Lewes vs Selbyville

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

Lewes and Selbyville 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 3,005 in Selbyville). Lewes has the higher median household income ($92,375 vs $81,845 in Selbyville). Lewes has the higher median home value ($806,700 vs $410,700 in Selbyville).

Population, income & housing

	Lewes	Selbyville
Population	3,415	3,005
Median age	67.3 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,375	$81,845
Median home value	$806,700	$410,700
Median gross rent	$1,271	$988
Housing units	3,060	1,380
Homeownership rate	86.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.2%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewes	Selbyville
Population	3,198 → 3,415 (+6.8%)	2,444 → 3,005 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$88,984 → $92,375 (+3.8%)	$61,500 → $81,845 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$558,200 → $806,700 (+44.5%)	$285,100 → $410,700 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,065 → $1,271 (+19.3%)	$883 → $988 (+11.9%)

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

Selbyville

Population

2,4443,005

Median household income

$61,500$81,845

Median home value

$285,100$410,700

Median gross rent

$883$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewes	Selbyville
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	6.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	1.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	3.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	6.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.5%
65 to 74	35.1%	21.6%
75 and over	24.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewes	Selbyville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	72.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewes	Selbyville
No high school diploma	3.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	13.2%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewes	Selbyville
Drove alone	62.6%	83.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewes	Selbyville
1-unit, detached	69.6%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Lewes	Selbyville
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.8%
Average household size	1.94	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1992	2005