| Disability type | Tract 144.02 (WPPE) n |
Tract % of eligible pop |
vs. county / state | NCC Co % | Delaware % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any disability | 308 | 10.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% | ||
| Hearing difficulty | 61 | 2.0% | 3.2% | 3.7% | ||
| Vision difficulty | 38 | 1.3% | 2.4% | 2.4% | ||
| Cognitive difficulty (5+ pop) | 130 | 4.4% | 5.6% | 5.7% | ||
| Ambulatory difficulty (5+ pop) Most directly affected by corridor barriers |
62 | 2.1% | 6.6% | 7.4% | ||
| Self-care difficulty (5+ pop) | 21 | 0.7% | 2.7% | 2.6% | ||
| Independent living difficulty (18+ pop) | 100 | 3.8% | 6.2% | 6.3% | ||
Reading this table: Each row shows the count and percentage of the eligible population (e.g., "5+ pop" excludes under-5 where Census doesn't measure that type) with the named disability in Census Tract 144.02, which covers the West Park Place / Apple Road corridor. Bars compare the tract (orange) to New Castle County (blue) and Delaware (gray) — longer bar = higher rate. The tract's lower overall disability rate relative to county/state may reflect the tract's relatively younger and higher-income population (median income $76,705; source: ACS 2020 5-yr). Even so, 62 residents with ambulatory difficulties navigate a corridor with no accessible pedestrian signals, no compliant curb cuts documented at the bus stop, and a seasonally flooded sidewalk.
Students with disabilities (Christina SD): This table covers the residential population of the corridor tract. It does not count students with IEPs who are transported to/from WPPE from Wilmington — those students travel the corridor as daily users but are not residents of tract 144.02. Christina SD special education transportation records are a separate FOIA target (see FOIA tracker).