Lewes vs Millsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Lewes and Millsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Millsboro has the higher population (7,152 vs 3,415 in Lewes). Lewes has the higher median household income ($92,375 vs $77,750 in Millsboro). Lewes has the higher median home value ($806,700 vs $297,000 in Millsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Lewes	Millsboro
Population	3,415	7,152
Median age	67.3 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,375	$77,750
Median home value	$806,700	$297,000
Median gross rent	$1,271	$1,207
Housing units	3,060	3,222
Homeownership rate	86.7%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewes	Millsboro
Population	3,198 → 3,415 (+6.8%)	4,342 → 7,152 (+64.7%)
Median household income	$88,984 → $92,375 (+3.8%)	$49,737 → $77,750 (+56.3%)
Median home value	$558,200 → $806,700 (+44.5%)	$215,200 → $297,000 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,065 → $1,271 (+19.3%)	$1,063 → $1,207 (+13.5%)

Lewes

Population

3,1983,415

Median household income

$88,984$92,375

Median home value

$558,200$806,700

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,271

Millsboro

Population

4,3427,152

Median household income

$49,737$77,750

Median home value

$215,200$297,000

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,207

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewes	Millsboro
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	6.9%	19.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	3.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	6.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	35.1%	15.9%
75 and over	24.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewes	Millsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	64.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewes	Millsboro
No high school diploma	3.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	13.2%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewes	Millsboro
Drove alone	62.6%	72.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	4.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.3%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewes	Millsboro
1-unit, detached	69.6%	31.2%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	39.4%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	18.7%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Lewes	Millsboro
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1992	2010