Sussex County, Delaware

27 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 247,799
Median household income: $78,162
Median home value: $353,300

Sussex County is a county in Delaware with a population of 247,799. 27 cities and places have their primary county here. At $78,162, its median household income sits below Delaware's $82,855.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sussex County's population grew 10.4% from 224,384 to 247,799, while its median household income rose 23.7% from $63,162 to $78,162.

The median gross rent is $1,221. 32.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 247,799
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,162
Median home value: $353,300
Median gross rent: $1,221
Housing units: 147,904
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

224,384247,799

Median household income

$63,162$78,162

Median home value

$258,600$353,300

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,221

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	224,384	$63,162	$258,600	$1,030
2020	230,249	$64,905	$269,700	$1,049
2021	234,045	$68,886	$285,100	$1,101
2022	240,668	$75,406	$324,400	$1,162
2023	247,799	$78,162	$353,300	$1,221

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7418.7%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,985	4.8%
5 to 17	33,484	13.5%
18 to 24	15,013	6.1%
25 to 34	23,813	9.6%
35 to 44	23,979	9.7%
45 to 54	25,662	10.4%
55 to 64	40,813	16.5%
65 to 74	46,217	18.7%
75 and over	26,833	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	180,486	72.8%
Black or African American	25,323	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	554	0.2%
Asian	3,054	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,197	0.5%
Two or more races	9,397	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27,788	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,402	10.4%
High school graduate	55,377	29.6%
Some college or associate's	51,536	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	35,210	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25,792	13.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.8%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80,507	76.8%
Carpooled	8,396	8.0%
Public transit	362	0.3%
Walked	1,460	1.4%
Bicycle	386	0.4%
Worked from home	12,348	11.8%
Other means	1,336	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,780	25.7%
15 to 29 min	33,072	35.8%
30 to 44 min	19,739	21.4%
45 to 59 min	8,331	9.0%
60+ min	7,525	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 11.5% (28,116 of 244,486)

	Count	Share
Family households	69,666	67.5%
Nonfamily households	33,547	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	103,213	69.8%
Vacant	44,691	30.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83,879	81.3%
Renter-occupied	19,334	18.7%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96,595	65.3%
1-unit, attached	14,514	9.8%
2 to 4 units	4,263	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8,489	5.7%
20 or more units	4,328	2.9%
Mobile home & other	19,715	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 10005
State: Delaware
Land area: 936 sq mi
Water area: 260 sq mi
Center point: 38.6732, -75.3370