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Townsend, DE

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Townsend, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,651. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet TOWNSEND-DE · Townsend, DE 1 ZIPs · 11,651 pop · #1683/25278 · New Castle County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $127,803
  • RANK-TOP #1683/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,651
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $430,700

Nearest income peer: Middletown, DE (+ $5,153 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Townsend

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Townsend on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Townsend, DE sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,651
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$127,803
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $127,803 and home value $430,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 33.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Delaware, Bethany Beach is the closest lower-income city and Middletown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Townsend.

Population concentration

Townsend's single ZIP 19734 carries the town

Townsend is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 19734 is the entire residential footprint (11,651 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Townsend

Citywide ZBP: 168 establishments, 1,069 employees , annual payroll $65,139k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19734 (168 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (49) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Townsend, DE

These ZIP codes sit in New Castle County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Townsend. See the New Castle County roll-up →

Townsend sits in the upper half of New Castle County on income: Wilmington, Newark and New Castle report less, while Middletown and Hockessin report more. Port Penn marks the far end of that range at $71,282, 44% below Townsend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19734 11,651 $127,803 168 58
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Townsend roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Townsend, .