Millsboro vs Seaford

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

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

Seaford has the higher population (8,255 vs 7,152 in Millsboro). Millsboro has the higher median household income ($77,750 vs $51,120 in Seaford). Millsboro has the higher median home value ($297,000 vs $223,700 in Seaford).

Population, income & housing

	Millsboro	Seaford
Population	7,152	8,255
Median age	41.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,750	$51,120
Median home value	$297,000	$223,700
Median gross rent	$1,207	$1,148
Housing units	3,222	3,802
Homeownership rate	67.9%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Millsboro	Seaford
Population	4,342 → 7,152 (+64.7%)	7,715 → 8,255 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$49,737 → $77,750 (+56.3%)	$48,438 → $51,120 (+5.5%)
Median home value	$215,200 → $297,000 (+38.0%)	$170,300 → $223,700 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,207 (+13.5%)	$859 → $1,148 (+33.6%)

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

Seaford

Population

7,7158,255

Median household income

$48,438$51,120

Median home value

$170,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$859$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Millsboro	Seaford
Under 5	5.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	19.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	12.7%
75 and over	9.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Millsboro	Seaford
White (non-Hispanic)	64.8%	50.5%
Black or African American	16.9%	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.7%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Millsboro	Seaford
No high school diploma	7.6%	19.9%
High school graduate	21.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Millsboro	Seaford
Drove alone	72.4%	74.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	16.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	1.6%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	4.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Millsboro	Seaford
1-unit, detached	31.2%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	39.4%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	18.7%	16.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Millsboro	Seaford
Poverty rate	9.6%	18.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	2010	1979