Rising Sun-Lebanon

Population: 4,195
Median household income: $109,167
Median home value: $388,600

Located in Kent County, Delaware, Rising Sun-Lebanon is a community with a population of 4,195. The median household income of $109,167 is above the Kent County median ($72,872).

From 2019 to 2023, Rising Sun-Lebanon's population grew 3.2% from 4,065 to 4,195, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $293,300 to $388,600.

Owners occupy 63.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,195
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $109,167
Median home value: $388,600
Median gross rent: $1,749
Housing units: 1,242
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0654,195

Median household income

$72,273$109,167

Median home value

$293,300$388,600

Median gross rent

$1,350$1,749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,065	$72,273	$293,300	$1,350
2020	4,170	$66,053	$279,600	$1,375
2021	3,772	$73,241	$309,000	$1,366
2022	4,060	$78,205	$408,900	$1,621
2023	4,195	$109,167	$388,600	$1,749

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	367	8.7%
5 to 17	975	23.2%
18 to 24	110	2.6%
25 to 34	875	20.9%
35 to 44	321	7.7%
45 to 54	486	11.6%
55 to 64	484	11.5%
65 to 74	427	10.2%
75 and over	150	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,314	55.2%
Black or African American	1,284	30.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.9%
Asian	150	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	370	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	308	11.2%
High school graduate	806	29.4%
Some college or associate's	634	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	721	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	274	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit2.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,412	80.8%
Carpooled	214	12.2%
Public transit	44	2.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	2.2%
Other means	39	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	412	24.1%
15 to 29 min	871	51.0%
30 to 44 min	100	5.9%
45 to 59 min	35	2.0%
60+ min	291	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.37
Poverty rate: 7.5% (299 of 3,995)

	Count	Share
Family households	974	78.4%
Nonfamily households	268	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,242	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	788	63.4%
Renter-occupied	454	36.6%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units16.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	854	68.8%
1-unit, attached	110	8.9%
2 to 4 units	204	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	6.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1061265
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.0999, -75.5063