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.
Geography
North Star is located at (39.7612226, -75.7191006).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
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.
Of the 2,629 households 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 87.3% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.4% were non-families. 6.8% of households were one person and 1.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.30.
The age distribution was 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.
The median household income was $110,616 and the median family income was $113,621. Males had a median income of $81,175 versus $46,603 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $39,677. About 2.2% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
North Star is divided between the Red Clay Consolidated School District and the Christina School District.
In all of the Red Clay area, North Star Elementary is the zoned elementary school, and H. B. duPont Middle School is the zoned middle school. In portions of the Red Clay area zoned high schools include John Dickinson High School, and Alexis I. duPont High School.
The Christina portion is zoned to Maclary Elementary School, Shue/Medill Middle School, and Newark High School. Previously Grades 5-6 were assigned to Bancroft Intermediate School in Wilmington.
North Star School District 30 merged into the Alexis I. DuPont Special School District effective August 7, 1931. The Alexis DuPont Special school district was reorganized on July 1, 1969, as the Alexis I. DuPont School District. The Alexis I. DuPont district merged into the New Castle County School District in 1978. That district was divided into four districts, among them the Christina and Red Clay districts, in 1981.
Notable Places
North Star contains Woodside Farm Creamery and the Chinese American Community Center.