Pike Creek is a somewhat small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 19,748 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Pike Creek is the fifth largest community in Delaware.

Pike Creek is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.47% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pike Creek is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pike Creek who work in management occupations (16.95%), office and administrative support jobs (15.49%), and sales jobs (10.21%).

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

Pike Creek, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Pike Creek is also home to many people who can 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Pike Creek doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Pike Creek Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Pike Creek, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Pike Creek is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 49.99% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pike Creek in 2000 was $32,939, which is wealthy relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $131,756 for a family of four. However, Pike Creek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pike Creek is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pike Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pike Creek is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pike Creek include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Pike Creek is English. Some people also speak Spanish.