located at 39°43′51″N 75°42′15″W / 39.73083°N 75.70417°W / 39.73083; -75.70417 (39.7309451, -75.7040991).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), all land.

As of 2011, the estimated median house or condo value was $324,403. Detached houses: $357,826; Townhouses or other attached units: $257,807; In 2-unit structures: $319,129; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $140,985; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,882. Median gross rent in 2011: $1,560.

The median income in 2011 was $106,313. About 0.9% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of the 2020 census, Pike Creek had a population of 7,808. The median age was 45.0 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.9 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 3,184 households in Pike Creek, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.1% were married-couple households, 12.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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