Delmar vs Selbyville

A side-by-side comparison of Delmar and Selbyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Selbyville has the higher population (3,005 vs 2,386 in Delmar). Selbyville has the higher median household income ($81,845 vs $61,344 in Delmar). Selbyville has the higher median home value ($410,700 vs $222,700 in Delmar).

Population, income & housing

	Delmar	Selbyville
Population	2,386	3,005
Median age	34.7 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,344	$81,845
Median home value	$222,700	$410,700
Median gross rent	$875	$988
Housing units	908	1,380
Homeownership rate	65.4%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delmar	Selbyville
Population	1,808 → 2,386 (+32.0%)	2,444 → 3,005 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$40,398 → $61,344 (+51.8%)	$61,500 → $81,845 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $222,700 (+50.4%)	$285,100 → $410,700 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $875 (+13.0%)	$883 → $988 (+11.9%)

Delmar

Population

1,8082,386

Median household income

$40,398$61,344

Median home value

$148,100$222,700

Median gross rent

$774$875

Selbyville

Population

2,4443,005

Median household income

$61,500$81,845

Median home value

$285,100$410,700

Median gross rent

$883$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delmar	Selbyville
Under 5	8.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	18.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	21.6%
75 and over	9.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delmar	Selbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	72.8%
Black or African American	25.6%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delmar	Selbyville
No high school diploma	11.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delmar	Selbyville
Drove alone	81.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delmar	Selbyville
1-unit, detached	54.3%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Delmar	Selbyville
Poverty rate	12.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1992	2005