Fenwick Island vs South Bethany

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

Fenwick Island 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 383 in Fenwick Island). Fenwick Island has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $111,667 in South Bethany). Fenwick Island has the higher median home value ($1,337,500 vs $855,000 in South Bethany).

Population, income & housing

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
Population	383	503
Median age	68.6 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$120,625	$111,667
Median home value	$1,337,500	$855,000
Housing units	740	1,276
Homeownership rate	96.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.6%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
Population	505 → 383 (-24.2%)	426 → 503 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $120,625 (+63.6%)	$91,875 → $111,667 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$838,400 → $1,337,500 (+59.5%)	$734,100 → $855,000 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,167 → $1,313 (+12.5%)	—

Fenwick Island

Population

505383

Median household income

$73,750$120,625

Median home value

$838,400$1,337,500

Median gross rent

$1,167$1,313

South Bethany

Population

426503

Median household income

$91,875$111,667

Median home value

$734,100$855,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.3%	0.4%
18 to 24	1.6%	0.2%
25 to 34	5.2%	1.0%
35 to 44	0.5%	2.4%
45 to 54	7.8%	1.6%
55 to 64	22.7%	30.0%
65 to 74	23.2%	42.3%
75 and over	36.6%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	0.3%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	11.7%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
Drove alone	66.9%	56.2%
Carpooled	0.7%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	40.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
1-unit, detached	91.4%	97.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fenwick Island	South Bethany
Poverty rate	1.3%	3.6%
Average household size	1.88	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1989	1993