Seaford

Population: 8,255
Median household income: $51,120
Median home value: $223,700

Seaford, a community in Sussex County, Delaware, has 8,255 residents. At $51,120, its median household income sits below Sussex County's $78,162.

Between 2019 and 2023, Seaford's population grew 7.0% from 7,715 to 8,255, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $170,300 to $223,700.

74.5% of workers drive to work alone. 55.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,255
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,120
Median home value: $223,700
Median gross rent: $1,148
Housing units: 3,802
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7158,255

Median household income

$48,438$51,120

Median home value

$170,300$223,700

Median gross rent

$859$1,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,715	$48,438	$170,300	$859
2020	7,897	$52,840	$167,700	$868
2021	7,852	$55,162	$175,100	$916
2022	8,055	$49,469	$208,400	$1,064
2023	8,255	$51,120	$223,700	$1,148

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	565	6.8%
5 to 17	1,409	17.1%
18 to 24	787	9.5%
25 to 34	804	9.7%
35 to 44	1,059	12.8%
45 to 54	1,084	13.1%
55 to 64	884	10.7%
65 to 74	1,051	12.7%
75 and over	612	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,172	50.5%
Black or African American	1,990	24.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	178	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.2%
Two or more races	1,027	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	865	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,096	19.9%
High school graduate	1,785	32.5%
Some college or associate's	1,650	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	561	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	402	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,435	74.5%
Carpooled	533	16.3%
Public transit	24	0.7%
Walked	95	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	140	4.3%
Other means	43	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,157	37.0%
15 to 29 min	501	16.0%
30 to 44 min	878	28.1%
45 to 59 min	222	7.1%
60+ min	372	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 18.2% (1,442 of 7,940)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,405	70.0%
Nonfamily households	1,032	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,437	90.4%
Vacant	365	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,704	49.6%
Renter-occupied	1,733	50.4%

1-unit, detached55.1%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units16.2%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,095	55.1%
1-unit, attached	246	6.5%
2 to 4 units	556	14.6%
5 to 19 units	616	16.2%
20 or more units	289	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1064320
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.6573, -75.6134