Bethany Beach

Population: 923
Median household income: $105,833
Median home value: $648,500

Bethany Beach is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, home to 923 residents. At $105,833, its median household income sits above Sussex County's $78,162.

From 2019 to 2023, Bethany Beach's population grew 8.1% from 854 to 923, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $497,300 to $648,500.

51.4% of workers drive to work alone. 71.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 923
Median age: 66.4 yrs
Median household income: $105,833
Median home value: $648,500
Median gross rent: $1,688
Housing units: 2,630
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

854923

Median household income

$87,083$105,833

Median home value

$497,300$648,500

Median gross rent

$1,264$1,688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	854	$87,083	$497,300	—
2020	1,150	$96,700	$571,700	$1,264
2021	936	$102,279	$567,500	$1,389
2022	1,064	$104,167	$610,300	$1,398
2023	923	$105,833	$648,500	$1,688

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 174.3%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 442.9%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7432.4%

75 and over21.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	2.0%
5 to 17	40	4.3%
18 to 24	49	5.3%
25 to 34	46	5.0%
35 to 44	27	2.9%
45 to 54	74	8.0%
55 to 64	176	19.1%
65 to 74	299	32.4%
75 and over	194	21.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	882	95.6%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree40.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	2.0%
High school graduate	91	11.2%
Some college or associate's	180	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	334	40.9%
Graduate or professional degree	195	23.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone51.4%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit2.1%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle6.7%

Worked from home31.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	51.4%
Carpooled	9	2.7%
Public transit	7	2.1%
Walked	17	5.2%
Bicycle	22	6.7%
Worked from home	103	31.3%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	37.6%
15 to 29 min	83	36.7%
30 to 44 min	30	13.3%
45 to 59 min	7	3.1%
60+ min	21	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 2.8% (26 of 923)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	58.9%
Nonfamily households	195	41.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	474	18.0%
Vacant	2,156	82.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	450	94.9%
Renter-occupied	24	5.1%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached24.6%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,886	71.7%
1-unit, attached	647	24.6%
2 to 4 units	52	2.0%
5 to 19 units	35	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1005690
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.5376, -75.0643