Lewes vs Ocean View

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

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

Lewes has the higher population (3,415 vs 2,760 in Ocean View). Lewes has the higher median household income ($92,375 vs $88,021 in Ocean View). Lewes has the higher median home value ($806,700 vs $483,600 in Ocean View).

Population, income & housing

	Lewes	Ocean View
Population	3,415	2,760
Median age	67.3 yrs	64.5 yrs
Median household income	$92,375	$88,021
Median home value	$806,700	$483,600
Median gross rent	$1,271	$1,833
Housing units	3,060	2,601
Homeownership rate	86.7%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	49.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewes	Ocean View
Population	3,198 → 3,415 (+6.8%)	2,272 → 2,760 (+21.5%)
Median household income	$88,984 → $92,375 (+3.8%)	$85,417 → $88,021 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$558,200 → $806,700 (+44.5%)	$346,400 → $483,600 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,065 → $1,271 (+19.3%)	$1,645 → $1,833 (+11.4%)

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

Ocean View

Population

2,2722,760

Median household income

$85,417$88,021

Median home value

$346,400$483,600

Median gross rent

$1,645$1,833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewes	Ocean View
Under 5	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	6.9%	8.1%
18 to 24	1.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	3.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	6.4%	4.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	5.9%
55 to 64	16.4%	20.9%
65 to 74	35.1%	21.0%
75 and over	24.0%	28.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewes	Ocean View
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewes	Ocean View
No high school diploma	3.7%	1.1%
High school graduate	13.2%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewes	Ocean View
Drove alone	62.6%	72.2%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.3%	11.6%
Other means	0.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewes	Ocean View
1-unit, detached	69.6%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	0.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lewes	Ocean View
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.5%
Average household size	1.94	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1992	2005