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ZIP Code 19954: Houston, DE

ZIP code 19954 uses the postal name Houston, Delaware and lies entirely in Kent County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $60,345 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 4% of its land lies in Houston; 96% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2023
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
199sectional center: Wilmington, DE (SCF 197)
54delivery area within it
Town
Houston · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Houston
Metro area
Dover, DE
House district
DE at large 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
9.8 sq mi · 146 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 19954?

19954 centers on 38.897°, -75.520° and covers 9.8 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 19952, 19950, 19963.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 19954 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 19954, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 19954 compare with the rest of Kent County?

Rank of 19954 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure19954In Kent CountyIn DE
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,42713th of 1952nd of 68
Median household income$60k12th of 1245th of 48
Median home value$317k6th of 1229th of 50

Its median household income is higher than in 30% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 59% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 19954?

The 2020 Census counted 1,629 people in 19954; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,427. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,427±358 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,629
Households
630
Median age
41.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 19954?

Of the 1,427 people the ACS estimates in 19954, 20.5% are under 18 and 28.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (77.7%), then Black (not Hispanic) (13.5%).

  • Under 1820.5%
  • 18 to 6451.2%
  • 65 and older28.3%
Age of the people of 19954 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic77.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic13.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino4.6%
  • Other or two or more4.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 19954 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 19954 earn?

Median household income is $60,345 (ACS 2020-2024), the 12th highest of the 12 ranked ZIP codes in Kent County.

Median household income
$60,345±$9,443
Income per person
$32,104
Below the poverty line
26.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
11.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$58,420830 returns; wages 76% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 19954?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$316,800
Median gross rent
$1,250
Homes owned by their occupants
81.9%
Housing units
666
0 50 100 150 200 200320102023 0 50 100 150 200 200320102023 0 50 100 150 200 200320102023
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 19954; 2023: 208.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 19954 stops in 2023: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 19954?

16 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 8 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction7
  • Retail trade3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 19954?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 19954, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
19952Harrington10,908$77k5.1 mi
19950Greenwood7,918$75k6.8 mi
19963Milford23,500$71k9.1 mi
19960Lincoln6,774$67k6.8 mi (near)
19941Ellendale3,435$75k8.8 mi (near)
19943Felton13,410$74k8.8 mi (near)
19946Frederica5,603$81k10.3 mi (near)
19979Viola619$72k11.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.