Lewes

Population: 3,415
Median household income: $92,375
Median home value: $806,700

Lewes, a community in Sussex County, Delaware, has 3,415 residents. At $92,375, its median household income sits above Sussex County's $78,162.

From 2019 to 2023, Lewes's population grew 6.8% from 3,198 to 3,415, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $558,200 to $806,700.

65.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,415
Median age: 67.3 yrs
Median household income: $92,375
Median home value: $806,700
Median gross rent: $1,271
Housing units: 3,060
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1983,415

Median household income

$88,984$92,375

Median home value

$558,200$806,700

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,271

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,198	$88,984	$558,200	$1,065
2020	3,266	$72,609	$612,700	$1,099
2021	3,257	$78,125	$676,000	$1,290
2022	3,339	$87,458	$778,800	$1,354
2023	3,415	$92,375	$806,700	$1,271

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.9%

18 to 241.6%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7435.1%

75 and over24.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	234	6.9%
18 to 24	54	1.6%
25 to 34	121	3.5%
35 to 44	220	6.4%
45 to 54	210	6.1%
55 to 64	559	16.4%
65 to 74	1,198	35.1%
75 and over	819	24.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,204	93.8%
Black or African American	33	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.3%
Two or more races	100	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate13.2%

Some college or associate's17.9%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree42.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	3.7%
High school graduate	414	13.2%
Some college or associate's	559	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	710	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,329	42.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home29.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	752	62.6%
Carpooled	39	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	352	29.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	304	35.8%
15 to 29 min	245	28.9%
30 to 44 min	111	13.1%
45 to 59 min	45	5.3%
60+ min	144	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 5.8% (187 of 3,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,100	65.8%
Nonfamily households	573	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,673	54.7%
Vacant	1,387	45.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,450	86.7%
Renter-occupied	223	13.3%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units14.5%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,129	69.6%
1-unit, attached	230	7.5%
2 to 4 units	178	5.8%
5 to 19 units	444	14.5%
20 or more units	53	1.7%
Mobile home & other	26	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1041830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.92 sq mi
Center point: 38.7786, -75.1437