About North Star

North Star is a somewhat small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 8,277 people and just one neighborhood, North Star is the 13th largest community in Delaware.

North Star is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, North Star is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Star who work in management occupations (20.42%), office and administrative support jobs (11.92%), and sales jobs (10.28%).

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that North Star has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that North Star has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, North Star is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, North Star is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making North Star a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, North Star has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, North Star's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

North Star is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of North Star isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

North Star is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

North Star Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in North Star. 61.96% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in North Star in 2000 was $39,677, which is wealthy relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,708 for a family of four. However, North Star contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call North Star home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in North Star is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Star include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in North Star is English.