Henlopen Acres vs Slaughter Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Henlopen Acres and Slaughter Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Slaughter Beach has the higher population (431 vs 191 in Henlopen Acres). Henlopen Acres has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $770,800 in Slaughter Beach). Since 2019, Slaughter Beach's population has grown faster (+71.7% vs +4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
Population	191	431
Median age	70.3 yrs	65.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$96,500
Median home value	$2,000,001	$770,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,579
Housing units	227	367
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	51.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
Population	182 → 191 (+4.9%)	251 → 431 (+71.7%)
Median household income	$178,750 → $168,750 (-5.6%)	$70,750 → $96,500 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$405,000 → $770,800 (+90.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$950 → $1,579 (+66.2%)

Henlopen Acres

Population

182191

Median household income

$178,750$168,750

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Slaughter Beach

Population

251431

Median household income

$70,750$96,500

Median home value

$405,000$770,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
Under 5	1.0%	0.7%
5 to 17	5.2%	2.1%
18 to 24	1.6%	19.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	3.5%
35 to 44	2.6%	4.9%
45 to 54	4.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.2%
65 to 74	33.5%	32.9%
75 and over	31.4%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	66.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	29.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
No high school diploma	2.3%	3.9%
High school graduate	5.7%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
Drove alone	57.7%	67.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.4%	29.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
1-unit, detached	100.0%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Henlopen Acres	Slaughter Beach
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.2%
Average household size	1.80	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1975	1969