Long Neck

Population: 2,372
Median household income: $55,508
Median home value: $174,000

Long Neck is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, home to 2,372 residents. The median household income of $55,508 is below the Sussex County median ($78,162).

From 2019 to 2023, Long Neck's population declined 4.6% from 2,487 to 2,372, while its median home value rose 138.7% from $72,900 to $174,000.

The typical home was built around 2002. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,372
Median age: 65.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,508
Median home value: $174,000
Median gross rent: $872
Housing units: 2,435
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4872,372

Median household income

$58,702$55,508

Median home value

$72,900$174,000

Median gross rent

$1,365$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,487	$58,702	$72,900	$1,365
2020	2,869	$54,195	$89,800	—
2021	3,022	$52,301	$94,000	$1,038
2022	2,983	$59,563	$119,200	$1,268
2023	2,372	$55,508	$174,000	$872

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 542.9%

55 to 6423.4%

65 to 7433.9%

75 and over16.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.5%
5 to 17	152	6.4%
18 to 24	73	3.1%
25 to 34	177	7.5%
35 to 44	130	5.5%
45 to 54	69	2.9%
55 to 64	556	23.4%
65 to 74	805	33.9%
75 and over	398	16.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,173	91.6%
Black or African American	91	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	3.4%
High school graduate	905	42.4%
Some college or associate's	720	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	264	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	173	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	858	78.0%
Carpooled	61	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	160	14.5%
Other means	16	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	240	25.5%
15 to 29 min	352	37.4%
30 to 44 min	125	13.3%
45 to 59 min	92	9.8%
60+ min	131	13.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 5.6% (133 of 2,372)

	Count	Share
Family households	708	49.3%
Nonfamily households	727	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,435	58.9%
Vacant	1,000	41.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,242	86.6%
Renter-occupied	193	13.4%

1-unit, detached24.5%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other66.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	597	24.5%
1-unit, attached	86	3.5%
2 to 4 units	2	0.1%
5 to 19 units	129	5.3%
20 or more units	10	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,611	66.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1043245
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 38.6220, -75.1621