There are 20 hospice facilities serving Wilmington, Delaware. This includes 15 facilities in Wilmington and 5 nearby. Hospice costs in Delaware range from about $111 up to $200 per day, with a mean expense running about $153. The monthly cost averages about $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Yearly, the median cost is around $55,080, which is on par with the national average of $55,080.
Wilmington is a medium sized city in New Castle County within the State of Delaware. It is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan statistical area. With 429,911 inhabitants in the encompassing area and 215,619 within the city, it is the biggest city in Delaware. Those over the age of 55 compose about 28% of the total population.
Wilmington has a good SeniorScore™ of 78. The city's mean household income is $64,000 ($35,000 per capita), compared to an average of $57,000 for the entire state of Delaware. The mean housing price in Wilmington is $157,500, which is much lower than the state average of $349,500. Wilmington has an average unemployment rate of about 8.38%.
Wilmington has tolerable average temperatures, with comfortable winters and mildly warm summers. The area gets average amounts of rain each year. Wilmington has very low air quality ratings, below average water quality, and a very high crime rate in comparison to other cities.