Living in Hockessin

In Hockessin, unemployment is 2.4% (2024).

Hockessin had a population of 13,478 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Hockessin reached 2.35%. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Hockessin numbered 1,371.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population13,478people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary6,383EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent3,235EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate2.35%country median 4.6% — 48% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.81µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hockessin?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	3,587 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)⁵Official
Median monthly rent	3,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records⁴Official

Is Hockessin a good place to live?

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Remote worker36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 26–46%

Skilled employee46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–55%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family40%strong on family, weak on safety · range 29–51%

Retirement29%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 16–42%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,371 of 13,478 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Hockessin is 2.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

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Hockessin 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	6,383 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.35 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Hockessin?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,028of €4,697 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,697
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €3,587
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,028

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hockessin. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hockessin. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	385.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁶Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hockessin when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Hockessin's nearest airport was ILG, 14 km away and offered 6 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	6 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ILG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hockessin. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Hockessin recorded annual PM2.5 of 6.8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Hockessin's monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 23.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-5°

5°-4°

10°-1°

16°5°

22°10°

26°15°

29°18°

28°17°

24°13°

18°7°

12°1°

6°-2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

112

113

106

109

114

102

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Hockessin is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16

Hockessin 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.81 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.67 · Feb 5.11 · Mar 9.89 · Apr 16.39 · May 21.78 · Jun 26.39 · Jul 28.67 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 24.06 · Oct 17.72 · Nov 11.83 · Dec 6.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.17 · Feb -4.44 · Mar -0.556 · Apr 4.56 · May 10.11 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.61 · Aug 16.61 · Sep 12.89 · Oct 6.56 · Nov 1.28 · Dec -2.44 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.778 · Feb 0.333 · Mar 4.67 · Apr 10.44 · May 15.94 · Jun 20.67 · Jul 23.11 · Aug 22.06 · Sep 18.44 · Oct 12.17 · Nov 6.56 · Dec 1.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 91.95 · Feb 79.25 · Mar 111.8 · Apr 96.27 · May 90.93 · Jun 112.5 · Jul 105.9 · Aug 108.7 · Sep 113.5 · Oct 102.4 · Nov 81.79 · Dec 102.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	23.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.77 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,197 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	11.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Allentown ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 26 km² comprised Hockessin at the end of 2025. Population density was 516.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	26.01 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	10.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,371 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population density	516.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁷Official
Population	13,478 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Hockessin

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Pike Creek as a Hockessin alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 24.8% Pike Creek vs 10.2% Hockessin+143%
Unemployment: 0.8% Pike Creek vs 2.4% Hockessin−66%
Median gross pay, city: €4,424 Pike Creek vs €6,383 Hockessin−31%

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Cities near Hockessin

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

North Star 4.8 km away

Salary: 4,912 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pike Creek 5.5 km away

Rent: 2,090 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,424 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Pike Creek Valley 6.2 km away

Rent: 1,618 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,424 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kennett Square 7.0 km away

Rent: 1,290 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,097 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Kennett Square borough 7.0 km away

Salary: 3,097 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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All United States cities

Avenal13,479 residents Woodland Park borough13,477 residents Kingston borough13,476 residents Shorewood13,474 residents Soddy-Daisy13,474 residents Saint James13,487 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Hockessin?

The unemployment rate is 2.35 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Hockessin?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.81 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Hockessin?

The published population is 13,478 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Hockessin?

1,371 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Hockessin a good place to live?

Hockessin may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Hockessin?

North Star, Pike Creek, Pike Creek Valley, Kennett Square, Kennett Square borough are near Hockessin. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Hockessin, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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