Bridgeville vs Lewes

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgeville and Lewes: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgeville and Lewes are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lewes has the higher population (3,415 vs 2,661 in Bridgeville). Lewes has the higher median household income ($92,375 vs $69,631 in Bridgeville). Lewes has the higher median home value ($806,700 vs $397,400 in Bridgeville).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeville	Lewes
Population	2,661	3,415
Median age	63.2 yrs	67.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,631	$92,375
Median home value	$397,400	$806,700
Median gross rent	$942	$1,271
Housing units	1,315	3,060
Homeownership rate	73.1%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	65.2%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeville	Lewes
Population	3,137 → 2,661 (-15.2%)	3,198 → 3,415 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $69,631 (+39.3%)	$88,984 → $92,375 (+3.8%)
Median home value	$276,500 → $397,400 (+43.7%)	$558,200 → $806,700 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $942 (+52.4%)	$1,065 → $1,271 (+19.3%)

Bridgeville

Population

3,1372,661

Median household income

$50,000$69,631

Median home value

$276,500$397,400

Median gross rent

$618$942

Lewes

Population

3,1983,415

Median household income

$88,984$92,375

Median home value

$558,200$806,700

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeville	Lewes
Under 5	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	4.4%	1.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	3.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	6.4%
45 to 54	5.4%	6.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	34.7%	35.1%
75 and over	12.7%	24.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeville	Lewes
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	22.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeville	Lewes
No high school diploma	12.4%	3.7%
High school graduate	23.0%	13.2%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	42.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeville	Lewes
Drove alone	73.5%	62.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.2%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	29.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeville	Lewes
1-unit, detached	73.7%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	14.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeville	Lewes
Poverty rate	12.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.13	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	2005	1992