Dewey Beach

Population: 328
Median household income: $107,917
Median home value: $871,400

Dewey Beach, a community in Sussex County, Delaware, has 328 residents. The median household income of $107,917 is above the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Dewey Beach's population declined 1.2% from 332 to 328, while its median home value rose 41.6% from $615,400 to $871,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.4% of the population. 58.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 328
Median age: 63.2 yrs
Median household income: $107,917
Median home value: $871,400
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 1,448
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

332328

Median household income

$102,768$107,917

Median home value

$615,400$871,400

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	332	$102,768	$615,400	$1,292
2020	442	$96,557	$766,800	$1,375
2021	347	$102,188	$740,400	$1,200
2022	359	$98,500	$812,500	$1,179
2023	328	$107,917	$871,400	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 51.2%

5 to 173.0%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6431.4%

65 to 7423.2%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.2%
5 to 17	10	3.0%
18 to 24	13	4.0%
25 to 34	15	4.6%
35 to 44	26	7.9%
45 to 54	28	8.5%
55 to 64	103	31.4%
65 to 74	76	23.2%
75 and over	53	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	313	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.9%
Two or more races	9	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate8.0%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree44.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	1.7%
High school graduate	24	8.0%
Some college or associate's	47	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	92	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	133	44.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone58.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home36.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	78	58.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	36.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	36.5%
15 to 29 min	6	7.1%
30 to 44 min	32	37.6%
45 to 59 min	3	3.5%
60+ min	13	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.83
Poverty rate: 7.3% (24 of 328)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	60.9%
Nonfamily households	70	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179	12.4%
Vacant	1,269	87.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	160	89.4%
Renter-occupied	19	10.6%

1-unit, detached40.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units22.6%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	583	40.3%
1-unit, attached	57	3.9%
2 to 4 units	312	21.5%
5 to 19 units	327	22.6%
20 or more units	169	11.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1020900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6957, -75.0752