Greenwood

Population: 1,800
Median household income: $72,063
Median home value: $230,000

Greenwood, a community in Sussex County, Delaware, has 1,800 residents. The median household income of $72,063 is below the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenwood's population grew 46.9% from 1,225 to 1,800, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $156,300 to $230,000.

Households average 2.77 people. The median gross rent is $1,318.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,800
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,063
Median home value: $230,000
Median gross rent: $1,318
Housing units: 684
Homeownership rate: 43.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2251,800

Median household income

$50,357$72,063

Median home value

$156,300$230,000

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,318

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,225	$50,357	$156,300	$1,068
2020	1,127	$61,427	$166,600	$1,082
2021	1,459	$63,717	$170,700	$1,266
2022	1,556	$68,418	$207,300	$1,299
2023	1,800	$72,063	$230,000	$1,318

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	12.3%
5 to 17	303	16.8%
18 to 24	171	9.5%
25 to 34	307	17.1%
35 to 44	239	13.3%
45 to 54	261	14.5%
55 to 64	154	8.6%
65 to 74	107	5.9%
75 and over	37	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	761	42.3%
Black or African American	500	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	12	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	40	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	483	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	17.1%
High school graduate	370	33.5%
Some college or associate's	393	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	129	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	73.7%
Carpooled	175	18.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	6.7%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	152	17.2%
15 to 29 min	231	26.1%
30 to 44 min	299	33.8%
45 to 59 min	71	8.0%
60+ min	131	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 5.4% (97 of 1,798)

	Count	Share
Family households	330	50.8%
Nonfamily households	320	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	650	95.0%
Vacant	34	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	284	43.7%
Renter-occupied	366	56.3%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached9.1%

2 to 4 units16.5%

5 to 19 units21.5%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	345	50.4%
1-unit, attached	62	9.1%
2 to 4 units	113	16.5%
5 to 19 units	147	21.5%
20 or more units	5	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1031560
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.8072, -75.5900