Dewey Beach vs South Bethany

A side-by-side comparison of Dewey Beach and South Bethany: population, income, housing, and more.

Dewey Beach and South Bethany are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Bethany has the higher population (503 vs 328 in Dewey Beach). South Bethany has the higher median household income ($111,667 vs $107,917 in Dewey Beach). Dewey Beach has the higher median home value ($871,400 vs $855,000 in South Bethany).

Population, income & housing

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
Population	328	503
Median age	63.2 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,917	$111,667
Median home value	$871,400	$855,000
Median gross rent	$1,175	—
Housing units	1,448	1,276
Homeownership rate	89.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.8%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
Population	332 → 328 (-1.2%)	426 → 503 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$102,768 → $107,917 (+5.0%)	$91,875 → $111,667 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$615,400 → $871,400 (+41.6%)	$734,100 → $855,000 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,292 → $1,175 (-9.1%)	—

Dewey Beach

Population

332328

Median household income

$102,768$107,917

Median home value

$615,400$871,400

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,175

South Bethany

Population

426503

Median household income

$91,875$111,667

Median home value

$734,100$855,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
Under 5	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.0%	0.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	0.2%
25 to 34	4.6%	1.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	2.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	1.6%
55 to 64	31.4%	30.0%
65 to 74	23.2%	42.3%
75 and over	16.2%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
No high school diploma	1.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	8.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
Drove alone	58.6%	56.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.1%	40.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
1-unit, detached	40.3%	97.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	21.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dewey Beach	South Bethany
Poverty rate	7.3%	3.6%
Average household size	1.83	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1985	1993