Rehoboth Beach

Population: 1,388
Median household income: $141,250
Median home value: $1,238,400

Rehoboth Beach is a community in Sussex County, Delaware, home to 1,388 residents. The median household income of $141,250 is above the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rehoboth Beach's population held roughly steady from 1,400 to 1,388, while its median home value rose 21.8% from $1,017,100 to $1,238,400.

The typical home was built around 1975. 7.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,388
Median age: 62.8 yrs
Median household income: $141,250
Median home value: $1,238,400
Median gross rent: $1,391
Housing units: 3,184
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4001,388

Median household income

$114,583$141,250

Median home value

$1,017,100$1,238,400

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,391

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,400	$114,583	$1,017,100	$1,261
2020	1,588	$117,083	$1,147,600	$1,269
2021	1,392	$137,783	$1,186,900	$1,322
2022	1,357	$147,273	$1,230,700	$1,344
2023	1,388	$141,250	$1,238,400	$1,391

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 173.2%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6426.6%

65 to 7426.5%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	2.6%
5 to 17	44	3.2%
18 to 24	16	1.2%
25 to 34	68	4.9%
35 to 44	61	4.4%
45 to 54	186	13.4%
55 to 64	369	26.6%
65 to 74	368	26.5%
75 and over	240	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,237	89.1%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	26	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	1.4%
Two or more races	22	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.2%

High school graduate8.5%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree37.1%

Graduate or professional degree31.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.2%
High school graduate	110	8.5%
Some college or associate's	300	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	479	37.1%
Graduate or professional degree	400	31.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone46.5%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked11.3%

Bicycle4.5%

Worked from home33.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	309	46.5%
Carpooled	15	2.3%
Public transit	8	1.2%
Walked	75	11.3%
Bicycle	30	4.5%
Worked from home	220	33.1%
Other means	7	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	52.9%
15 to 29 min	106	23.9%
30 to 44 min	49	11.0%
45 to 59 min	29	6.5%
60+ min	25	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 7.0% (96 of 1,375)

	Count	Share
Family households	426	53.0%
Nonfamily households	378	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	804	25.3%
Vacant	2,380	74.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	659	82.0%
Renter-occupied	145	18.0%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units21.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,884	59.2%
1-unit, attached	105	3.3%
2 to 4 units	242	7.6%
5 to 19 units	273	8.6%
20 or more units	674	21.2%
Mobile home & other	6	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1060290
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 38.7174, -75.0806