Henlopen Acres vs South Bethany

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

Henlopen Acres 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 191 in Henlopen Acres). Henlopen Acres has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $855,000 in South Bethany). Since 2019, South Bethany's population has grown faster (+18.1% vs +4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
Population	191	503
Median age	70.3 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$111,667
Median home value	$2,000,001	$855,000
Housing units	227	1,276
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
Population	182 → 191 (+4.9%)	426 → 503 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$178,750 → $168,750 (-5.6%)	$91,875 → $111,667 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$734,100 → $855,000 (+16.5%)

Henlopen Acres

Population

182191

Median household income

$178,750$168,750

Median home value

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

South Bethany

Population

426503

Median household income

$91,875$111,667

Median home value

$734,100$855,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
Under 5	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.2%	0.4%
18 to 24	1.6%	0.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	1.0%
35 to 44	2.6%	2.4%
45 to 54	4.2%	1.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	30.0%
65 to 74	33.5%	42.3%
75 and over	31.4%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	14.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
No high school diploma	2.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	5.7%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	44.9%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	44.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
Drove alone	57.7%	56.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.4%	40.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Henlopen Acres	South Bethany
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.6%
Average household size	1.80	1.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1975	1993