Sussex County, DE

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Sussex County, Delaware demographics

Population: 234,045
Median age: 50.7

Median household income: 68,886

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Sussex County, Delaware.

Population

2021234,045
2020230,249
2019224,384
2018219,540
2017215,551
2016211,224
2015207,302
2014203,737
2013200,632
2012197,681
2011194,442
2010190,846
2009184,726

Sussex County, DE cities

Bethany Beach town - 936

Bethel town - 348

Blades town - 857

Bridgeville town - 2,499

Dagsboro town - 1,087

Delmar town - 2,241

Dewey Beach town - 347

Ellendale town - 771

Fenwick Island town - 408

Frankford town - 1,088

Georgetown town - 7,079

Greenwood town - 1,459

Henlopen Acres town - 170

Laurel town - 3,886

Lewes city - 3,257

Long Neck CDP - 3,022

Milford city - 11,249

Millsboro town - 6,542

Millville town - 1,790

Milton town - 3,224

Ocean View town - 2,556

Rehoboth Beach city - 1,392

Seaford city - 7,852

Selbyville town - 2,806

Slaughter Beach town - 384

South Bethany town - 475

Sussex County, DE ZIP Codes

Census data for Sussex County, Delaware

Demographic and housing estimates in Sussex County, Delaware

Total population
Total population234,045
Male113,715
Female120,330
Population by age
Total population234,045
Under 5 years11,550
5 to 9 years11,506
10 to 14 years13,125
15 to 19 years11,134
20 to 24 years10,300
25 to 34 years23,084
35 to 44 years22,495
45 to 54 years25,989
55 to 59 years18,570
60 to 64 years20,107
65 to 74 years41,958
75 to 84 years19,003
85 years and over5,224
Median age (years)50.7
Under 18 years43,455
16 years and over195,393
18 years and over190,590
21 years and over184,806
62 years and over78,802
65 years and over66,185
Population by race
Total population234,045
One race223,179
   White185,671
   Black or African American26,165
   American Indian and Alaska Native967
   Asian3,050
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander110
   Some other race7,216
Two or more races10,866
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population182,526
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population87,202
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population95,324

Social characteristics in Sussex County, Delaware

Households by type
Total households96,375
Family households (families)51,143
Married-couple family6,471
Male householder, no wife present, family12,875
Female householder, no husband present, family9,082
Nonfamily households25,886
Average household size44,832
Average family size2.40

Economic characteristics in Sussex County, Delaware

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households96,375
Less than $10,0004,524
$10,000 to $14,9993,539
$15,000 to $24,9996,993
$25,000 to $34,9998,120
$35,000 to $49,99911,896
$50,000 to $74,99917,292
$75,000 to $99,99913,679
$100,000 to $149,99915,818
$150,000 to $199,9997,209
$200,000 or more7,305
Median household income (dollars)68,886

Housing characteristics in Sussex County, Delaware

Housing occupancy
Total housing units140,731
Occupied housing units96,375
Vacant housing units44,356
Units in structure
Total housing units140,731
1-unit, detached91,660
1-unit, attached14,040
2 units1,352
3 or 4 units2,371
5 to 9 units4,742
10 to 19 units3,032
20 or more units3,423
Mobile home19,973
Boat, RV, van, etc.138
Year structure built
Total housing units140,731
Built 2014 or later873
Built 2010 to 201324,094
Built 2000 to 200937,369
Built 1990 to 199922,486
Built 1980 to 198918,865
Built 1970 to 197914,650
Built 1960 to 19696,659
Built 1950 to 19596,090
Built 1940 to 19492,754
Built 1939 or earlier6,891
Rooms
Total housing units140,731
1 room1,013
2 rooms769
3 rooms5,592
4 rooms16,862
5 rooms24,226
6 rooms29,656
7 rooms24,834
8 rooms16,060
9 rooms or more21,719
Median rooms6.2
Bedrooms
Total housing units140,731
No bedroom1,075
1 bedroom3,497
2 bedrooms26,829
3 bedrooms73,148
4 bedrooms28,116
5 or more bedrooms8,066
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units96,375
Owner-occupied78,264
Renter-occupied18,111
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.35
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.61
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units96,375
Moved in 2017 or later8,757
Moved in 2015 to 201626,807
Moved in 2010 to 201418,389
Moved in 2000 to 200922,394
Moved in 1990 to 199910,828
Moved in 1989 and earlier9,200
Value
Owner-occupied units78,264
Less than $50,0005,048
$50,000 to $99,9993,451
$100,000 to $149,9994,997
$150,000 to $199,9999,633
$200,000 to $299,99918,766
$300,000 to $499,99924,514
$500,000 to $999,9999,607
$1,000,000 or more2,248
Median (dollars)285,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units78,264
Housing units with a mortgage44,361
Housing units without a mortgage33,903
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent16,665
Less than $5001,883
$500 to $9995,120
$1,000 to $1,4996,180
$1,500 to $1,9992,606
$2,000 to $2,499555
$2,500 to $2,999258
$3,000 or more63
Median (dollars)1,101
No rent paid1,446

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