Ellendale vs South Bethany

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

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

Ellendale has the higher population (675 vs 503 in South Bethany). South Bethany has the higher median household income ($111,667 vs $66,875 in Ellendale). South Bethany has the higher median home value ($855,000 vs $223,700 in Ellendale).

Population, income & housing

	Ellendale	South Bethany
Population	675	503
Median age	15.6 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$111,667
Median home value	$223,700	$855,000
Median gross rent	$1,272	—
Housing units	181	1,276
Homeownership rate	80.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellendale	South Bethany
Population	552 → 675 (+22.3%)	426 → 503 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $66,875 (+34.6%)	$91,875 → $111,667 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $223,700 (+46.3%)	$734,100 → $855,000 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,272 (+17.2%)	—

Ellendale

Population

552675

Median household income

$49,688$66,875

Median home value

$152,900$223,700

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,272

South Bethany

Population

426503

Median household income

$91,875$111,667

Median home value

$734,100$855,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellendale	South Bethany
Under 5	28.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.6%	0.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	1.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	2.4%
45 to 54	5.9%	1.6%
55 to 64	7.3%	30.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	42.3%
75 and over	1.3%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellendale	South Bethany
White (non-Hispanic)	36.3%	83.1%
Black or African American	19.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellendale	South Bethany
No high school diploma	23.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellendale	South Bethany
Drove alone	86.9%	56.2%
Carpooled	5.0%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	40.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellendale	South Bethany
1-unit, detached	87.3%	97.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ellendale	South Bethany
Poverty rate	16.3%	3.6%
Average household size	3.92	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	26	35
Median year structure built	2002	1993